There is currently 1 apartment for sale in Lichtervelde, priced at €255,000. The municipality has 8,926 inhabitants spread over 26.2 km², and the average age is about 42. Home ownership stands at 79%, while average net income is €18,510 per person per year. Residents are 97.8% Belgian, 0.8% Polish, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Romanian, 0.1% Chinese, 0.1% Afghan, 0.1% French and 0.7% other nationalities. Households have an average of 1.3 cars.
Apartment buildings make up 11.7% of Lichtervelde’s building stock; houses account for 88.3%. The detailed building breakdown is 11.2% apartment buildings, 45.6% detached houses, farms and castles, 25.6% semi-detached houses, 13.5% terraced houses, 3.3% commercial houses and 0.9% other types. Buildings were constructed around 1959 on average, and homes have an average of 6.4 rooms. The town’s business activity includes 43 hairdressing and beauty-treatment firms, 31 landscape-service businesses and 34 firms involved in residential and non-residential construction.
The N32, N35b, N35 and N370 serve the area. By car, the A17/E403 towards Brugge, Kortrijk and Tournai is accessible in 3 minutes from the centre; reaching the A10/E40 towards Brussels, Aalst, Gent, Brugge and Oostende takes 14 minutes. De Lijn bus lines 32, 73, 74, 78 and 79 stop in Lichtervelde. Rail options listed are Lichtervelde, Torhout, Kortemark, Roeselare/Roulers and Zedelgem; no metro or tram service is listed. The municipality has 4 nurseries, 3 nursery schools, 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school. Named examples include ’T Pompoentje and Kidz Henri for childcare, Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Het Beverbos, Vrije Basisschool - ’Tvlot and Go! Basisschool De Valke for early and primary education, and Middenschool Sint-Rembert 1 for secondary education.
Shopping options include 1 SPAR, 1 LIDL and 1 Delhaize. Lichtervelde has no shared-bike scheme, shared-car service or known EV charging station. Wevelgem Airport can be reached in 18 minutes by car or 62 minutes by public transport. The current apartment listing is priced at €255,000, while the wider local housing stock remains predominantly houses rather than apartment buildings.