Apartments make up a substantial part of Anderlecht’s housing stock: 50.5% of buildings are apartment buildings, while 49.5% are houses. The average building dates from around 1939, and dwellings have an average of 4.7 rooms; the Belgian average is 6. Of the building types recorded, 46.2% are buildings and flat blocks, 40.8% closed-type houses, 7.5% commercial houses, 3.8% semi-closed houses, 1.2% other types, and 0.6% open-type houses, farms or castles. There are 273 flats for sale. The average asking price is €238,505, with current listings from €69,000 to €625,000.
The commune has 119,714 residents within 17.9 km², with an average age of 36. Tenants account for 59% of residents, and average net income per person is €11,755 per year. Nationalities are 69.5% Belgian, 6.3% Romanian, 4.2% Moroccan, 2.5% Italian, 2.3% Spanish, 2.3% French, 2.2% Portuguese and 10.5% other. Road connections include the R0 Brussels ring, whose access is a 4-minute drive from the centre, and the A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 route, reachable in 15 minutes. The N6, N8 and N266 are also accessible from Anderlecht.
Metro lines 1, 2, 5 and 6 have stops in the commune, alongside STIB tram line 81 and 31 bus lines. Bus routes include STIB 46, 49 and 89, as well as De Lijn 136 and 170. Rail stations available in the area include Brussel-West / Bruxelles-Ouest, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Brussel-Kapellekerk / Bruxelles-Chapelle, Anderlecht and Simonis. Anderlecht has 40 nurseries, 53 nursery schools, 58 primary schools and 35 secondary schools. Named examples include Kol De Waterlelie, De Klaproos, Ecole Fondamentale Communale “p24-M24 - Les Pommiers”, Vrije Basisschool Scheutplaneet, Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Veeweide, Gemeentelijke Freinetschool - De Beverboom, Coovi Secundair Onderwijs and Sint-Guido-Instituut.
Shopping options include 6 Delhaize, 5 Louis Delhaize, 4 Carrefour, 3 Aldi, 2 Colruyt, 1 Cora, 1 Match / Smatch and 1 LIDL. Shared mobility is available through 32 Villo! bike stations and 8 Cambio car stations; there are also 8 electric-car charging stations. Brussels Airport can be reached in 18 minutes by car or 55 minutes by public transport.
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