You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Carrefour Express Olmen" (7 minutes by car), "Aldi Ham" (7 minutes by car), "Okay Heppen" (10 minutes by car).
If you are looking for a high school, "Go! Tienerschool Vox Pelt" it is 10 minutes away by car. The nearest preschool is called "Vrije Basisschool - Klavertje 4" and is 17 minutes' walk away. Chibi is the most convieniently located nursery: just 20 minutes away by bike. You can find a close elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Heppening", in fewer than 9 minutes by car.
In 48 minutes you can reach Antwerp. Liège is 52 minutes away by car. In 30 minutes you can reach Hasselt. Beringen is only 17 minutes away by car.
There is a bus line close by: De Lijn - 733 - Belbus Balen zuid/west with a stop reachable in fewer than 9 minutes as a pedestrian.
The motorway A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) can be reached in 13 minutes. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Selectra") is only 9 minutes’ drive away. About 25 minutes bike away, you will find the "Cambio - Balen Gare" station. The nearest train station is "Leopoldsburg / Bourg-Léopold": reachable in 11 minutes by car, or 50 minutes by public transport.
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