Diest has 23,998 inhabitants living across 58.7 km². The average age is 43, and 70% of residents own their homes. Average net income is €20,145 per person per year. Women account for 50.8% of the population. Nationalities recorded in the municipality are 94.3% Belgian, 1.1% Dutch, 0.5% Romanian, 0.5% Turkish, 0.5% Slovak, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Bulgarian and 2.6% other. The figures list 0 houses for rent and 4 houses for sale. The sale listings range from €368,000 to €635,000, with an average price of €501,750; the stated average monthly rent for a house is €0. Diest’s dwellings average 5.9 rooms, and the average year of construction is 1960. Houses account for 75.5% of dwellings, compared with 24.5% for apartment buildings.
Across the municipality, building types are 38.6% detached houses, farms and castles, 17.4% terraced houses, 16.2% semi-detached houses, 23.4% buildings and apartment blocks, 3.1% commercial houses and 1.4% other types. The road network includes the N2, N10, R26, N29 and N127. An entrance to the A2 / E314 is 4 minutes by car from the town centre; the A13 / E313 entrance is accessible in 14 minutes. Bus routes include De Lijn line 299 from Hasselt via Diest to Geel, line 370 between Leuven, Tielt and Diest, and line 7 between Diest, Paal and Beringen. Belbus lines 701 and 702 are also listed. Nearby stations are Diest, Zichem, Testelt, Schulen and Langdorp.
Shopping options in Diest include 2 SPAR stores, 2 Delhaize stores, 1 Aldi, 1 Carrefour and 1 Colruyt. Families have access to 7 nurseries, 12 nursery schools, 10 primary schools and 29 secondary schools. Examples are Het Honingbeertje and Kinderopvang Tingelinge, Vrije Kleuterschool - De Notelaar, Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Buitenkans, Gemeentelijke Basisschool, Vrij Technisch Instituut Mariëndaal and Go! De Prins Diest Campus Antwerpsestraat 1ste Graad. There are 2 electric-vehicle charging stations, 1 Blue-bike station and 3 Cambio car-sharing stations. Brussels Airport is 34 minutes away by car and 74 minutes by public transport.
For anyone comparing housing options, the supplied figures show no houses currently available to rent in Diest, while 4 houses are listed for sale. The listed sale prices run from €368,000 to €635,000, averaging €501,750. The wider housing stock includes both open and attached house forms, with detached houses, farms and castles making up 38.6% of building types, terraced houses 17.4% and semi-detached houses 16.2%. Apartment blocks and other building forms are also part of the municipality’s stock.
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