Living in Goy, Bochum

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

Excellent92

Goy is an area of Bochum with about 2,683 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 92 out of 100 (excellent): better than 52% of Bochum residents, ranked 25 of 66 areas.

Strengths

Public green space: public green space 1 min walk, large park 14 min walk
Tree canopy: 37.4% tree canopy within 500 m
Services on foot: food shop 8 min walk, pharmacy 8 min walk, doctor 8 min walk
Playgrounds on foot: playground 5 min walk

Weaknesses

Public transport frequency: 18 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Goy suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	78 · good	28 of 66
Family	91 · excellent	26 of 66
Over 65	93 · excellent	26 of 66
Working from home	81 · excellent	29 of 66
Commuter	65 · good	32 of 66

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	638 m	8 min walk
Pharmacy	632 m	8 min walk
Doctor	653 m	8 min walk
Nursery school	658 m	8 min walk
Primary school	838 m	10 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	306 m	4 min walk
Metro or train station	1,056 m	13 min walk
Public green space	114 m	1 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	1,146 m	14 min walk
Playground	428 m	5 min walk
Protected cycle lane	507 m	6 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

37.4% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 38.3%)
8.8 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
18 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 21)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Goy

Alarichstraße · Am Ginsterbusch · Am Hülsenbusch · Am Pappelbusch · Auf der Heide · Paulinenstraße · Paulstraße · Steinkuhlstraße · Tejastraße · Theoderichstraße · Totilastraße · Tsukuba-Ring

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