There is currently 1 house for rent in Wichelen, at €900 per month. The listed rental range is €900 to €900 per month. Wichelen covers 23.2 km² and has 11,672 residents. The average age is about 42, and 50.6% of the population is female. Homeowners make up 78% of residents, and average net income per person is €20,584 a year. Nationalities are 97.4% Belgian, 0.5% Dutch, 0.4% Polish, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Greek and 1.1% other.
The local housing stock is predominantly made up of houses: houses account for 88.2% of buildings and apartment buildings for 11.8%. The building-type breakdown is 36.5% semi-detached houses, 31.3% detached houses, farms and castles, 15.8% terraced houses, 11.2% buildings and apartment blocks, 2.8% other buildings and 2.4% commercial houses. Homes average 5.9 rooms, and the average building dates from around 1961. The N416 and N442 provide local road access. From the town centre, the A10/E40 entrance is 12 minutes by car and the A14/E17 entrance is 14 minutes away.
Public transport includes De Lijn bus lines 130, 27, 28, 58 and 98. Their listed routes are Lier–Kontich–Wilrijk, Tongeren–Heers, Bilzen–Spouwen–Tongeren, Beringen–Lommel and Eeklo–Oosteeklo–Assenede. Stations in the area include Wichelen, Schoonaarde, Serskamp, Lede and Schellebelle. Families have 3 nurseries, 4 nursery schools and 4 primary schools to choose from; examples include ’T Kriebelhandje, ’T Kaboutertje, Gemeentelijke Basisschool – Gi Bo Wichelen and Vrije Basisschool. There is no secondary school in the municipality. For everyday shopping, 1 Louis Delhaize and 1 SPAR are listed.
Wichelen has no shared bicycles or shared cars available, and no known EV charging station. Brussels Airport is 37 minutes away by car, or 84 minutes by public transport. The current rental choice is 1 house at €900 per month. For comparison within the local market, 25 houses are listed for sale, with an average asking price of €454,164 and a sale-price range of €189,000 to €630,000.