There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Schakel", 6 minutes away by bike. The closest nursery is named "De Sijsjes" and is 3 minutes' away by car. Inspirocollege is the most convieniently located high school: just 4 minutes away by bike.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Carrefour Market Houthalen (Centrum)" (16 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Delhaize Houthalen" (19 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Lidl Houthalen-Helchteren" (27 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car).
"Royal Limburg Golf" STRONG]golf can be reached in 10 minutes by car.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Greenville ( Ex Mijngebouw Houthalen)") is only 4 minutes’ drive away. The "Blue-Bike - Zolder" station allows you to rent a bike at 33 minutes away by foot. The A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) can be reached in 4 minutes, and the slip road to A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) is just a 14 minute drive away. The nearest train station is "Zolder": reachable in 5 minutes by car, or 32 minutes by public transport.
Hasselt is only 15 minutes away by car. Only 14 minutes are needed to reach Genk with your car. In 41 minutes you can reach Kerkrade. It takes about 40 minutes to reach Weert with your car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 47 - Genk - Zonhoven - Halveweg - Houthalen, De Lijn - 22 - Hasselt - Beringen, De Lijn - 283 - Hasselt - Houthalen - Peer - Kleine Brogel with a stop reachable in fewer than 8 minutes as a pedestrian.
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