House for sale - Balen

Balen is home to over 22,600 people across its 73 square kilometers. The population leans slightly female at just above half (50.2%) and has an average age near 42 years old. Homeownership rates are high here at approximately 83%, reflecting a community with stable housing ownership patterns. The average income per resident is close to €18,831 net annually.

Housing stock in Balen primarily consists of houses which compose nearly 89% of buildings while apartment blocks make up just over a tenth (11.5%). Among homes for sale in Balen — currently totaling forty-nine houses — prices average around €381,813 but range significantly from just over €114,000 to above €1.29 million at the high end.

Road access is strong with the A13/E313 motorway reachable within eighteen minutes by car and the A21/E34 motorway accessible in just over twenty minutes. Several main roads including the N18 and N110 run near or through the area providing additional connectivity.

Public transportation includes various bus routes operated by De Lijn serving connections to neighboring towns such as Mol and Beringen among others; train stations nearby include Balen itself along with Mol and Leopoldsburg.

Residents benefit from multiple grocery stores with options like Carrefour available twice along with Colruyt, Delhaize, and SPAR to meet daily needs. For families there are various educational facilities including nurseries like Villa Piepin and Dol-Fijn Balen; twelve nursery schools; nine primary schools; plus one secondary school called Ksom 9.

Shared vehicle options come with two Cambio stations but no known bike-share or EV charging facilities exist locally yet. Antwerp International Airport lies around forty-four minutes away by car or nearly three hours away using public transport.