Living in Forst, Aachen
Forst is an area of Aachen with about 12,760 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 79 out of 100 (good): better than 52% of Aachen residents, ranked 19 of 40 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 2 min walk, large park 13 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 5 min walk, doctor 4 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 3 min walk
Who Forst suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 84 · excellent | 9 of 40 |
| Family | 83 · excellent | 20 of 40 |
| Over 65 | 78 · good | 27 of 40 |
| Working from home | 39 · poor | 34 of 40 |
| Commuter | 82 · excellent | 1 of 40 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 292 m | 4 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 419 m | 5 min walk |
| Doctor | 282 m | 4 min walk |
| Nursery school | 305 m | 4 min walk |
| Primary school | 526 m | 7 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 140 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 793 m | 10 min walk |
| Public green space | 180 m | 2 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,047 m | 13 min walk |
| Playground | 332 m | 4 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 239 m | 3 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 15.3% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 18.3%)
- 6.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 42 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 18)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Forst
Adenauerallee · Alsenstraße · Altstraße · Am Kupferofen · Am Pappelweiher · An der Birk · Auf dem Plue · Auguste-von-Sartorius-Weg · Aussemstraße · Bonifatiusweg · Brandenburgweg · Breslauer Straße · Clermontstraße · Drei-Rosen-Straße · Drei-Rosen-Winkel · Düppelstraße · Eisenbahnweg · Elsassplatz · Elsassstraße · Freunder Weg · Hasencleverstraße · Hickelweg · Hünefeldstraße · Köhlstraße · Leipziger Straße · Lützowstraße · Madrider Ring · Mataréstraße · Obere Drimbornstraße · Reichsweg · Robert-Koch-Straße · Rosenweg · Rudolf-Schwarz-Weg · Schleswigstraße · Schönrathstraße · Sedanstraße · Steubenstraße · Stolberger Straße · Sträterstraße · Thiensweg · Tulpenweg · Virchowstraße · Weißenburger Straße · Zeppelinstraße
Nearby areas
- Viktoriaviertel 88
- Schönforst 82
- Beverau 78
- Haaren 76
- Frankenberger Viertel 64
- Rothe Erde 58
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-05. Method and sources