Living in Breite, Basel
Breite is an area of Basel with about 12,061 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 73 out of 100 (good): better than 48% of Basel residents, ranked 10 of 20 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 2 min walk, large park 19 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 5 min walk, doctor 6 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 3 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 5 min walk
Who Breite suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 80 · excellent | 5 of 20 |
| Family | 79 · good | 5 of 20 |
| Over 65 | 78 · good | 8 of 20 |
| Working from home | 68 · good | 3 of 20 |
| Commuter | 72 · good | 5 of 20 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 298 m | 4 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 376 m | 5 min walk |
| Doctor | 491 m | 6 min walk |
| Nursery school | 643 m | 8 min walk |
| Primary school | 694 m | 9 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 209 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,158 m | 14 min walk |
| Public green space | 177 m | 2 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,516 m | 19 min walk |
| Playground | 263 m | 3 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 436 m | 5 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 15.6% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 15.6%)
- 7.4 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 28 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 32)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Breite
Auf dem Wolf · Baldeggerstrasse · Bechburgerstrasse · Birsfelderstrasse · Birssteg · Birsstrasse · Brüglingerstrasse · Eidgenossenweg · Eisenbahnweg · Emanuel Büchel-Strasse · Farnsburgerstrasse · Forellenweg · Froburgstrasse · Galgenhügel-Promenade · Gellertstrasse · Grenzacher-Promenade · Hechtweg · Homburgerstrasse · Im Grenzacherhof · In den Klostermatten · Karpfenweg · Kastanienweg · Lehenmattstrasse · Muttenzerweg · Nasenweg · Neusatzsteg · Prattelerstrasse · Redingbrücke · Redingstrasse · Scherkesselweg · Schwarzwaldbrücke · Singerweg · St. Albanteich-Promenade · St. Jakob-Strasse · Stadionstrasse · Wildensteinerstrasse · Zürcherstrasse
Nearby areas
- St. Alban 84
- Hirzbrunnen 70
- Wettstein 55
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