Moving to Brussels?
Here is where things actually are.
Every number below is a real measurement, not an estimate: we checked 2,752 locations across Bruxelles - Brussel, Brussel-Hoofdstad - Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België / Belgique / Belgien against each set of requirements.
The everyday basics
95%groceries, transit and a park within 10 minutes
2,615 of 2,752 locations qualify.
- Place Saint-Pierre - Sint-Pietersplein, Etterbeek everything within 0.3 min
- Chaussée de Waterloo - Waterloose Steenweg, Ixelles - Elsene everything within 0.5 min
- Place Eugène Verboekhoven - Eugène Verboekhovenplein, Cage aux Ours - Berenkuil everything within 0.5 min
- Square Albert Ier - Albert I-square, Anderlecht everything within 0.5 min
With children
93%a school, groceries and a park within 10 minutes
2,572 of 2,752 locations qualify.
- Rue Fernande Volral - Fernande Volralstraat, Jette everything within 0.4 min
- Chaussée de Waterloo - Waterloose Steenweg, Ixelles - Elsene everything within 0.5 min
- Rue Général Eenens - Generaal Eenensstraat, Cage aux Ours - Berenkuil everything within 0.6 min
- Rue de Douvres - Doverstraat, Anderlecht everything within 0.8 min
Without a car
64%groceries, transit, healthcare and food all within 5 minutes
1,773 of 2,752 locations qualify.
- Chaussée d'Ixelles - Elsense Steenweg, Flagey everything within 0.3 min
- Chaussée de Wavre - Waversesteenweg, Auderghem - Oudergem everything within 0.3 min
- Place Saint-Pierre - Sint-Pietersplein, Etterbeek everything within 0.5 min
- Rue Joseph Stallaert - Joseph Stallaertstraat, Berkendael - Berkendaal everything within 0.5 min
Out most evenings
82%food, nightlife and transit within 10 minutes
2,256 of 2,752 locations qualify.
- Rue du Progrès - Vooruitgangstraat, Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek everything within 0.3 min
- Avenue Wielemans Ceuppens - Wielemans Ceuppenslaan, Forest - Vorst everything within 0.3 min
- Rue Haute - Hoogstraat, Marolles - Marollen everything within 0.4 min
- Tunnel Belliard - Belliardtunnel, Linthout everything within 0.4 min
How to read these numbers
A percentage here is the share of Brussels where all of the listed requirements are met at once — not the share that has one of them. That is why “without a car” is always the harshest test: four things, all within five minutes, is genuinely rare.
Walking times are straight-line distance at 80 m/min. They are not routed, so in a city split by a river or a motorway they read slightly optimistic. Place data is from OpenStreetMap contributors, last refreshed 2026-03-02.
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