Apartments make up part of a housing stock in Balen where houses are more common: 88.5% of buildings are houses and 11.5% are apartment buildings. Across the municipality, 60.7% of buildings are open-type houses, farms or castles, 16.4% are semi-closed houses, 10.3% are buildings and flat blocks, 7.8% are other types, 2.6% are closed houses and 2.2% are commercial houses. The average building dates from around 1969, and the average home has about 5.9 rooms. Balen has 22,618 residents across 73 km², with an average age of about 42. Home ownership stands at 83%, and average net income per person is €18,831 a year. Nationalities are 94.5% Belgian, 3.4% Dutch, 0.3% Romanian, 0.3% Polish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Italian and 1.2% other. Women account for 50.2% of the population.
There are 10 flats for sale in Balen. The average stated price is €362,667; the listed range runs from €329,000 to €419,000. For comparison, 24 houses are for sale, with an average price of €410,958 and a range of €114,000 to €1,295,000. The municipality’s households own an average of 1.3 cars. Main roads through the area include the N18, N110 and N136. By car, the A13/E313 entrance, on the Antwerp–Hasselt–Liège route, is 18 minutes from the town centre. The A21/E34 entrance towards Antwerp, Turnhout and Eindhoven is 23 minutes away.
Balen has 9 bus lines, including De Lijn 170 from Beringen to Mol, 17a from Diest to Mol/Leopoldsburg, 732 serving Balen north/east, 733 serving Balen south/west and 84 between Hamont and Geel. The nearest railway stations to the centre are Balen/Baelen, Mol, Leopoldsburg/Bourg-Léopold, Lommel and Beverlo. Families have access to 2 nurseries, 12 nursery schools, 9 primary schools and 1 secondary school. Examples include Villa Piepin, Dol-Fijn Balen, Gemeentelijke Basisschool - De Bosmier, Go! Basisschool Curieuzeneuzen, Gemeentelijke Basisschool - De Puzzel and Ksom 9. Everyday shopping options include 2 Carrefour stores, plus 1 SPAR, 1 Colruyt and 1 Delhaize.
The municipality has 2 Cambio stations for shared cars. No shared bicycle service or EV charging station is known in Balen. Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) can be reached in 44 minutes by car or 167 minutes by public transport. Balen’s business activity includes 100 corporations in hairdressing and other beauty treatment, 65 in restaurants and mobile food service, and 53 in head-office activities. Together, the transport, school and shop details provide useful context when considering an apartment for sale in the municipality.
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