Spiere-Helkijn / Espierres-Helchin is a municipality of 2,049 residents spread over 10.8 km². The average age is 40; 62% of residents own their homes, and average net income per person is €17,589 per year. The nationality figures are 92.3% Belgian, 6.2% French, 0.3% Romanian, 0.2% Togolese, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% British, 0.1% Portuguese and 0.6% other. Housing in the municipality averages 6 rooms, while buildings have an average construction year of 1952. Houses make up 92.3% of dwellings and apartment buildings 7.7%.
Across the building stock, 36.9% are open-type houses, farms or castles; 25.8% are closed-type houses; 25.1% are semi-closed houses; 7.3% are buildings and flat blocks; 4.2% are commercial houses; and 0.6% are other types. There are currently 0 houses for rent. The stated average monthly rent is €0, with the listed high and low also both €0. For comparison, the municipality has 4 houses for sale, priced from €280,000 to €799,000, with an average of €519,250. Local business activity includes cereal, leguminous crop and oil-seed growing, hairdressing and beauty treatment, electrical installation, beverage serving, management consultancy, and restaurants and mobile food service.
From the centre, the A17 / E403 is a 5-minute drive; it links Brugge, Kortrijk and Tournai. The A14 / E17 is 11 minutes away by car and runs through Antwerpen, Sint-Niklaas, Gent and Kortrijk towards Lille. The N50, N353 and N512 are also accessible. Bus stops in the commune serve De Lijn lines 15, 85, 93 and 99, as well as TEC line 2. The nearest stations are Herseaux, Moeskroen / Mouscron, Moeskroen-Grens / Mouscron-Frontiere, Froyennes and Kortrijk / Courtrai. No metro or tram service is listed.
There is 1 nursery, De Vlinder, along with 2 nursery schools and Go! Basisschool De Polyglot Spiere-Helkijn for primary education. The municipality has no secondary school. No supermarkets or shops are specified in the information provided. Shared bicycles and shared cars are not available in the municipality, and there is no known EV charging station. Wevelgem Airport is 14 minutes away by car and 62 minutes by public transport. At present, the local house-rental count is 0.