Across 30.4 km², Beersel has 25,251 inhabitants. The average age is 40, and 78% of residents own their homes. Average annual net income per person is €21,869; households have an average of 1.4 cars. Women account for 50.7% of the population. 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. The rental market currently has 1 flat for rent, at €1,800 per month; both the lowest and highest listed rent are €1,800. There are 0 flats for sale, while 15 houses are for sale at an average of €573,400, with prices from €100,000 to €1,100,000.
Apartment buildings represent 10.9% of dwellings in Beersel, while houses account for 89.1%. Across the building stock, 40% are open-type houses, farms or castles, 28.2% are closed-type houses, 18.6% semi-closed-type houses, 10.6% buildings and flat blocks, 1.5% commercial houses and 1% other types. The average home has 6.2 rooms, and buildings date on average to around 1951. The current rental listing is a single flat; the other figures describe the municipality’s wider housing stock.
By car, the R0 Brussels ring is 1 minute from the centre, while the A8 / E429–E42 towards Halle, Tournai and Lille is 6 minutes away. The N6 is also one of Beersel’s main roads. Public transport includes De Lijn bus lines 153, 154, 155 and 810, together with STIB line 50 between Gare du Midi and Lot Station. Stations near the centre are Beersel, Moensberg, Lot, Linkebeek and Ruisbroek. The supplied information lists these bus services and stations but no metro or tram routes.
There are 8 nurseries, 8 nursery schools, 9 primary schools and 3 secondary schools in the municipality. Examples include ’T Kapoentje and In Het Stationnetje; Vrije Basisschool - Sint-Victor Beersel and Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Dworp; Go! Freinetschool De Boomhut Alsemberg and Vrije Basisschool - Sint-Victor Dworp; and Sint-Victorinstituut - Bovenbouw and Onze-Lieve-Vrouwinstituut Secundaire School. Grocery options include 2 Delhaize stores, 1 OKay, 1 Delitraiteur, 1 Carrefour and 1 Colruyt. Beersel has 3 electric-vehicle charging stations, and shared bicycles and shared cars are not listed. Brussels Airport is 23 minutes away by car or 74 minutes by public transport.