Asse is a municipality with a population of 33,158 spread over 50.2 km². The average age here is 40 years, and home ownership is quite common, with 69% of inhabitants owning their homes. Income per capita averages around 19,972€ net annually. The resident population consists mainly of Belgians (87.2%), with small communities from Romania, Congo, Poland, the Netherlands, Morocco, and Italy among others. Houses and residential buildings in Asse tend to average 5.4 rooms, lower than the national average of 6, with most buildings dating back to around 1961.
The housing stock is predominantly houses, which make up 68% of buildings here, alongside apartment blocks at 32%. Of all buildings in Asse, about 25.2% are open type houses like farms or castles, 20.1% semi-closed houses, and 19.8% closed-type houses. The average price for houses currently on sale is around 537,532€, with a range from as low as 39,000€ to as high as 1,795,000€. This wide price range reflects different types and conditions of homes available.
For transport, Asse benefits from proximity to major roads including the N9, N9k, N9b, N47, and N285. The A10/E40 highway is accessible within approximately 6 minutes from Asse’s center, linking Brussels to cities such as Aalst and Gent. The Brussels ring road (R0) can be reached in about 8 minutes. Public transport includes numerous bus lines (16 in total) connecting Asse to Brussels, Aalst, Wemmel, and other towns. Train stations nearby include Asse, Mollem, and Ternat.
Families with children have access to a variety of childcare options and schools including six nurseries and multiple nursery and primary schools. There are also six secondary schools within the municipality. For daily shopping needs, residents can choose from several supermarkets such as Louis Delhaize (8 locations), SPAR, Carrefour, Delhaize, Aldi, LIDL, and Colruyt. Electric vehicle users are served by five charging stations across Asse. For air travel, Brussels Airport is reachable within about 22 minutes by car or roughly 92 minutes using public transport.