Rijkevorsel covers 46.8 km² and has 12,060 inhabitants. The average age is 41, and 75% of residents own their dwelling. Average net income is €18,268 per person per year. Recorded nationalities are 92% Belgian, 3% Dutch, 2.7% Romanian, 0.9% Portuguese, 0.5% Polish, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Moroccan and 0.7% other. Houses form the larger part of the building stock: 83.4% of buildings are houses, compared with 16.6% apartment buildings. The broader building breakdown is 45.7% open-type houses, farms and castles; 27.5% semi-closed houses; 15.6% buildings and flat blocks; 5.3% closed-type houses; 4.3% other types; and 1.5% commercial houses. Buildings date on average from around 1969, and dwellings average 5.8 rooms.
There are currently 0 houses for rent in the municipality. The stated average monthly rent is €0, and the recorded highest and lowest monthly prices are both €0. For context, the sale market has 38 houses, averaging €477,224, with asking prices between €79,000 and €789,000. There are also 22 flats for sale, at an average of €320,536 and a range of €199,900 to €395,000. The municipality’s business activity includes 58 companies in residential and non-residential building construction, 57 in other specialised construction activities, 44 in joinery installation and 34 in business and other management consultancy activities. Households have an average of 1.3 cars.
The N14, N115 and N131 are the local roads named for access through Rijkevorsel. The centre is a 10-minute drive from an entrance to the A1/E19, on the route between Brussels, Mechelen, Antwerp and Breda in the Netherlands. Access to the A21/E34, connecting Antwerp, Turnhout and Eindhoven, is 12 minutes away. The commune has 12 bus lines. Among them, De Lijn 401 links Hoogstraten, Rijkevorsel and Oostmalle; line 431 serves Turnhout, Vosselaar, Beerse and Rijkevorsel; and line 432 runs between Brecht, Rijkevorsel, Merksplas, Turnhout and Arendonk. Lines 433 and 600 are also listed. The nearest stations to the centre are Noorderkempen, Turnhout, Tielen, Herentals and Wolfstee.
Childcare and school provision includes 5 nurseries, 3 nursery schools and 3 primary schools; there is no secondary school in the commune. Supermarkets include 1 Albert Heijn and 1 Carrefour. The available mobility options include 2 electric-car charging stations and 1 Cambio shared-car station; no shared-bike service is recorded. Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) can be reached in 28 minutes by car or 84 minutes by public transport. These are the local transport, services and housing details relevant to anyone checking house rental options in Rijkevorsel.
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