Nearby cities
Living near Z. 1 Researchpark offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Need to reach Dendermonde? It takes about 26 minutes by car. Need to reach Beveren for work or leisure? It takes about 39 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Mechelen in 23 minutes, convenient for daily life.
Education
A real plus for families: nursery "S. K. Du Service Les Papillons" is close enough for children to walk there in 12 minutes.
Convenient for families: a preschool and elementary school is 7 minutes away by car, simplifying your daily routine.
No need to drive for the school run: high school "Go! Busleyden Atheneum Botaniek" is 22 minutes away on foot.
Public transports
The area benefits from strong tram coverage, with lines STIB/MIVB - 82 - GARE DE BERCHEM - DROGENBOS with a stop 16 minutes away by foot, STIB/MIVB - 9 - GROOT-BIJGAARDEN - ROI BAUDOUIN with a stand 25 minutes’ walk away.
Public transport users will appreciate access to the bus lines STIB/MIVB - 87 - SIMONIS - BEEKKANT with a stop 11 minutes away by foot, STIB/MIVB - 83 - GARE DE BERCHEM - VAL MARIA, De Lijn - 213 - (Metro Simonis -) Asse - Ternat - Aalst with a stand 12 minutes’ walk away.
Transports
For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in fewer than 14 minutes by car.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Paola" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 14 minutes away by foot.
If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Villo - Hall Des Sports / Sporthal" station at just 11 minutes’ walk away.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station is only 6 minutes’ drive away.
Commuters will appreciate proximity to R0 (Brussels ring) (1 minute) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) (5 minutes).
The nearest train station is "Berchem-Sainte-Agathe / Sint-Agatha-Berchem": reachable in 3 minutes by car, or 15 minutes by public transport.
Shopping
When it comes to food shopping, you are well served with several options nearby: "Hypermarché Carrefour Berchem Ste Agathe" (18 minutes by foot or 5 minutes by car), "Delhaize Charles Quint" (16 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Louis Delhaize Ganshoren" (17 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car).
Tourism
The "Steenpoel Golf" golf course is 9 away.
There is an amusement park 6 minutes away by car: "Planétarium De Bruxelles".
Want to discover the castle "Porte De Hal"? It is a 14 minutes drive away.
The museum "Belgian Chocolate Village" is nearby (10 minutes drive).
Just 15 minutes away is the "Librairies Royales Kbr".
Transport and local infrastructure make this area pleasant for daily living.