Where to live in Antwerp if you commute

Ranking of Antwerp's 91 areas with CityPulse's “Commuter” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public transport frequency, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Antwerp to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Wilrijk (87), Zurenborg (Berchem) (85) and De Zepten-Zilverbeek (79).

Antwerp areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Wilrijk	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Zurenborg (Berchem)	85 · excellent	Public transport frequency
3	De Zepten-Zilverbeek	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	Centraal Station	79 · good	Services on foot
5	Theaterbuurt	76 · good	Services on foot
6	Tentoonstellingswijk	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Hoogte	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Deurne-Dorp - Expo	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Zwaantjes	74 · good	Services on foot
10	Nieuw Kwartier	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Venneborg	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Deurne	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Klein-Antwerpen	73 · good	Services on foot
14	Berchem	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Merksemheide	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Luchtbal	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Oosterveld (Antwerpen)	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Vogeltjeswijk	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Oud-Berchem	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Merksem	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Zwarte Arend	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Seefhoek-Stuivenberg	70 · good	Services on foot
23	Brederode	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Morckhoven	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Ekeren-Centrum	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Zurenborg (Antwerpen)	66 · good	Services on foot
27	Oude Groenenhoek	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Markgrave	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Sportpaleis	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Oosterveld	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Linkeroever	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Borgerhout	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Borgerhout Extra Muros	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Boekenberg-Unitas	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Ekeren	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Petroleum-Zuid	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	Zuid	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Kiel	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
39	Europark	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
40	Yperman - Steytelinck	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
41	Hoboken-West	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
42	Ertbrugge (Deurne)	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Duivelshoek - Oversnes	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
44	Valaar-De Brem	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
45	Amandus-Atheneum	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
46	Sint-Mariaburg	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
47	Groenenhoek	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
48	Deurne-Zuid	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
49	Oude Groenenhoek (Berchem)	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
50	Neerland	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
51	Conforta	57 · fair	Services on foot
52	Wim Saerens	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
53	Borgerhout Intra Muros	56 · fair	Services on foot
54	Hoboken	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
55	Koornbloem	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
56	Harmonie	56 · fair	Services on foot
57	Tuinwijk	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
58	Haringrode	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
59	Stuivenberg	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
60	Terbekehof	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
61	Oud-Merksem	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
62	Meir	53 · fair	Services on foot
63	Universiteitsbuurt	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
64	Lambrechtshoeken	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
65	Sint-Mariaburg (Antwerpen)	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
66	Sint-Andries	50 · fair	Services on foot
67	Rozemaai	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
68	Schoonbroek	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
69	Deurne-Noord	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
70	Ten Eekhove-Lakbors	47 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
71	Vliegveld	47 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
72	Nieuwdreef	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
73	Donk	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
74	Moretusburg	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
75	Borsbeek	45 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
76	Eksterlaar	44 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
77	Antwerpen-Noord	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
78	Schipperskwartier	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
79	De Hei	41 · fair	Services on foot
80	Eilandje	39 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
81	Historisch Centrum	34 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
82	Kronenburg	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
83	Elsdonk	32 · poor	Tree canopy
84	Berendrecht	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
85	Drakenhof-Langbaanvelden	29 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
86	Viswater	29 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
87	Gallifort-Ter Rivieren	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
88	Zandvliet	27 · poor	Services on foot
89	’T Laar	27 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
90	Nieuw Zuid	24 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
91	Leugenberg	22 · poor	Protected cycle lanes

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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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 2026-11-06. Method and sources