Where to live in Bochum if you work from home

Ranking of Bochum's 66 areas with CityPulse's “Working from home” profile. What matters most: public green space, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: low.

What is the best area of Bochum to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Langendreer (87), Weitmar (87) and Marmelshagen (87).

Bochum areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Langendreer	87 · excellent	Public green space
2	Weitmar	87 · excellent	Public green space
3	Marmelshagen	87 · excellent	Public green space
4	Kirchviertel	87 · excellent	Public green space
5	Wiemelhausen	86 · excellent	Public green space
6	Brenschede	86 · excellent	Public green space
7	Bärendorf	86 · excellent	Public green space
8	Westend	86 · excellent	Public green space
9	Dahlhausen	85 · excellent	Public green space
10	Altenbochum	85 · excellent	Tree canopy
11	Hamme	85 · excellent	Public green space
12	Dahlhauser Heide	85 · excellent	Public green space
13	Goldhamme	85 · excellent	Public green space
14	Günnigfeld	85 · excellent	Public green space
15	Grumme	84 · excellent	Public green space
16	Ostpark	84 · excellent	Public green space
17	Riemke	84 · excellent	Public green space
18	Bergen	83 · excellent	Public green space
19	Leithe	83 · excellent	Public green space
20	Ümmingen	83 · excellent	Public green space
21	Hiltrop	82 · excellent	Public green space
22	Wattenscheid	82 · excellent	Public green space
23	Mark	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
24	Eppendorf	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
25	Hofstede	82 · excellent	Public green space
26	Griesenbruch	82 · excellent	Public green space
27	Innenstadt	82 · excellent	Services on foot
28	Bermuda3eck	82 · excellent	Services on foot
29	Goy	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
30	Laer	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
31	Gerthe	81 · excellent	Public green space
32	Hordel	81 · excellent	Public green space
33	Rosenberg	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
34	Werne	80 · excellent	Public green space
35	Langendreerholz	80 · excellent	Tree canopy
36	Kirchharpen	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
37	Ehrenfeld	79 · good	Public green space
38	Linden	78 · good	Public green space
39	Haar	78 · good	Tree canopy
40	Laerheide	77 · good	Public green space
41	Westenfeld	76 · good	Tree canopy
42	Havkenscheid	76 · good	Public green space
43	Steinkuhl	76 · good	Tree canopy
44	Somborn	76 · good	Public green space
45	Engelsburg	76 · good	Public green space
46	Kaltehardt	74 · good	Public green space
47	Munscheid	74 · good	Tree canopy
48	Stiepel	73 · good	Tree canopy
49	Höntrop	72 · good	Public green space
50	Harpen	72 · good	Tree canopy
51	Grabeloh	69 · good	Tree canopy
52	Neuling	69 · good	Tree canopy
53	Südfeldmark	68 · good	Public green space
54	Heide	68 · good	Public green space
55	Kornharpen	67 · good	Tree canopy
56	Hustadt	67 · good	Tree canopy
57	Stadtparkviertel	64 · good	Public green space
58	Sundern	55 · fair	Tree canopy
59	Oesterheide	54 · fair	Tree canopy
60	Oberdahlhausen	41 · fair	Public green space
61	Querenburg	40 · fair	Public green space
62	Speckschweiz	39 · poor	Public green space
63	Schrick	38 · poor	Tree canopy
64	Mosaikviertel	37 · poor	Public green space
65	Kreta	33 · poor	Public green space
66	Sevinghausen	30 · poor	Public green space

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The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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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