Waasmunster covers 32.2 km² and has 10,801 inhabitants. The average age is 42, and 73% of residents own their home. The average net income per person is €22,310 a year. Nationalities are 96.5% Belgian, 1% Dutch, 0.5% Polish, 0.3% Romanian, 0.2% Moroccan, 0.1% German, 0.1% Afghan and 1.3% other. Houses are the main part of the local housing stock: 91.1% of dwellings are houses, while 8.9% are in apartment buildings. Across building types, 48.7% are detached houses, farms or castles, 18.8% semi-detached houses, 15.5% terraced houses, 8.1% buildings and apartment blocks, 7% other types and 1.9% commercial houses. Buildings date on average from around 1966, and the average home has about 5.9 rooms.
There are 9 houses for sale in Waasmunster. The average listed price is €586,130, with prices ranging from €295,000 to €1,143,464. The municipality has 2 access roads, the N70 and N446. From the centre, the A14/E17 towards Antwerpen, Sint-Niklaas, Gent, Kortrijk and Lille is about 2 minutes away by car; access to the A11/E34 towards Antwerpen and Zelzate takes about 17 minutes. Public transport includes 8 bus lines. Listed De Lijn services include line 21, Jeuk–Montenaken; line 270, Brussel–Haacht–Keerbergen; line 290, Boom–Niel–Antwerpen; line 81, Deinze–Gavere–Zottegem; and line 82, Antwerpen L.O.–Beveren–Haasdonk–Sint-Niklaas–Lokeren. The nearest stations to the centre are Sinaai, Belsele, Zele, Lokeren and Sint-Niklaas.
For everyday shopping, Waasmunster has 1 OKay, 1 Match/Smatch and 1 Carrefour. Education locally includes 2 nurseries, 6 nursery schools and 4 primary schools; there is no secondary school in the municipality. The listed examples include nurseries Ann & Nathalie and Kiekeboe, and schools such as Go! Basisschool Kouterbos Waasmunster, Vrije Basisschool – Sint-Franciscus and Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Wonderboom. There are 2 electric-vehicle charging stations. Shared bicycles and shared cars are not available in Waasmunster. Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) is about 23 minutes away by car or 79 minutes by public transport. These local connections and services sit alongside a housing stock in which detached homes make up the largest building category.
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