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Living in Lierde: what the figures say

Flanders · East Flanders · official figures

In brief

Lierde has 6,874 inhabitants over 24.6 km², that is 280 per km².
Over five years, the municipality gained residents (+3.9%).
Police record 25.7 offences per 1,000 residents here. That is 49% less than a typical Belgian municipality (50.1).
Median income: €32,518 per tax return (half earn more, half earn less). That is +63% compared with Belgium.
On average, 1,736 hours of sunshine and 836 mm of rain a year (RMI, 1991 to 2020). A typical Belgian municipality: 1,703 h and 837 mm.

Sources: Statbel, Federal Police and OpenStreetMap. Immolytics computes the scores out of 100.

Flanders

Where Lierde is in Belgium

The municipality scored out of 100

We count stops, schools, shops and parks.

47/100overall score

43/100public transport

31/100schools

53/100shops and services

77/100green space

32/100everything on foot

What does a home cost in Lierde?

Sale prices at the notary, published in September 2026. The median price splits sales in two: half above, half below.

€340,000house, median price

10.5years of income to pay for a house

The full budget to buy in Lierde The full price page

Who lives here?

6,874Population+3.9 % over five years

280Population densityinhabitants per km²

1,075HouseholdsAverage household size : 6.4

2.8 %Foreign population

Age distribution

Income and jobs

€32,518Median income+62.6 % National comparison

746Enterprises108.5 per 1,000 inhabitants

Tax pressure : 23.8 %

How many offences do the police record here?

The number of offences police recorded, per 1,000 residents.

Offences recorded by the police in 2024

25.7

recorded offences per 1,000 residents

Well below median

Lierde

25.7

Belgian median

50.1

Comparable density

43.7

This figure counts the offences recorded on the municipality's territory, divided by the number of residents. Towns that receive commuters, shoppers and visitors every day come out higher, because offences against them are counted although they do not live there. It is therefore not a measure of the risk to a resident, which is why we do not give a safety score.

Source: Belgian Federal Police, police crime statistics, offences recorded in 2024 by place of offence. Population: Statbel.

Schools and transport

The schools and stops actually in the municipality.

Schools

School map

Total schools

School density

4.4

per 10,000 pop.

Primary / kindergarten

Secondary

Higher education

Source: FASE 2026 (Wallonia-Brussels Federation) and Onderwijs Vlaanderen

Public Transport

Total stops

Transit density

100.4

stops per 10,000 pop.

Train stations

Bus stops

Source: GTFS Belgium, SNCB, De Lijn, TEC, STIB (CC BY 4.0)

Climate of Lierde

RMI normals for 1991-2020, each set against the median Belgian municipality.

11.0 °Cmean annual temperaturemedian municipality: 10.8 °C

1,736 hhours of sunshine per yearmedian municipality: 1,703 h

836 mmprecipitation per yearmedian municipality: 837 mm

138rainy days (at least 1 mm)median municipality: 134

39frost daysmedian municipality: 51

7days at 30 °C or moremedian municipality: 7

Last frost on average on 7 April, first frost on 12 November; growing season from 12 May to 11 October.

Source: RMI (Royal Meteorological Institute), climate statistics of Belgian municipalities, reference period 1991-2020. RMI sheet for the municipality (PDF, in French)

What about nearby municipalities?

For each one: the median house price and the overall score.

Ghent€388,50072/100 Aalst€290,00068/100 Sint-Niklaas€305,50076/100 Beveren€330,00062/100 Termonde€282,50064/100 Deinze€312,50058/100

More about Lierde

Frequently asked questions

Lierde has 6,874 residents, or 280 per km². In five years, the population changed by +3.9% (Statbel).

The federal police recorded 25.7 offences per 1,000 residents here. A typical Belgian municipality has 50.1. The figure covers everything, from bike theft to assault. It describes the whole municipality, not your street.

The median house price is €340,000. For an apartment: not published. These are sales at the notary (Statbel, September 2026). The 'Buying in Lierde' page adds registration duties and fees.

The municipality has 3 schools: 3 primary and 0 secondary (Community registers). The full list, school by school, is higher up this page.

Sources: Statbel for population, households, incomes and prices. Federal Police for safety, Community registers for schools. Transport operators' timetables for buses and trains, OpenStreetMap for the scores. These are figures, not an opinion.

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