Shopping
Settling near Uitbreidingstraat means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Okay Compact Okay City Berchem Grotestwg" (5 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Albert Heijn - Berchem" (7 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Aldi Berchem" (9 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car).
Education
For parents who drive their children to school, nursery "De Vriendjes Oud-Berchem" is reachable in 1 minute by car.
No need to drive for the school run: high school "Go! Koninklijk Atheneum Berchem" is 5 minutes away on foot.
Just 1 minute by bike, "Vrije Basisschool De Knikkerbaan" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
Public transports
The area benefits from strong tram coverage, with lines De Lijn - A3 - P+R Merksem - P+R Boechout, De Lijn - A3 - P+R Boechout - P+R Merksem with a stop 4 minutes away on foot.
Whether for work or leisure, several bus lines are within reach: De Lijn - 13 - Opera - Hoboken - Polderstad, De Lijn - 30 - Stuivenberg - Berchem Station - Station Zuid, De Lijn - 14 - Opera - Hoboken - Hemiksem, the nearest stop being 3 minutes away on foot.
Nearby cities
Drivers can reach Dendermonde in 30 minutes, convenient for daily life. Turnhout is easily accessible by car, just 31 minutes away. Great news for commuters: With Beveren just 16 minutes away by car, city shops and services are within easy reach.
Transports
About 2 minutes bike away, you will find the "Cambio - St Willibrordus" station.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 7 minutes by bike or 3 minutes by car.
You can find a shared bike station 3 minutes away on foot: "Velo Antwerpen - Oude Kerk Berchem".
Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) is 6 minutes away by car, or reachable by public transport in about 23 minutes.
In under 2 minutes by car, you can find a charging station for your electric car.
A convenient dual motorway access: motorways A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) are reachable in 2 minutes.
Tourism
"Drie Eycken Golf" golf can be reached in 9 minutes by car.
Transport and local infrastructure make this area pleasant for daily living.