In Berlare, 14,958 people live across 38.2 km². The average age is close to 43, and 50.8% of residents are women. Home ownership stands at 74%, while average net income is €20,010 a year. The population is 97.9% Belgian, 0.4% Dutch, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Filipino, 0.1% Chinese and 1.1% other nationalities. Apartment buildings make up 12.7% of the local housing stock; houses account for 87.3%. Buildings were generally constructed around 1964, and the average home has about 5.6 rooms. Among all building types, 10.5% are buildings and apartment blocks. The other recorded shares are 33% detached houses, farms or castles, 27.5% semi-detached houses, 12.3% terraced houses, 14.1% other types of buildings and 2.6% commercial houses.
There are 26 flats for sale, with an average asking price of €342,659. Current prices run from €195,000 to €620,000. The house market has 41 properties for sale, averaging €473,271, with the lowest listed at €150,000 and the highest at €990,000. These figures describe the current listings in each category. The average is 1.3 cars per household. From Berlare’s centre, the A14/E17 can be reached in a 10-minute drive; the A10/E40 entrance is 16 minutes away. The N442, N445 and N467 also provide road access.
Berlare has 8 bus lines with stops in the municipality. Among the listed De Lijn routes are line 130, Lier–Kontich–Wilrijk; line 355, Brussels North–Ternat–Liedekerke; line 36, St.-Jansplein–Linkeroever; line 53, Berchem Station–Hove–Duffel; and line 54, Gent Zuid–Evergem Doornzele. Railway station choices listed for the area are Schoonaarde, Oudegem, Wichelen, Zele and Serskamp. For families, the municipality has 7 nurseries, 5 nursery schools and 5 primary schools, with examples including Moeke Ria, Pieternel, Gemeentelijke Basisschool, Vrije Basisschool Ors De Duizendpoot, Vrije Basisschool - St-Jozef and Vrije Basisschool De Kleurenboog. There is no secondary school in Berlare.
Daily shopping options include 2 Delhaize stores and 1 OKay. Shared bicycles and shared cars are not listed in the municipality, and there is no known EV charging station. Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) is 35 minutes away by car or 97 minutes by public transport. Businesses represented locally include 78 hairdressing and beauty-treatment companies, 47 business and management consultancy firms, 44 restaurants and mobile food-service businesses, 43 joinery installation companies, 41 residential and non-residential building contractors, and 39 mixed farms.
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