Shopping
Living near Makelstraat offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Proxy Delhaize Veerle" (7 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Aldi Veerle-Laakdal" (15 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Okay Veerle Laakdal" (18 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car).
Nearby cities
Need to reach Beringen? It takes about 20 minutes by car. Need to reach Turnhout for work or leisure? It takes about 32 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Hasselt in 29 minutes, convenient for daily life. Leuven is easily accessible by car, just 33 minutes away.
Transports
About 2 minutes bike away, you will find the "Cambio - Veerledorp" station.
A plus for long-distance travel: the motorway A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) is only 7 minutes away.
The nearest train station is "Zichem": reachable in 9 minutes by car, or 78 minutes by public transport.
Tourism
The "Millennium Golf" golf course is 15 minutes away by car.
Public transports
Public transport users will appreciate access to the bus lines 545 - Averbode - Westerlo, 545 - Westerlo - Averbode, 19 - Diest - Geel, the nearest stop being 10 minutes away on foot.
Education
Families with school-age children will appreciate the proximity of "Groepsopvang Pieternelleke", a nursery just 14 minutes away on foot.
For parents who drive their children to school, high school "Sint-Lambertus 4" is reachable in 8 minutes by car.
Just 3 minutes by bike, "Go! Basisschool De Wissel" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
This neighbourhood offers a good balance of accessibility, services, and living comfort.