Living in Wettstein, Basel
Wettstein is an area of Basel with about 6,965 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 55 out of 100 (fair): better than 25% of Basel residents, ranked 13 of 20 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 5 min walk, pharmacy 7 min walk, doctor 10 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 6 min walk
Weaknesses
- Tree canopy: 7.6% tree canopy within 500 m
Who Wettstein suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 67 · good | 15 of 20 |
| Family | 70 · good | 8 of 20 |
| Over 65 | 68 · good | 13 of 20 |
| Working from home | 55 · fair | 6 of 20 |
| Commuter | 61 · good | 15 of 20 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 373 m | 5 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 535 m | 7 min walk |
| Doctor | 830 m | 10 min walk |
| Nursery school | 446 m | 6 min walk |
| Primary school | 1,234 m | 15 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 161 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,091 m | 14 min walk |
| Public green space | 233 m | 3 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 2,226 m | 28 min walk |
| Playground | 333 m | 4 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 468 m | 6 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 7.6% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 15.6%)
- 7.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 35 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 32)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Wettstein
Alemannengasse · Bannwartweg · Bergalingerstrasse · Beuggenstrasse · Burgweg · Chrischonastrasse · Eptingerstrasse · Fischerweg · Grenzacherstrasse · In den Klosterreben · Itelpfad · Kienbergstrasse · Kirchgasse · Klingnaustrasse · Peter Rot-Strasse · Ramsteinerstrasse · Rheinfelderstrasse · Rosengartenweg · Römergasse · Rührbergerstrasse · Schaffhauserrheinweg · Schauenburgerstrasse · Schleifenbergstrasse · Schwarzwaldallee · Schwarzwaldstrasse · Schwörstadterstrasse · Solitude-Promenade · St. Alban-Rheinweg · Theodorsgraben · Theodorskirchplatz · Turnerstrasse · Vogelsangstrasse · Waldenburgerstrasse · Wettsteinallee · Wettsteinplatz · Wettsteinstrasse · Zum Bischofstein
Nearby areas
- St. Alban 84
- Breite 73
- Hirzbrunnen 70
- Clara 52
- Altstadt Kleinbasel 52
- Messe 47
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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