Where to live in Bielefeld as a student

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

What is the best area of Bielefeld to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Dornberg (86), Ankergärten (86) and Stieghorst (84).

Bielefeld areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Dornberg	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Ankergärten	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Stieghorst	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Sennestadt	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Gellershagen	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Windelsbleiche	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Hillegossen	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Verler Dreieck	83 · excellent	Public green space
9	Mitte	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	5. Kanton	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Brackwede	83 · excellent	Public green space
12	Baumheide	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Sieker	81 · excellent	Public green space
14	Heepen	81 · excellent	Public green space
15	Bahnhofsviertel	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Sudbrack	80 · excellent	Public green space
17	Quelle	80 · excellent	Public green space
18	Schildesche	78 · good	Public green space
19	Oldentrup	76 · good	Public green space
20	Bethel	75 · good	Public green space
21	Waldquelle	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Grünheide	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Buschkamp	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Senne	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Heideblümchen	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Dalbke	66 · good	Public green space
27	Brake	66 · good	Public green space
28	Jöllenbeck	64 · good	Public green space
29	Milse	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Gadderbaum	57 · fair	Public green space
31	Ubbedissen	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
32	Windflöte	47 · fair	Public green space
33	Ummeln	41 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
34	Frordisser Feld	40 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
35	Großdornberg	40 · fair	Public green space
36	Hoberge-Uerentrup	39 · poor	Public green space
37	Vilsendorf	37 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
38	Vennkamp	36 · poor	Public green space
39	Babenhausen	34 · poor	Public green space
40	Eckardtsheim	33 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Schröttinghausen	33 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
42	Lämershagen	32 · poor	Public green space
43	Altenhagen	29 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
44	Blackenfeld	27 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
45	Niederdornberg-Deppendorf	26 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
46	Brönninghausen	26 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
47	Theesen	25 · poor	Public green space
48	Kirchdornberg	10 · poor	Public green space
49	Holtkamp	6 · poor	Tree canopy
50	Dingerdissen	6 · 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