Living in Vorstädte, Basel
Vorstädte is an area of Basel with about 5,532 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 75 out of 100 (good): better than 53% of Basel residents, ranked 7 of 20 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 5 min walk, large park 7 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 3 min walk, doctor 4 min walk
- Public transport frequency: 125 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 6 min walk
Who Vorstädte suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 75 · good | 7 of 20 |
| Family | 58 · fair | 16 of 20 |
| Over 65 | 84 · excellent | 4 of 20 |
| Working from home | 66 · good | 5 of 20 |
| Commuter | 84 · excellent | 1 of 20 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 287 m | 4 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 273 m | 3 min walk |
| Doctor | 306 m | 4 min walk |
| Nursery school | 1,028 m | 13 min walk |
| Primary school | 759 m | 9 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 157 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 748 m | 9 min walk |
| Public green space | 366 m | 5 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 580 m | 7 min walk |
| Playground | 579 m | 7 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 441 m | 6 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 14.5% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 15.6%)
- 7.5 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 125 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 32)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Vorstädte
Aeschengraben · Aeschenplatz · Am Birsigbogen · Antilopenweg · Ausgang Schweizerhof · Austrasse · Barfüssergasse · Binningerstrasse · Birsig-Durchgang · Birsig-Parkplatz · Birsigstrasse · Bollwerk-Promenade · Byfangweg · Centralbahnplatz · Centralbahnstrasse · Dachsfelderstrasse · De Wette-Strasse · Dufourstrasse · Edisonstrasse · Elisabethenstrasse · Erdbeergraben · Fasnachtsgasse · Feierabendstrasse · Flamingosteg · Gartenstrasse · Henric Petri-Strasse · Hermann Kinkelin-Strasse · Heumattstrasse · Holbeinstrasse · Höhenweg · Im Margarethenletten · Innere Margarethenstrasse · Kanonengasse · Kaufhausgasse · Kirschgartenstrasse · Klostergasse · Kohlenberggasse · Konzertgasse · Küchengasse · Lautengartenstrasse · Leimenstrasse · Leonhardsstrasse · Lohweg · Margarethenbrücke · Margarethenstrasse · Markthallenbrücke · Meltingerstrasse · Meret Oppenheim-Strasse · Nauenstrasse · Parkweg · Picassoplatz · Pruntruterstrasse · Rittergasse · Rümelinbachweg · Schertlingasse · St. Alban-Graben · Steinengraben · Steinentorstrasse · Sternengasse · Stänzlergasse · Theaterstrasse · Viaduktstrasse · Wallstrasse
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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