Dilbeek’s 42,847 residents live across a municipality of 41.5 km². The average age is about 41, 72% of residents own their homes, and average net income is €21,950 per person per year. The population is 89.6% Belgian, 1.8% Romanian, 1.5% Italian, 1.1% Polish, 0.8% French, 0.8% Spanish, 0.6% Moroccan and 3.8% other. Average homes have 6 rooms, and buildings date on average from around 1965. Apartment buildings and blocks make up 23.9% of building types, alongside 31.5% open houses, farms and castles, 24.8% semi-detached houses, 16% terraced houses, 2.1% other buildings and 1.6% commercial houses. The housing stock overall is 75.1% houses and 24.9% apartment buildings.
There is 1 flat for rent, listed at €1,450 per month; the stated highest and lowest monthly rents are both €1,450. For day-to-day travel, the N8, N9, N9b and N9h run through Dilbeek. The R0 entrance is 1 minute by car from the centre, and access to the A12 takes 8 minutes. Bus services are available on 18 lines, including De Lijn 116, 128, 129, 136 and 810. Nearby stations include Groot-Bijgaarden, Dilbeek, Anderlecht, Sint-Agatha-Berchem and Brussel-West.
The municipality has 11 nurseries, 12 nursery schools, 13 primary schools and 4 secondary schools. Babystories and Kinderdagverblijf De Sproetjes are examples of childcare providers. Nursery-school options include Vrije Basisschool - 'T Kla-Vertje Vier and Vrije Basisschool; the primary schools named are Vrije Lagere School - Broederschool Groot-Bijgaarden/Dilbeek and Gemeentelijke Lagere School - De Kriebel. Regina-Caelilyceum is among the secondary schools. Supermarkets include 3 Delhaize, 2 Bio-Planet, 2 Aldi, 2 Carrefour, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 Match / Smatch, 1 SPAR and 1 Colruyt.
Households own an average of 1.3 cars, in line with the national average. There are 3 electric-vehicle charging stations, while shared bicycles and shared cars are not present in the municipality. Brussels Airport is a 16-minute drive away, or 69 minutes by public transport. The current rental listing and its €1,450 monthly price sit alongside a wider local housing stock that includes both apartment buildings and several types of houses.
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