Living in Goldhamme, Bochum

Standard score Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median

Excellent91

Goldhamme is an area of Bochum with about 2,028 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 91 out of 100 (excellent): better than 44% of Bochum residents, ranked 36 of 66 areas.

Strengths

Public green space: public green space 3 min walk, large park 6 min walk
Tree canopy: 41.3% tree canopy within 500 m
Playgrounds on foot: playground 2 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 2 min walk

Who Goldhamme suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	81 · excellent	20 of 66
Family	95 · excellent	14 of 66
Over 65	90 · excellent	41 of 66
Working from home	85 · excellent	13 of 66
Commuter	78 · good	15 of 66

Services on foot

Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	1,022 m	13 min walk
Pharmacy	2,054 m	26 min walk
Doctor	466 m	6 min walk
Nursery school	164 m	2 min walk
Primary school	515 m	6 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	237 m	3 min walk
Metro or train station	1,886 m	24 min walk
Public green space	279 m	3 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	466 m	6 min walk
Playground	138 m	2 min walk
Protected cycle lane	140 m	2 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

41.3% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 38.3%)
9.1 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
28 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 21)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Goldhamme

Alemannenstraße · Am Frohen Blick · Am Maarbach · An der Maarbrücke · Bayernstraße · Cheruskerstraße · Goldhammer Straße · Hessenstraße · Römerstraße · Sachsenstraße · Thüringer Straße · Vereinsstraße · Wattenscheider Straße · Weidestraße · Wendenstraße

Nearby areas

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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