Living in Preuswald, Aachen

Standard score Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median

Good75

Preuswald is an area of Aachen with about 1,835 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 75 out of 100 (good): better than 44% of Aachen residents, ranked 25 of 40 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 76.8% tree canopy within 500 m
Playgrounds on foot: playground 2 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 6 min walk

Weaknesses

Public transport frequency: 11 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Preuswald suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	67 · good	29 of 40
Family	82 · excellent	21 of 40
Over 65	76 · good	29 of 40
Working from home	71 · good	19 of 40
Commuter	55 · fair	27 of 40

Services on foot

Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	657 m	8 min walk
Pharmacy	3,902 m	49 min walk
Doctor	2,894 m	36 min walk
Nursery school	407 m	5 min walk
Primary school	465 m	6 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	168 m	2 min walk
Metro or train station	4,749 m	59 min walk
Public green space	110 m	1 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	3,200 m	40 min walk
Playground	179 m	2 min walk
Protected cycle lane	470 m	6 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

76.8% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 18.3%)
6.3 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
11 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 18)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Preuswald

Altenberger Straße · Am Adamshäuschen · Entenpfuhler Weg · Hauseter Weg · Karlshöher Hochweg · Karlshöher Talweg · Kelmiser Straße · Lütticher Straße · Montzener Straße · Reimser Straße · Südweg · Tunnelweg · Unterer Backertsweg · Walhorner Straße

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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