Education
Living near Drongensesteenweg offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Just 2 minutes by bike, "Vrije Basisschool - Klimrek - Brugse Poort" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
Within walking distance, you have access to "Het Spectrum Gent", a high school reachable in 10 minutes.
For after-school activities or daily drop-offs, "Fabriek Koemiek" (nursery) is conveniently located 5 minutes away on foot.
Transports
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Vlasgaardstraat" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 4 minutes away by foot.
You can find a shared bike station at 1 minute as a pedestrian: "Donkey - Drongensesteenweg 97".
Convenient for long-distance journeys: the A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) motorway is accessible in 6 minutes and A14 / E17 (Antwerpen - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - (Lille, France)) in 8 minutes.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 15 minutes by bike or 6 minutes by car.
In fewer than 1 minute, you can find a charging station for your electric car.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde for work or leisure? It takes about 30 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Beveren in 37 minutes, convenient for daily life. Need to reach Sint-Niklaas? It takes about 32 minutes by car.
Shopping
Grocery shopping becomes effortless thanks to the local supermarkets: "Bio-Planet Gent" (2 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Aldi Gent" (5 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Colruyt Gent" (4 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car).
Public transports
Public transport users will appreciate access to the bus lines De Lijn - 12b - Oostakker - P+R Oostakker - Korenmarkt - Drongen Varendries, De Lijn - 12a - Leerne - Drongen - Korenmarkt - P+R Oostakker - Achtendries, De Lijn - 12b - Drongen Varendries - Korenmarkt - P+R Oostakker - Oostakker with a stop reachable in fewer than 1 minute as a pedestrian.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several tram lines serve the area, including De Lijn - T2 - Melle Leeuw - Zuid - Korenmarkt - Rabot - Van Beverenplein, De Lijn - T4 - Lange Steenstraat - Muide - Rabot - Sint-Pietersstation - UZ with a stand 11 minutes’ walk away.
Tourism
"Golfschool Gent" STRONG]golf can be reached in 7 minutes by car.
This neighbourhood offers a good balance of accessibility, services, and living comfort.