The current rental choice for apartments in Merchtem is 1 flat, listed at €950 per month. The average rent is also €950, with the listed minimum and maximum both €950. Merchtem is a 36.9 km² commune with 16,583 residents. The average age is about 42, women make up 50.9% of the population, and 73% of residents own their homes. Average net income per person is €22,298 a year. Nationalities are 94.4% Belgian, 1.2% Romanian, 0.6% Dutch, 0.5% Polish, 0.4% French, 0.3% Congolese, 0.3% Moroccan and 2.2% other.
The average accommodation has 6 rooms, and buildings in Merchtem were generally built around 1966. Apartment buildings account for 25.4% of the housing stock, while houses account for 74.6%. Across the commune, 24.4% of buildings are buildings and flat blocks, 29.7% are detached houses, farms or castles, 22.5% are semi-detached houses, 19.6% are terraced houses, 2.7% are commercial houses and 1.2% are other building types. The single apartment rental is part of this broader local housing mix.
For travel by road, the main routes are the N211, N290 and N296. The A12 entrance is 9 minutes by car from the centre, and the R0 Brussels ring entrance is 10 minutes away. De Lijn buses serving the area include 242 (Brussels–Wemmel–Asse), 245 (Brussels–Dendermonde), 41 (Sint-Truiden–Jeuk), 543 (school service between Merchtem and Wemmel Campus) and 821 (Merchtem–Grimbergen–Vilvoorde–Zaventem). Stations nearest the centre are Merchtem, Mollem, Opwijk, Asse and Malderen.
There are 8 nurseries, 5 nursery schools, 5 primary schools and 4 secondary schools in the commune. Named examples include De Cré Sarah En Sylvie, Babyboom, Vrije Kleuterschool Ter Dreef, Vrije Basisschool- Sint-Donatus, Gemeentelijke Basisschool - De Plataan, Vrije Basisschool - Rinkeling, Gemeentelijke Technische Tuinbouwschool and Sint-Donatusinstituut - Middenschool. Shops for groceries include 1 Albert Heijn, 1 Aldi, 1 Colruyt and 1 Delhaize. Merchtem has 3 EV charging stations but no shared bicycles or shared cars. Brussels Airport is 19 minutes away by car or 56 minutes by public transport.
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