Living in Oesterheide, Bochum

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

Fair42

Oesterheide is an area of Bochum with about 1,628 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 42 out of 100 (fair): better than 1% of Bochum residents, ranked 65 of 66 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 45.0% tree canopy within 500 m

Weaknesses

Public green space: public green space 10 min walk, large park 26 min walk
Services on foot: food shop 22 min walk, pharmacy 24 min walk, doctor 22 min walk
Public transport frequency: 4 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Playgrounds on foot: playground 12 min walk

Who Oesterheide suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	20 · poor	64 of 66
Family	29 · poor	65 of 66
Over 65	38 · poor	65 of 66
Working from home	54 · fair	59 of 66
Commuter	28 · poor	63 of 66

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	1,765 m	22 min walk
Pharmacy	1,947 m	24 min walk
Doctor	1,777 m	22 min walk
Nursery school	1,618 m	20 min walk
Primary school	1,247 m	16 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	132 m	2 min walk
Metro or train station	1,643 m	21 min walk
Public green space	781 m	10 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	2,065 m	26 min walk
Playground	961 m	12 min walk
Protected cycle lane	569 m	7 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

45.0% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 38.3%)
8.7 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
4 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 21)
Low density

Streets and squares in Oesterheide

Beckhausstraße · Brundelstraße · Dürener Straße · Kleyer Straße · Oberstraße · Oesterheidestraße · Sieben-Planeten-Straße

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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