Apartment buyers in Stekene will find a municipality of 18,445 people spread over 45.3 km². Residents have an average age of about 42, and 74% own their homes. Average net income per capita is €19,734 per year. Nationalities recorded in the population are 95.2% Belgian, 2.4% Dutch, 0.6% Polish, 0.2% Romanian, 0.1% Iraqi, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish and 1.2% other. Apartments are part of a housing stock where 14% of dwellings are in apartment buildings and 86% are houses. Homes have an average of 5.6 rooms, and buildings were constructed around 1966 on average. Across the municipality, building types comprise 12.4% buildings and apartment blocks, 39.7% detached houses, farms and castles, 25.3% semi-detached houses, 11.4% terraced houses, 9.1% other types and 2.1% commercial houses.
There are 8 flats for sale, with a stated average price of €399,500. Current asking prices range from €293,000 to €435,000. The rental market has 1 flat listed at €1,000 per month. For driving, the N290 and N403 provide local road access. The A11/E34, running towards Antwerpen and Zelzate, can be reached in about 4 minutes from the centre; reaching the A14/E17 towards Antwerpen, Sint-Niklaas, Gent, Kortrijk and Lille takes about 17 minutes by car.
Bus services are part of the local transport picture: 7 different lines stop in Stekene. The listed De Lijn routes include line 240, Brussel–Wemmel; line 41, Sint-Truiden–Jeuk; line 43, Sint-Niklaas–Stekene Hellestraat–Hulst; line 44, Genk–Opglabbeek (Nieuwe Kempen); and line 85, Antwerpen LO–Beveren–Vrasene–SGW–Stekene–Moerbeke. The nearest stations to the centre are Belsele, Sinaai, Sint-Niklaas, Nieuwkerken-Waas and Lokeren. Families also have 11 nurseries, 9 nursery schools, 10 primary schools and 4 secondary schools in the municipality. Examples include De Kemelkes² and Pimpampoentje, Go! Basisschool De Molenberg, Vrije Basisschool De Zonnebloem, Vrije Basisschool - Tuimelaar, and Broederscholen Hiëronymus 3 and 5.
The listed food shops include 3 Delhaize stores, 1 OKay, 1 Match / Smatch and 1 Aldi. No shared bicycles or shared cars are listed, and no charging station is known in the municipality. Antwerp International Airport, at Deurne, is about 27 minutes away by car and 95 minutes by public transport. The local figures describe a housing stock dominated by houses, while apartment sale listings currently sit within the stated €293,000–€435,000 range.
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