Living in Erlenmatt, Basel
Erlenmatt is an area of Basel with about 6,693 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 51 out of 100 (fair): better than 16% of Basel residents, ranked 17 of 20 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 5 min walk, doctor 8 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 3 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 3 min walk
Weaknesses
- Tree canopy: 6.0% tree canopy within 500 m
Who Erlenmatt suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 72 · good | 11 of 20 |
| Family | 65 · good | 12 of 20 |
| Over 65 | 60 · good | 17 of 20 |
| Working from home | 44 · fair | 9 of 20 |
| Commuter | 67 · good | 9 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 | 413 m | 5 min walk |
| Doctor | 639 m | 8 min walk |
| Nursery school | 339 m | 4 min walk |
| Primary school | 905 m | 11 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 290 m | 4 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 955 m | 12 min walk |
| Public green space | 205 m | 3 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 2,139 m | 27 min walk |
| Playground | 207 m | 3 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 233 m | 3 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 6.0% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 15.6%)
- 7.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 44 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 32)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Erlenmatt
Akazienweg · Am Bahndamm · Amerbachstrasse · Badenweilerstrasse · Bellingerweg · Brombacherstrasse · Efringerstrasse · Eimeldingerweg · Erlenmattstrasse · Erlenmattweg · Erlenparkweg · Erlenstrasse · Erlkönigweg · Fasanenstrasse · Freiburgersteg · Freiburgerstrasse · Goldbachweg · Gottesackerstrasse · Horburgstrasse · Im Surinam · In den Schorenmatten · Jägerstrasse · Mauerstrasse · Maulbeerstrasse · Max Kämpf-Platz · Rheinweilerweg · Riehenring · Schliengerweg · Schönaustrasse · Signalstrasse · Tangentenweg · Wiesenschanzweg
Nearby areas
- Hirzbrunnen 70
- Matthäus 51
- Klybeck 48
- Messe 47
- Kleinhüningen 33
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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