There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Proxy Leest" (4 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Spar Hombeek" (27 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Oranje Mechelen" (5 minutes by car).
In just 28 minutes by car you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is only 21 minutes away by car. It takes about 49 minutes to reach Ghent with your car. Leuven is 32 minutes away by car.
The closest high school is named "Provinciale Middenschool" and is 7 minutes' away by car. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool Sint-Niklaas", 1 minute away by bike. De Man Christa En Emily Vandewalle is the most convieniently located nursery: just 10 minutes away as a pedestrian.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 289 - Mechelen - Breendonk, De Lijn - 4 - Station - Battel - Leest with a stop reachable in fewer than 2 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 287 - Boom - Willebroek - Heindonk - Mechelen with a stop 27 minutes away by foot.
A SNCB station ("Kapelle-Op-Den-Bos") is located 28 minutes away by bike, or 8 minutes by car. In fewer than 7 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Wayenborgstraat 12") for your electric car. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport and is reachable by car in 17 minutes. Thanks to the "Cambio - Battel" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in fewer than 8 minutes with your bike. The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) motorway is accessible in 3 minutes and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) will take 9 minutes.
New addresses: Belgium