Living in Spitalacker, Bern
Spitalacker is an area of Bern with about 6,988 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 86 out of 100 (excellent): better than 54% of Bern residents, ranked 20 of 48 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 3 min walk, large park 17 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 5 min walk, doctor 4 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 3 min walk
Who Spitalacker suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 70 · good | 22 of 48 |
| Family | 75 · good | 30 of 48 |
| Over 65 | 81 · excellent | 39 of 48 |
| Working from home | 37 · poor | 40 of 48 |
| Commuter | 64 · good | 26 of 48 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 292 m | 4 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 392 m | 5 min walk |
| Doctor | 355 m | 4 min walk |
| Nursery school | 345 m | 4 min walk |
| Primary school | 434 m | 5 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 188 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,492 m | 19 min walk |
| Public green space | 252 m | 3 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,321 m | 17 min walk |
| Playground | 221 m | 3 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 684 m | 9 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 20.5% 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)
- High density
Streets and squares in Spitalacker
Attinghausenstrasse · Beundenfeldstrasse · Blumenbergstrasse · Breitenrainstrasse · Breitfeldstrasse · Funkerstrasse · Gotthelfstrasse · Herzogstrasse · Hildanusstrasse · Jägerweg · Kasernenstrasse · Laubeggstrasse · Mezenerweg · Militärstrasse · Moserstrasse · Optingenstrasse · Papiermühlestrasse · Parkstrasse · Radarstrasse · Reiterstrasse · Rodtmattstrasse · Rütlistrasse · Schläflistrasse · Schärerstrasse · Schönburgstrasse · Sickingerstrasse · Spitalackerstrasse · Viktoriastrasse · Waldhöheweg · Wiesenstrasse
Nearby areas
- Matte 96
- Lorraine 87
- Beundenfeld 87
- Altenberg 85
- Unders Galgefeld 85
- Breitenrain 78
- Breitfeld 76
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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