Berlare has 14,958 residents spread over 38.2 km². The average age is close to 43, and women account for 50.8% of the population. Some 74% of residents own their homes, and average net income is €20,010 per year. The recorded nationalities are 97.9% Belgian, 0.4% Dutch, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Filipino, 0.1% Chinese and 1.1% other. Houses form 87.3% of the housing stock, compared with 12.7% for apartment buildings. The average building dates from around 1964, and the average number of rooms is about 5.6. Across the municipality, 33% of buildings are detached houses, farms or castles; 27.5% are semi-detached houses; 12.3% are terraced houses; 14.1% are other building types; 10.5% are buildings and apartment blocks; and 2.6% are commercial houses.
There are currently 0 houses for rent in Berlare, so no monthly house-rent listing or price range is available. For context, 41 houses are listed for sale, averaging €473,271, from €150,000 to €990,000. The apartment market has 3 rental listings, with an average monthly rent of €935 and a range of €825 to €1,030; 26 flats are for sale at an average of €342,659. Households have 1.3 cars on average. The A14/E17 entrance is a 10-minute drive from the centre, while access to the A10/E40 takes 16 minutes. The N442, N445 and N467 are also among the roads serving the area.
There are 8 bus lines with stops in Berlare. The listed De Lijn routes include line 130 from Lier via Kontich to Wilrijk, line 355 from Brussels North via Ternat to Liedekerke, line 36 between St.-Jansplein and Linkeroever, line 53 between Berchem Station, Hove and Duffel, and line 54 between Gent Zuid and Evergem Doornzele. The available station names are Schoonaarde, Oudegem, Wichelen, Zele and Serskamp. Childcare and school provision includes 7 nurseries, 5 nursery schools and 5 primary schools. Examples are Moeke Ria and Pieternel for nurseries, Gemeentelijke Basisschool and Vrije Basisschool Ors De Duizendpoot for nursery schools, and Vrije Basisschool - St-Jozef and Vrije Basisschool De Kleurenboog for primary education. Berlare has no secondary school.
The municipality has 2 Delhaize stores and 1 OKay for everyday shopping. No shared bicycles or shared cars are listed, and there is no known EV charging station. Antwerp International Airport in Deurne can be reached in 35 minutes by car or 97 minutes by public transport. Local businesses include 78 hairdressing and beauty-treatment companies, 47 business and management consultancy firms, 44 restaurants and mobile food-service businesses, 43 joinery installation companies, 41 residential and non-residential building construction firms, and 39 mixed farms.
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