Nearby cities
Living near Makelstraat offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
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. Hasselt is easily accessible by car, just 29 minutes away.
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Proxy Delhaize Veerle" (7 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Aldi Veerle-Laakdal" (15 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Okay Veerle Laakdal" (18 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
Education
Looking for a high school for your children? "Sint-Lambertus 4" is 8 minutes away by car, a comfortable daily commute.
Just 3 minutes by bike, "Go! Basisschool De Wissel" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
For after-school activities or daily drop-offs, "Groepsopvang Pieternelleke" (nursery) is conveniently located 14 minutes away on foot.
Tourism
"Millennium Golf" golf can be reached in 15 minutes by car.
Public transports
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several bus lines serve the area, including De Lijn - 19 - Geel - Veerle - Diest, De Lijn - 545 - Averbode - Veerle Heide - Westerlo, De Lijn - 19 - Diest - Veerle - Geel with a stop 10 minutes away by foot.
Transports
In fewer than 8 minutes, you can find a charging station for your electric car.
Thanks to the "Cambio - Veerledorp" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in fewer than 8 minutes walk.
A plus for long-distance travel: the motorway A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) is only 7 minutes away.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 29 minutes by bike or 9 minutes by car.
This accessibility to everyday amenities enhances the appeal of this location.