Where to live in Bochum as a student

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

What is the best area of Bochum to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Weitmar (86), Kirchviertel (86) and Bermuda3eck (86).

Bochum areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Weitmar	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Kirchviertel	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Bermuda3eck	86 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Langendreer	85 · excellent	Public green space
5	Marmelshagen	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Bärendorf	84 · excellent	Public green space
7	Griesenbruch	84 · excellent	Public green space
8	Brenschede	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Wiemelhausen	84 · excellent	Public green space
10	Hiltrop	83 · excellent	Public green space
11	Dahlhausen	83 · excellent	Public green space
12	Hamme	83 · excellent	Public green space
13	Westend	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Altenbochum	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
15	Wattenscheid	82 · excellent	Public green space
16	Grumme	82 · excellent	Public green space
17	Günnigfeld	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Ümmingen	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Dahlhauser Heide	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Goldhamme	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Leithe	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Riemke	79 · good	Public green space
23	Mark	79 · good	Tree canopy
24	Innenstadt	79 · good	Services on foot
25	Rosenberg	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Eppendorf	78 · good	Tree canopy
27	Werne	78 · good	Public green space
28	Goy	78 · good	Tree canopy
29	Kirchharpen	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Laer	77 · good	Tree canopy
31	Gerthe	75 · good	Public green space
32	Langendreerholz	75 · good	Tree canopy
33	Ehrenfeld	74 · good	Public green space
34	Linden	74 · good	Public green space
35	Hordel	74 · good	Public green space
36	Westenfeld	73 · good	Tree canopy
37	Hofstede	73 · good	Public green space
38	Haar	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
39	Laerheide	71 · good	Public green space
40	Bergen	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
41	Somborn	70 · good	Public green space
42	Ostpark	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Steinkuhl	68 · good	Tree canopy
44	Harpen	67 · good	Tree canopy
45	Munscheid	67 · good	Tree canopy
46	Kaltehardt	67 · good	Public green space
47	Heide	66 · good	Public green space
48	Havkenscheid	65 · good	Public green space
49	Höntrop	64 · good	Public green space
50	Neuling	64 · good	Tree canopy
51	Kornharpen	61 · good	Tree canopy
52	Hustadt	58 · fair	Tree canopy
53	Südfeldmark	57 · fair	Public green space
54	Grabeloh	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
55	Engelsburg	53 · fair	Public green space
56	Stadtparkviertel	53 · fair	Public green space
57	Stiepel	31 · poor	Tree canopy
58	Oberdahlhausen	28 · poor	Public green space
59	Querenburg	27 · poor	Public green space
60	Mosaikviertel	27 · poor	Public green space
61	Speckschweiz	26 · poor	Public green space
62	Schrick	25 · poor	Tree canopy
63	Kreta	21 · poor	Public green space
64	Oesterheide	20 · poor	Tree canopy
65	Sundern	17 · poor	Tree canopy
66	Sevinghausen	10 · poor	Public green space

What it does not consider

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