Dour has 16,644 inhabitants across 33.6 km². The average age is 41, and 68% of residents own their home. Average net income per person is €15,199 a year, and households have an average of 1.1 cars. The population is 93.2% Belgian, 3.4% Italian, 2% French, 0.2% Algerian, 0.2% Romanian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Moroccan and 0.8% other nationalities. Women make up 51.8% of residents. These figures set the local context for the 40 houses currently offered for sale.
Housing in Dour is predominantly made up of houses: 96.8% of dwellings are houses and 3.2% are in apartment buildings. Across the building stock, 38.7% are closed-type houses, 34.2% semi-closed, 20.4% open-type houses, farms or castles, 3.1% buildings and flat blocks, 3% commercial houses and 0.6% other types. Buildings date on average to around 1916, while accommodation has an average of 5.9 rooms. The current average asking price for a house is €150,944. Listed house prices range from €25,000 to €325,000.
Road access includes the N51, N549, N552 and N553. The A7 / E19–E42, on the Halle–Nivelles–Mons–Valenciennes route, has an entrance 10 minutes by car from the town centre; an entrance to the A16 / E42 towards Tournai is 23 minutes away. TEC bus services include line 2 between Mons and Dour, line 7 between Quiévrain and Mons, line 8/ between Dour and Blaugies, line 8 between Dour and Erquennes, and line 9 between Mons and Dour. The nearest stations to the centre are Hainin, Thulin, Boussu, Saint-Ghislain and Quiévrain. There are 10 bus lines stopping in Dour.
Families have 10 nurseries, 13 nursery schools, 13 primary schools and 2 secondary schools in the commune. Examples include Ecole Fondamentale Libre Saint-Victor - Saint-Joseph, Ecole Communale Fondamentale De Moranfayt, Ecole Communale Fondamentale De Petit Dour, Ecole Communale De L'Athénée, Athenee Royal Dour and Institut De La Sainte-Union. Shopping options include 2 Carrefour stores, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 Trafic, 1 Colruyt and 1 Delhaize. Dour has 1 electric-vehicle charging station, with no shared bicycles or shared cars available in the commune. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is 38 minutes away by car or 123 minutes by public transport.