In Beersel, 25,251 people live across 30.4 km². The average resident is 40 years old, and 78% of residents own their homes. Average annual net income per person is €21,869; households have 1.4 cars on average. The population is 50.7% women. Reported nationalities are 88.6% Belgian, 2% Portuguese, 1.6% French, 1.3% Romanian, 1.2% Polish, 1.2% Italian, 0.9% Spanish and 3.3% other. There are currently 0 flats for sale in Beersel, so the supplied average and price range for flats for sale are €0; the current listings include 15 houses for sale, averaging €573,400, with prices from €100,000 to €1,100,000.
The housing stock is predominantly houses: they represent 89.1% of dwellings, compared with 10.9% for apartment buildings. Looking at building types across the municipality, 40% are open-type houses, farms or castles, 28.2% closed-type houses, 18.6% semi-closed-type houses, 10.6% buildings and flat blocks, 1.5% commercial houses and 1% other types. Homes average 6.2 rooms, and buildings date on average to around 1951. These figures give a picture of the local mix of homes and buildings, rather than a count of apartments available to buy.
The R0 Brussels ring can be reached from the centre in 1 minute by car. The A8 / E429–E42, on the route towards Halle, Tournai and Lille, is 6 minutes away, and the N6 is another main road through the municipality. Bus options include De Lijn routes 153, 154 and 155, De Lijn route 810, and STIB route 50 between Gare du Midi and Lot Station. The closest stations to the centre are Beersel, Moensberg, Lot, Linkebeek and Ruisbroek. No metro or tram routes are identified in the supplied transport information.
Beersel has 8 nurseries, 8 nursery schools, 9 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. Named examples include ’T Kapoentje, In Het Stationnetje, Vrije Basisschool - Sint-Victor Beersel, Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Dworp, Go! Freinetschool De Boomhut Alsemberg, Vrije Basisschool - Sint-Victor Dworp, Sint-Victorinstituut - Bovenbouw and Onze-Lieve-Vrouwinstituut Secundaire School. For groceries, the town has 2 Delhaize stores, 1 OKay, 1 Delitraiteur, 1 Carrefour and 1 Colruyt. There are 3 electric-vehicle charging stations, while shared bicycles and shared cars are not listed. Brussels Airport is 23 minutes away by car and 74 minutes by public transport.