Where to live in Bielefeld with a family

Ranking of Bielefeld's 50 areas with CityPulse's “Family” profile. What matters most: public green space, playgrounds on foot, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Bielefeld to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Dornberg (96), Gellershagen (96) and Verler Dreieck (96).

Bielefeld areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Dornberg	96 · excellent	Public green space
2	Gellershagen	96 · excellent	Public green space
3	Verler Dreieck	96 · excellent	Public green space
4	Sennestadt	96 · excellent	Public green space
5	Ankergärten	96 · excellent	Public green space
6	Stieghorst	95 · excellent	Public green space
7	Windelsbleiche	94 · excellent	Public green space
8	Sieker	94 · excellent	Public green space
9	Brackwede	94 · excellent	Public green space
10	Sudbrack	93 · excellent	Public green space
11	5. Kanton	93 · excellent	Public green space
12	Baumheide	93 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
13	Schildesche	93 · excellent	Public green space
14	Hillegossen	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
15	Bethel	92 · excellent	Public green space
16	Mitte	92 · excellent	Public green space
17	Heepen	91 · excellent	Public green space
18	Quelle	86 · excellent	Public green space
19	Dalbke	85 · excellent	Public green space
20	Oldentrup	84 · excellent	Public green space
21	Bahnhofsviertel	84 · excellent	Public green space
22	Heideblümchen	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Senne	83 · excellent	Public green space
24	Waldquelle	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Ummeln	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
26	Vennkamp	79 · good	Public green space
27	Grünheide	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
28	Brake	78 · good	Public green space
29	Buschkamp	76 · good	Public green space
30	Vilsendorf	75 · good	Public green space
31	Hoberge-Uerentrup	75 · good	Public green space
32	Gadderbaum	75 · good	Public green space
33	Großdornberg	69 · good	Public green space
34	Lämershagen	69 · good	Public green space
35	Ubbedissen	69 · good	Playgrounds on foot
36	Milse	69 · good	Playgrounds on foot
37	Schröttinghausen	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Babenhausen	68 · good	Public green space
39	Jöllenbeck	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
40	Eckardtsheim	67 · good	Tree canopy
41	Frordisser Feld	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
42	Brönninghausen	62 · good	Public green space
43	Niederdornberg-Deppendorf	61 · good	Playgrounds on foot
44	Windflöte	60 · good	Public green space
45	Theesen	53 · fair	Public green space
46	Altenhagen	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
47	Blackenfeld	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
48	Kirchdornberg	42 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
49	Dingerdissen	21 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
50	Holtkamp	12 · poor	Tree canopy

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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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 2026-11-05. Method and sources