Nearby cities
Living near Eduard De Backerstraat offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Drivers can reach Dendermonde in 37 minutes, convenient for daily life. Turnhout is easily accessible by car, just 33 minutes away. Need to reach Beveren? It takes about 24 minutes by car. Need to reach Sint-Niklaas for work or leisure? It takes about 27 minutes by car.
Education
Just a short drive away, "Kinderdagverblijf 't Beertje" (nursery) is reachable in 2 minutes.
Convenient for families: a preschool and elementary school is 2 minutes away by car, simplifying your daily routine.
A real plus for families: high school "Sint-Eduardusinstituut" is close enough for children to walk there in 12 minutes.
Transports
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 13 minutes by bike or 5 minutes by car.
For holidays or business, you can reach Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) in under 10 minutes by car.
The motorway network is well within reach: A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) is 4 minutes away, and the slip road to A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) is just 5 minutes by car.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Victor Roosens" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 7 minutes away on foot.
You can find a shared bike station 3 minutes away on foot: "Donkey - Schoten Deuzeld - Fietsrek".
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Carrefour Market Schoten" (1 minute on foot or 1 minute by car), "Colruyt Merksem (Roosensplein)" (6 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Shop & Go Delhaize Merksem" (11 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car).
Public transports
Public transport users will appreciate access to the tram lines 2 - P+R Merksem - Zwaantjes, A3 - P+R Merksem - P+R Boechout with a stop 8 minutes away on foot.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several bus lines serve the area, including 61 - Antwerpen - Oelegem, 60 - Antwerpen - Brecht, 62 - Antwerpen - Sint-Job, the nearest stop being 3 minutes away on foot.
Tourism
The "Ternesse Golf & Country Club" golf course is 9 minutes away by car.
The range of nearby services contributes to a practical and well-connected living environment.