Where to live in Bielefeld if you commute

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

What is the best area of Bielefeld to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Mitte (83), Bahnhofsviertel (73) and Sennestadt (69).

Bielefeld areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Mitte	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Bahnhofsviertel	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
3	Sennestadt	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	Ankergärten	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	5. Kanton	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Brackwede	66 · good	Public green space
7	Gellershagen	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Hillegossen	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Stieghorst	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Dornberg	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Oldentrup	60 · good	Public green space
12	Baumheide	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Heepen	58 · fair	Public green space
14	Sieker	56 · fair	Public green space
15	Windelsbleiche	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
16	Schildesche	54 · fair	Public green space
17	Bethel	53 · fair	Public green space
18	Heideblümchen	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
19	Grünheide	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
20	Sudbrack	51 · fair	Public green space
21	Verler Dreieck	50 · fair	Public green space
22	Quelle	47 · fair	Public green space
23	Waldquelle	45 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
24	Senne	44 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
25	Dalbke	44 · fair	Public green space
26	Buschkamp	44 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Milse	43 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Brake	43 · fair	Public green space
29	Vilsendorf	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
30	Lämershagen	41 · fair	Public green space
31	Frordisser Feld	41 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
32	Jöllenbeck	41 · fair	Public green space
33	Vennkamp	41 · fair	Public green space
34	Ubbedissen	39 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
35	Großdornberg	39 · poor	Public green space
36	Schröttinghausen	38 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
37	Eckardtsheim	37 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Babenhausen	33 · poor	Public green space
39	Altenhagen	33 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
40	Gadderbaum	33 · poor	Public green space
41	Ummeln	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
42	Niederdornberg-Deppendorf	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
43	Hoberge-Uerentrup	29 · poor	Public green space
44	Theesen	27 · poor	Public green space
45	Windflöte	25 · poor	Public green space
46	Blackenfeld	24 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
47	Brönninghausen	21 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
48	Kirchdornberg	16 · poor	Public green space
49	Dingerdissen	13 · poor	Tree canopy
50	Holtkamp	8 · 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