Apartment buyers in Tessenderlo will find a municipality of 51.6 km² with 18,613 residents and an average age of 43. Home ownership stands at 78%, and average net income per person is €19,901 annually. The population is 50.9% women and comes from a range of backgrounds: 96% Belgian, 1.1% Dutch, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Romanian, 0.3% Afghan, 0.2% Turkish, 0.2% Italian and 1.5% other. The housing stock is 75% houses and 25% apartment buildings. Dwellings average 6.3 rooms, and the average construction year is 1975. Across the municipality, building types are 46.5% open houses, farms and castles, 23.7% buildings and flat blocks, 19.9% semi-detached houses, 4.9% closed-type houses, 3.1% other buildings and 1.9% commercial houses.
There are 10 flats for sale, with a stated average price of €282,500. Current asking prices run from €189,000 to €450,000. Tessenderlosesteenweg and the N73, N126, N127 and N141 are among the main roads through the town. The A13/E313 motorway entrance is 4 minutes by car from the centre, while access to the A2/E314 takes 12 minutes. The E313 runs towards Antwerpen, Hasselt and Liège; the E314 links towards Leuven, Diest, Genk and Maasmechelen.
De Lijn services include line 17a from Diest to Mol/Leopoldsburg, line 299 from Hasselt via Diest to Geel, line 302 from Maaseik via Leopoldsburg to Geel, line 32 between Beringen, Paal and Tessenderlo, and the 717 Belbus between Schoot, Tessenderlo and Hulst. Diest, Zichem, Beverlo, Beringen and Testelt are the nearest stations to the town centre. Education provision includes 4 nurseries, 7 nursery schools, 5 primary schools and 12 secondary schools. Named examples are ’T Nestje 2, Vrije Kleuterschool - Wiebelwoud Schoot, Vrije Lagere School - Hartelu(S)t and Go! Atheneum Kamsa Aarschot.
Everyday shopping options include 3 Delhaize stores, 1 OKay, 1 SPAR, 1 Aldi and 1 Carrefour. There are 2 Cambio stations for car sharing and 2 charging stations for electric vehicles, while shared bicycles are not listed in the municipality. Brussels Airport can be reached in 45 minutes by car or 156 minutes by public transport. The current apartment listings sit within this network of roads, buses, rail stations, schools and shops.