Living in Altes Bethlehem, Bern

Standard score Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median

Excellent81

Altes Bethlehem is an area of Bern with about 2,999 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 81 out of 100 (excellent): better than 35% of Bern residents, ranked 34 of 48 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 35.8% tree canopy within 500 m
Services on foot: food shop 2 min walk, pharmacy 7 min walk, doctor 9 min walk
Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk

Who Altes Bethlehem suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	66 · good	24 of 48
Family	80 · excellent	23 of 48
Over 65	86 · excellent	30 of 48
Working from home	66 · good	24 of 48
Commuter	71 · good	16 of 48

Services on foot

Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	140 m	2 min walk
Pharmacy	565 m	7 min walk
Doctor	708 m	9 min walk
Nursery school	538 m	7 min walk
Primary school	948 m	12 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	139 m	2 min walk
Metro or train station	774 m	10 min walk
Public green space	376 m	5 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	2,045 m	26 min walk
Playground	338 m	4 min walk
Protected cycle lane	507 m	6 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

35.8% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 25.5%)
7.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
36 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 30)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Altes Bethlehem

Aehrenweg · Balthasarstrasse · Chaletweg · Garbenweg · Kornweg · Looslistrasse · Messerliweg · Murtenstrasse · Neuhausweg · Sägehofweg · Zelgstrasse

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