Education
Living near Koningin Astridlaan - Avenue Reine Astrid offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Within walking distance, you have access to "L'Ecole Intégrée - Enseignement Fondamental Et Secondaire Spécialisé Libre", a high school reachable in 14 minutes.
Your children can walk to nursery "Happy Feet Oppem", just 2 minutes away on foot.
For parents who drive their children to school, elementary school "École Libre Du Sacré Coeur De Stockel 2" is reachable in 1 minute by car.
Families will appreciate being able to walk their children to preschool "École Libre Du Sacré Coeur De Stockel 1", 6 minutes away.
Transports
For cycling around the area, a bike-sharing station is nearby: "Villo - Stockel / Stokkel", 3 minutes on foot.
Thanks to the "Cambio - Stockel/Stokkel" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in under 3 minutes by bike.
Brussels Airport is 8 minutes away by car, or reachable by public transport in about 61 minutes.
The nearest train station is "Zaventem": reachable in 8 minutes by car, or 45 minutes by public transport.
Convenient for long-distance journeys: the R0 (Brussels ring) motorway is accessible in 2 minutes and A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 (Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Eupen - (Aachen, Germany)) in 4 minutes.
Public transports
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several bus lines serve the area, including R80 - Kraainem - Leuven, R80 - Leuven - Kraainem with a stop 2 minutes away on foot, E12 - Louvain-la-Neuve - Woluwe (Express) with a stop reachable in under 4 minutes on foot.
Good news for public transport users: a tram line runs nearby, 81 - Marius Renard - Montgomery, the nearest stop being 4 minutes away on foot.
Daily commutes are made easier thanks to the metro line 1 - Gare De L'Ouest - Stockel with a stop 5 minutes away on foot.
Nearby cities
Dendermonde is easily accessible by car, just 40 minutes away. Need to reach Beveren? It takes about 41 minutes by car. Need to reach Mechelen for work or leisure? It takes about 20 minutes by car.
Shopping
Grocery shopping becomes effortless thanks to the local supermarkets: "Lidl Kraainem" (3 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Colruyt Kraainem" (3 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Carrefour Express Place Dumon" (5 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car).
Tourism
The museum "Musée Royal De L'Armée Et D'Histoire Militaire (War Heritage Institute)" can be reached in 9 minutes.
You will find "Parlamentarium - Visite Du Parlement Européen" within 11 minutes by car.
Just 12 minutes away is the "Maison De L'Histoire Européenne".
The "Royal Golf Club Of Belgium (Ravenstein)" golf course is 5 minutes away by car.
You will find the "Porte De Hal" castle just 15 minutes away by car.
The proximity of transport, shops, and services makes daily life easier in this area.