There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Carrefour Market Alken" (23 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Okay Alken" (30 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Aldi Kortessem" (7 minutes by car).
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Delhaize Hasselt") is only 9 minutes’ drive away. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - St Hubertus" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 98 minutes away by foot. In fewer than 4 minutes, by car, you can be at "Alken" train station. The motorway A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) can be reached in 8 minutes.
This property is located close to a few bus lines: De Lijn - 3 - Hasselt - Wellen - Borgloon - Heers, De Lijn - 700 - Belbus Alken - Wellen, De Lijn - 23a - Sint-Truiden - Tongeren (bediening Wellen) with a stop reachable in fewer than 1 minute as a pedestrian.
It takes about 55 minutes to reach Antwerp with your car. In 34 minutes you can reach Liège. Only 10 minutes are needed to reach Hasselt with your car. Genk is only 20 minutes away by car.
If you are looking for a nursery, "De Speelvogel" it is 4 minutes away by car. Freinetschool Keerpunt is the most convieniently located high school: just 29 minutes away as a pedestrian. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Go! Next Methodeschool Wonderwijs", 7 minutes away by bike.
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