Diest is a municipality of 58.7 km² with 23,998 residents. The average age is 43, and 70% of residents own their dwelling. Average net income is €20,145 per person per year. The population is 50.8% women; nationalities are 94.3% Belgian, 1.1% Dutch, 0.5% Romanian, 0.5% Turkish, 0.5% Slovak, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Bulgarian and 2.6% other. The current figures list 0 flats for rent and 15 flats for sale. Sale prices range from €279,000 to €995,000, with an average of €478,895; the stated average monthly rent for a flat is €0. Across Diest, dwellings average 5.9 rooms and buildings date on average from 1960. Apartment buildings make up 24.5% of dwellings, while houses account for 75.5%.
The municipality’s building types include 23.4% buildings and apartment blocks, 38.6% detached houses, farms and castles, 17.4% terraced houses, 16.2% semi-detached houses, 3.1% commercial houses and 1.4% other types. Diest is served by the N2, N10, R26, N29 and N127. The A2 / E314 entrance is 4 minutes by car from the town centre, and the A13 / E313 is accessible in 14 minutes. De Lijn bus services include line 299 between Hasselt, Diest and Geel; line 370 between Leuven, Tielt and Diest; and line 7 between Diest, Paal and Beringen. Belbus lines 701 and 702 are also listed. The nearest stations to the centre are Diest, Zichem, Testelt, Schulen and Langdorp.
Daily shopping is served by 2 SPAR stores, 2 Delhaize stores, 1 Aldi, 1 Carrefour and 1 Colruyt. Diest has 7 nurseries, 12 nursery schools, 10 primary schools and 29 secondary schools. Examples include Het Honingbeertje and Kinderopvang Tingelinge for childcare; Vrije Kleuterschool - De Notelaar and Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Buitenkans for nursery education; and Vrij Technisch Instituut Mariëndaal and Go! De Prins Diest Campus Antwerpsestraat 1ste Graad for secondary education. For shared travel, there is 1 Blue-bike station and 3 Cambio car-sharing stations. The municipality also has 2 electric-vehicle charging stations.
Brussels Airport is 34 minutes from Diest by car, or 74 minutes by public transport. The apartment market currently has 15 sale listings priced from €279,000 to €995,000, with an average of €478,895. No flats for rent are listed in the supplied figures. The broader housing stock includes both apartment buildings and houses, with apartment buildings representing 24.5% of dwellings. Buildings and apartment blocks account for 23.4% of the building-type breakdown.
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