Kortrijk has 76,735 inhabitants across 80.7 km². The average age is about 42, and 67% of residents own their homes. Average net income is €19,310 per person per year. The population is 50.7% women; the listed nationalities are 92.1% Belgian, 0.8% French, 0.8% Moroccan, 0.7% Dutch, 0.5% Somali, 0.5% Afghan, 0.5% Spanish and 4.1% other. There are 41 houses for sale, with an average asking price of €385,152. Current prices range from €195,000 to €670,000.
Houses make up 76.9% of the building stock, while apartment buildings account for 23.1%. Across all buildings, 41.2% are closed-type houses, 16.6% are open-type houses, farms or castles, and 15.8% are semi-closed-type houses. The remaining listed categories are buildings and flat blocks at 22.1%, commercial houses at 3.4% and other types at 1%. Buildings date on average from around 1951. The average home has about 5.6 rooms. These figures describe Kortrijk’s overall housing stock, alongside the current choice of houses for sale.
The A14/E17, running between Antwerpen, Sint-Niklaas, Gent, Kortrijk and Lille, is about a 1-minute drive from the centre. The A17/E403 towards Brugge and Tournai is about 7 minutes away. Local access roads include Groeningelaan, N8, R36, R36z and N43. Kortrijk has 32 bus lines; listed examples include De Lijn lines 12, 13, 2, 4 and 99. The nearest stations to the town centre are Kortrijk, Bissegem, Harelbeke, Wevelgem and Vichte. The information also lists 39 nurseries, 34 nursery schools, 33 primary schools and 75 secondary schools in the municipality.
For everyday shopping, the municipality has 8 Delhaize, 6 Carrefour, 3 Aldi, and 1 each of Albert Heijn, Louis Delhaize, Bio-Planet, OKay, SPAR, LIDL and Colruyt. There are 9 electric vehicle charging stations, 1 Blue-bike station and 8 Cambio car-share stations. Wevelgem Airport is 6 minutes away by car or 37 minutes by public transport. These transport links, services and the range of house prices are part of the practical picture for anyone looking to buy a house in Kortrijk.