Where to live in Antwerp as a student

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

What is the best area of Antwerp to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Klein-Antwerpen (93), Haringrode (91) and Harmonie (91).

Antwerp areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Klein-Antwerpen	93 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Haringrode	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Harmonie	91 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Wim Saerens	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Centraal Station	89 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Gallifort-Ter Rivieren	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Kiel	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Oosterveld (Antwerpen)	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Borgerhout Extra Muros	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Deurne-Dorp - Expo	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Zwaantjes	87 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Borgerhout	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Morckhoven	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Ertbrugge (Deurne)	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Valaar-De Brem	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Vliegveld	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Boekenberg-Unitas	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Conforta	85 · excellent	Services on foot
19	Vogeltjeswijk	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Hoogte	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Brederode	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Tentoonstellingswijk	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Antwerpen-Noord	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	Oosterveld	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Ekeren	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
26	Zurenborg (Antwerpen)	83 · excellent	Services on foot
27	Theaterbuurt	83 · excellent	Services on foot
28	Nieuw Kwartier	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
29	Neerland	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
30	Zwarte Arend	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
31	Linkeroever	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
32	Zuid	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
33	De Zepten-Zilverbeek	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
34	Wilrijk	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
35	Oud-Berchem	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
36	Elsdonk	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
37	Venneborg	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
38	Seefhoek-Stuivenberg	81 · excellent	Services on foot
39	Deurne-Noord	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
40	Zurenborg (Berchem)	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
41	Deurne	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
42	Berchem	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
43	Borgerhout Intra Muros	80 · excellent	Services on foot
44	Donk	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
45	Sint-Mariaburg	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
46	Ekeren-Centrum	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
47	Merksem	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
48	Markgrave	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
49	Merksemheide	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
50	Deurne-Zuid	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
51	Sportpaleis	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
52	Lambrechtshoeken	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
53	Meir	79 · good	Services on foot
54	Sint-Mariaburg (Antwerpen)	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
55	Ten Eekhove-Lakbors	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
56	Yperman - Steytelinck	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
57	Groenenhoek	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
58	Stuivenberg	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
59	Hoboken	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
60	Amandus-Atheneum	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
61	Petroleum-Zuid	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
62	Luchtbal	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
63	Drakenhof-Langbaanvelden	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
64	Rozemaai	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
65	Schoonbroek	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
66	Europark	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
67	Nieuwdreef	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
68	Eksterlaar	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
69	Borsbeek	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
70	Oude Groenenhoek	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
71	Oude Groenenhoek (Berchem)	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
72	Duivelshoek - Oversnes	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
73	Universiteitsbuurt	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
74	Hoboken-West	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
75	Koornbloem	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
76	Sint-Andries	71 · good	Services on foot
77	Tuinwijk	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
78	’T Laar	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
79	Terbekehof	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
80	Berendrecht	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
81	Kronenburg	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
82	Nieuw Zuid	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
83	Viswater	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
84	Historisch Centrum	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
85	Oud-Merksem	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
86	Moretusburg	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
87	Eilandje	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
88	Schipperskwartier	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
89	Leugenberg	45 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
90	De Hei	36 · poor	Services on foot
91	Zandvliet	32 · poor	Services on foot

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