House for sale - Dessel

Dessel covers an area of 27.4 square kilometers and has just under 10,000 residents with an average age near 42 years. Most people living here own their homes—about 80%. Income levels are moderate with a net per capita income around €18,784 annually. The community is largely Belgian (93%), supplemented by small percentages of Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Portuguese and other nationalities.

The housing stock primarily consists of houses (nearly 87%), mostly open-type houses such as farms or castles (60.6%), plus semi-closed types (18%) and smaller shares of closed types (3.5%). Typical houses date back to the early 1970s and have just under six rooms on average.

Five houses are presently listed for sale with prices averaging €328,400 but ranging from €244,000 up to €495,000. This provides potential buyers with options at different price points depending on features and location within Dessel.

Transportation prospects include quick access to highways: it takes about eight minutes to reach the A21/E34 motorway linking Antwerp and Turnhout while the A13/E313 highway is roughly a 19-minute drive toward Hasselt or Liège. Public transit includes five bus lines connecting Dessel with towns such as Leuven and Brussels.

Local amenities include two supermarkets—OKay and Delhaize—for everyday shopping needs along with childcare options consisting of three nurseries and four nursery schools plus five primary schools within the municipality; secondary schooling requires travel elsewhere. Though there’s no bike share or car share system locally, at least one public EV charging point supports electric vehicle use. Antwerp International Airport lies about 39 minutes away by car.