Living in Harpen, Bochum

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

Good77

Harpen is an area of Bochum with about 1,585 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 77 out of 100 (good): better than 11% of Bochum residents, ranked 58 of 66 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 32.3% tree canopy within 500 m
Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk

Weaknesses

Public transport frequency: 8 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Harpen suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	67 · good	44 of 66
Family	79 · good	50 of 66
Over 65	78 · good	59 of 66
Working from home	72 · good	50 of 66
Commuter	52 · fair	51 of 66

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	605 m	8 min walk
Pharmacy	765 m	10 min walk
Doctor	1,082 m	14 min walk
Nursery school	536 m	7 min walk
Primary school	2,317 m	29 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	248 m	3 min walk
Metro or train station	3,990 m	50 min walk
Public green space	578 m	7 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	1,403 m	18 min walk
Playground	339 m	4 min walk
Protected cycle lane	539 m	7 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

32.3% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 38.3%)
9.1 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
8 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 21)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Harpen

Am Einkaufszentrum · Am Parkhaus · Apostelplatz · Auf dem Anger · Auf dem Knust · Augustinusstraße · Dellenstraße · Florianstraße · Hornstraße · Im Klappheck · Kappweg · Karl-Leich-Straße · Kohlleppelsweg · Kornharpener Straße · Laurentiusstraße · Monikastraße · Rüpingsweg · Werner Straße · Wieschermühlenstraße · Zur Burkuhle

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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