Living in Laerheide, Bochum

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

Excellent91

Laerheide is an area of Bochum with about 4,282 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 91 out of 100 (excellent): better than 48% of Bochum residents, ranked 31 of 66 areas.

Strengths

Public green space: public green space 2 min walk, large park 12 min walk
Tree canopy: 58.6% tree canopy within 500 m
Services on foot: food shop 6 min walk, pharmacy 13 min walk, doctor 12 min walk
Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk

Who Laerheide suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	71 · good	39 of 66
Family	90 · excellent	29 of 66
Over 65	92 · excellent	28 of 66
Working from home	77 · good	40 of 66
Commuter	76 · good	18 of 66

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	475 m	6 min walk
Pharmacy	1,048 m	13 min walk
Doctor	950 m	12 min walk
Nursery school	446 m	6 min walk
Primary school	837 m	10 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	230 m	3 min walk
Metro or train station	711 m	9 min walk
Public green space	174 m	2 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	941 m	12 min walk
Playground	314 m	4 min walk
Protected cycle lane	602 m	8 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

58.6% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 38.3%)
8.7 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
37 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 21)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Laerheide

Am Erlenkamp · Auf der Papenburg · Bellenkamp · Buscheyplatz · Böllingsteg · Fußgängerbrücke Bellenkamp · Heintzmannstraße · Laerheidestraße · Laerholzstraße · Max-Imdahl-Straße · Merianstraße · Platz des Friedens und der Völkerverständigung · Schinkelstraße · Semperstraße · Spechtsweg · Vormholzstraße

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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