Where to live in Bielefeld over 65

Ranking of Bielefeld's 50 areas with CityPulse's “Over 65” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Bielefeld to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Dornberg (97), Ankergärten (96) and Gellershagen (95).

Bielefeld areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Dornberg	97 · excellent	Public green space
2	Ankergärten	96 · excellent	Public green space
3	Gellershagen	95 · excellent	Public green space
4	Gadderbaum	95 · excellent	Public green space
5	Brackwede	94 · excellent	Public green space
6	Sennestadt	94 · excellent	Public green space
7	Bethel	94 · excellent	Public green space
8	Sudbrack	93 · excellent	Public green space
9	Schildesche	93 · excellent	Public green space
10	Stieghorst	93 · excellent	Public green space
11	Verler Dreieck	92 · excellent	Public green space
12	Sieker	92 · excellent	Public green space
13	Mitte	92 · excellent	Public green space
14	5. Kanton	92 · excellent	Public green space
15	Windelsbleiche	92 · excellent	Public green space
16	Heepen	91 · excellent	Public green space
17	Hillegossen	91 · excellent	Public green space
18	Quelle	91 · excellent	Public green space
19	Baumheide	90 · excellent	Tree canopy
20	Oldentrup	85 · excellent	Public green space
21	Bahnhofsviertel	83 · excellent	Public green space
22	Brake	81 · excellent	Public green space
23	Hoberge-Uerentrup	80 · excellent	Public green space
24	Waldquelle	78 · good	Tree canopy
25	Senne	77 · good	Public green space
26	Großdornberg	77 · good	Public green space
27	Grünheide	77 · good	Public green space
28	Buschkamp	76 · good	Public green space
29	Dalbke	74 · good	Public green space
30	Theesen	73 · good	Public green space
31	Ummeln	73 · good	Tree canopy
32	Jöllenbeck	73 · good	Public green space
33	Heideblümchen	72 · good	Tree canopy
34	Milse	68 · good	Services on foot
35	Vennkamp	67 · good	Public green space
36	Babenhausen	66 · good	Public green space
37	Vilsendorf	65 · good	Public green space
38	Ubbedissen	65 · good	Public green space
39	Eckardtsheim	63 · good	Tree canopy
40	Windflöte	62 · good	Public green space
41	Schröttinghausen	59 · fair	Public green space
42	Frordisser Feld	58 · fair	Services on foot
43	Lämershagen	58 · fair	Public green space
44	Kirchdornberg	56 · fair	Public green space
45	Altenhagen	50 · fair	Public green space
46	Blackenfeld	46 · fair	Public green space
47	Brönninghausen	46 · fair	Public green space
48	Niederdornberg-Deppendorf	43 · fair	Public green space
49	Holtkamp	26 · poor	Tree canopy
50	Dingerdissen	24 · 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