There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Ark", 14 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a nursery, "Kiki En Tita" it is 13 minutes away by foot. You can find a close high school: "Scheppersinstituut", in fewer than 8 minutes by car.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 8 - De Beemden - Mechelen station with a stop reachable in fewer than 12 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 4 - Station - Battel - Leest with a stop 17 minutes away by foot.
In just 29 minutes by car you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is only 23 minutes away by car. It takes about 53 minutes to reach Ghent with your car. In 31 minutes you can reach Leuven.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Battel" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 14 minutes away by bike. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Wayenborgstraat 12") is just 9 minutes away by car. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport and is reachable by car in 17 minutes. The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) can be reached in 5 minutes, and the slip road to A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) is just a 12 minute drive away. The nearest train station is "Mechelen / Malines": reachable in 6 minutes by car, or 31 minutes by public transport.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Spar Hombeek" (9 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Oranje Mechelen" (6 minutes by car), "Proxy Leest" (25 minutes by foot or 7 minutes by car).
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