Across Lede’s 29.9 km², the population is 18,701. Residents have an average age close to 43 years; 50.6% are women, and 78% own their homes. Average net income is €20,864 a year. The population is 97.3% Belgian, 0.5% Dutch, 0.2% Romanian, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Bulgarian, 0.1% Congolese and 1.2% other nationalities. Apartment buildings represent 11.7% of the housing stock, with houses making up 88.3%. The wider building breakdown is 33.3% semi-detached houses, 27.2% detached houses, farms and castles, 23.3% terraced houses, 11.1% buildings and apartment blocks, 2.6% other building types and 2.5% commercial houses. Homes average 6 rooms, and the average construction year is 1957.
There are 3 flats for rent in Lede. Monthly rents range from €780 to €1,300, with an average of €977. The N9 and N442 run through the municipality. Central Lede is 6 minutes from access to the A10/E40 towards Brussels, Aalst, Ghent, Bruges and Ostend, and 17 minutes from the A14/E17 towards Antwerp, Sint-Niklaas, Ghent, Kortrijk and Lille. Seven bus lines serve Lede, including De Lijn routes 130, 385, 58, 59 and 96. Stations listed locally are Lede, Serskamp, Vijfhuizen, Aalst-Kerrebroek and Wichelen.
For shopping, there is 1 Match/Smatch, 1 Aldi, 1 Carrefour, 1 Colruyt and 1 Delhaize. Childcare and education include 7 nurseries, 8 nursery schools, 6 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. Examples named in the area are De Kleine Prins and Knabbel En Babbel, Vrije Basisschool and Go! Basisschool De Kleine Prins, and Stella Matutinacollege. Lede has 1 electric-car charging station. Shared bicycles and shared cars are not available.
Brussels Airport is 30 minutes away by car, while the public-transport journey takes 93 minutes. Households average 1.2 cars, below the Belgian average of 1.3. The current flat-rental market has 3 listings, with monthly prices from €780 to €1,300.
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