There are 24,660 residents in Merelbeke, a municipality covering 37 km². The average age is about 42, and home ownership stands at 75%. Average net income per person is €22,985 a year. The population is 95.9% Belgian, 0.6% Dutch, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Portuguese, 0.2% Bulgarian, 0.2% Chinese, 0.2% Slovak and 2% other nationalities; women represent 50.9%. Accommodation averages 6 rooms, and buildings were generally constructed around 1962. The housing stock is 84.5% houses and 15.5% apartment buildings. By building type, 35.7% are detached houses, farms or castles, 28.8% semi-detached houses, 17.2% terraced houses, 15% apartment blocks, 2.2% commercial houses and 0.9% other types.
The rental choice includes 1 apartment, listed for €1,100 per month; this is also the stated average monthly rent for a flat. There is 1 apartment for sale at €210,000. The house market has 1 rental listing at €2,250 per month and 5 houses for sale, with an average asking price of €502,300 and a range from €365,000 to €575,000. Apartment buildings form 15.5% of the local building stock, while houses account for 84.5%.
For travel by road, access to the A10/E40 is about 3 minutes by car from central Merelbeke, and access to the A14/E17 is about 5 minutes away. The E40 runs towards Brussels, Aalst, Ghent, Bruges and Ostend; the E17 towards Antwerp, Sint-Niklaas, Ghent, Kortrijk and Lille. The R4z, R4, N444 and N469 cross the municipality. There are 13 bus lines, with De Lijn routes 42, 44, 47, 48 and 49 among those listed. The stations named are Merelbeke, Melle Pw, Melle, Landskouter and Gontrode. No metro or tram services are specified. Merelbeke has 3 Cambio stations, no shared-bike service and no known EV charging station.
The municipality has 12 nurseries, 11 nursery schools, 12 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. Named options include Klaverveld and Kdv Babiloe; Vrije Basisschool - Paus Johannescollege and Gemeentelijke Basisschool Gilk O Merelbeke; Go! Basisschool Merelbeke and Vrije Basisschool - Sint Michielsschool; and Go! Lyceum Gent and Go! Atheneum Merelbeke. Shops listed for everyday groceries include 2 Delhaize stores, 1 Aldi, 1 Lidl, 1 Carrefour and 1 Colruyt. Wevelgem Airport is 32 minutes away by car or 90 minutes by public transport.
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