Apartment buildings make up 40.4% of Turnhout’s housing stock, while houses account for 59.6%. Looking at building types, 38.5% are buildings and flat blocks, 34.8% closed-type houses, 12.5% semi-closed houses, 9.6% open-type houses, farms or castles, 2.4% other types and 2.2% commercial houses. The average home has 5.5 rooms, and buildings date on average to around 1958. Turnhout has 44,664 residents spread over 56.7 km²; the average age is about 41, and 50.2% of residents are women. Home ownership is 61%, and average net income is €17,661 per capita per year. Nationalities recorded in the municipality are 82.3% Belgian, 6.9% Dutch, 3.6% Romanian, 0.7% Afghan, 0.7% Iraqi, 0.7% Moroccan, 0.5% Polish and 4.5% other.
There are 254 flats for sale. The average current asking price is €269,477, with listings from €139,000 up to €999,999. The town centre is 6 minutes by car from an entrance to the A21/E34, which links Antwerp and Turnhout with Eindhoven. Access to the A1/E19, along the Brussels–Mechelen–Antwerp–Breda route, takes 26 minutes by car. The N12, R13, N19, N119 and N124 are among Turnhout’s main roads. Public transport includes 28 bus lines. De Lijn routes include line 430 from Meersel Dreef via Hoogstraten and Turnhout to Reusel, line 432 between Brecht, Rijkevorsel, Merksplas, Turnhout and Arendonk, line 450 from Tilburg through Poppel to Turnhout, and line 490 connecting Turnhout with Geel, Westerlo and Aarschot. The nearest stations to the centre are Turnhout, Tielen, Olen, Geel and Herentals.
The education network comprises 12 nurseries, 17 nursery schools, 15 primary schools and 36 secondary schools. Kinderdagverblijf Claartje and Kidiboe are among the nurseries; primary-school examples include Vrije Basisschool - Sint-Franciscus and Go! Basisschool Kameleon. Secondary options include Go! Talentenschool Turnhout Campus Boomgaard Ms. Shopping for groceries includes 5 Carrefour branches, 2 Delhaize stores, 1 Albert Heijn and 1 Bio-Planet. Turnhout has 7 EV charging stations, 1 Blue-bike station and 7 Cambio stations. Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) can be reached in 33 minutes by car or 64 minutes by public transport.
The population is 82.3% Belgian, with Dutch residents at 6.9% and Romanian residents at 3.6%; Afghan, Iraqi and Moroccan residents each account for 0.7%, Polish residents 0.5%, and other nationalities 4.5%. There is an average of 1 car per household. Turnhout also has 158 firms in business and other management consultancy activities, 156 restaurants and mobile food service businesses, 154 hairdressing and other beauty-treatment businesses, 91 head-office activities, 74 legal firms and 66 computer consultancy firms. For apartment buyers, the current listing range is €139,000–€999,999, with an average price of €269,477.
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