There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Octopus", 4 minutes away by bike. You can find a close high school: "Provinciale Middenschool", in fewer than 5 minutes by car. Minnie is the most convieniently located nursery: just 11 minutes away as a pedestrian.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Green Spot") is only 5 minutes’ drive away. Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) is 18 minutes’ drive away or reachable by public transport in about 45 minutes. The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) motorway is accessible in 4 minutes and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) will take 16 minutes. In fewer than 5 minutes, by car, you can be at "Wavre-Sainte-Catherine / Sint-Katelijne-Waver" train station. Thanks to the "Cambio - Lijsterstraat" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in fewer than 31 minutes walk.
It takes about 31 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. Antwerp is only 22 minutes away by car. In 55 minutes you can reach Ghent. It takes about 33 minutes to reach Leuven with your car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 552 - Mechelen Gandhi - Elzestraat, De Lijn - 558 - Mechelen - Waver Scholen with a stand 7 minutes’ walk away, De Lijn - 550 - Mechelen Gandhi - Duffel - Lier with a stop 11 minutes away by foot.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Spar Sint-Katelijne-Waver" (12 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Colruyt Mechelen (Liersestw)" (26 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Carrefour Market Mechelen Eikestraat" (5 minutes by car).
New addresses: Belgium