Where to live in Bochum over 65

Ranking of Bochum's 66 areas with CityPulse's “Over 65” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Bochum to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Bärendorf (100), Langendreer (99) and Hamme (98).

Bochum areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Bärendorf	100 · excellent	Public green space
2	Langendreer	99 · excellent	Public green space
3	Hamme	98 · excellent	Public green space
4	Ehrenfeld	97 · excellent	Public green space
5	Altenbochum	97 · excellent	Tree canopy
6	Kirchviertel	96 · excellent	Public green space
7	Ostpark	96 · excellent	Public green space
8	Weitmar	96 · excellent	Public green space
9	Marmelshagen	95 · excellent	Public green space
10	Riemke	95 · excellent	Public green space
11	Dahlhausen	95 · excellent	Public green space
12	Wiemelhausen	95 · excellent	Public green space
13	Wattenscheid	95 · excellent	Public green space
14	Werne	95 · excellent	Public green space
15	Mark	95 · excellent	Tree canopy
16	Querenburg	94 · excellent	Public green space
17	Stadtparkviertel	94 · excellent	Public green space
18	Griesenbruch	94 · excellent	Public green space
19	Oberdahlhausen	94 · excellent	Public green space
20	Bermuda3eck	93 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Laer	93 · excellent	Tree canopy
22	Brenschede	93 · excellent	Public green space
23	Günnigfeld	93 · excellent	Public green space
24	Hiltrop	93 · excellent	Public green space
25	Linden	93 · excellent	Public green space
26	Goy	93 · excellent	Tree canopy
27	Südfeldmark	93 · excellent	Public green space
28	Laerheide	92 · excellent	Public green space
29	Grumme	92 · excellent	Public green space
30	Westend	92 · excellent	Public green space
31	Innenstadt	92 · excellent	Services on foot
32	Leithe	92 · excellent	Public green space
33	Gerthe	91 · excellent	Public green space
34	Langendreerholz	91 · excellent	Tree canopy
35	Eppendorf	90 · excellent	Tree canopy
36	Neuling	90 · excellent	Tree canopy
37	Höntrop	90 · excellent	Public green space
38	Mosaikviertel	90 · excellent	Public green space
39	Ümmingen	90 · excellent	Public green space
40	Dahlhauser Heide	90 · excellent	Public green space
41	Goldhamme	90 · excellent	Public green space
42	Hofstede	90 · excellent	Public green space
43	Kaltehardt	89 · excellent	Public green space
44	Speckschweiz	89 · excellent	Public green space
45	Westenfeld	88 · excellent	Tree canopy
46	Steinkuhl	87 · excellent	Tree canopy
47	Munscheid	86 · excellent	Tree canopy
48	Rosenberg	86 · excellent	Tree canopy
49	Hustadt	85 · excellent	Tree canopy
50	Hordel	84 · excellent	Public green space
51	Kirchharpen	84 · excellent	Public green space
52	Heide	83 · excellent	Public green space
53	Somborn	83 · excellent	Public green space
54	Schrick	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
55	Stiepel	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
56	Bergen	80 · excellent	Public green space
57	Haar	80 · excellent	Tree canopy
58	Havkenscheid	79 · good	Public green space
59	Harpen	78 · good	Tree canopy
60	Kornharpen	73 · good	Tree canopy
61	Engelsburg	70 · good	Public green space
62	Kreta	69 · good	Public green space
63	Grabeloh	62 · good	Tree canopy
64	Sundern	44 · fair	Tree canopy
65	Oesterheide	38 · poor	Tree canopy
66	Sevinghausen	37 · poor	Public green space

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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