Living in Somborn, Bochum

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

Excellent82

Somborn is an area of Bochum with about 4,189 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 82 out of 100 (excellent): better than 19% of Bochum residents, ranked 55 of 66 areas.

Strengths

Public green space: public green space 2 min walk, large park 10 min walk
Tree canopy: 34.5% tree canopy within 500 m
Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk

Weaknesses

Public transport frequency: 12 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Somborn suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	70 · good	41 of 66
Family	77 · good	52 of 66
Over 65	83 · excellent	53 of 66
Working from home	76 · good	44 of 66
Commuter	54 · fair	47 of 66

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	634 m	8 min walk
Pharmacy	1,418 m	18 min walk
Doctor	1,427 m	18 min walk
Nursery school	615 m	8 min walk
Primary school	1,132 m	14 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	216 m	3 min walk
Metro or train station	1,372 m	17 min walk
Public green space	184 m	2 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	781 m	10 min walk
Playground	303 m	4 min walk
Protected cycle lane	483 m	6 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

34.5% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 38.3%)
8.8 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
12 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 21)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Somborn

Am Gröppersweg · Am Steinhardt · Beverstraße · Everstalstraße · Hauptstraße · Iserlohner Straße · Lütgendortmunder Hellweg · Müllensiefenstraße · Provinzialstraße · Schorlandstraße · Schulze-Vellinghausen-Straße · Somborner Straße · Zum Ausblick

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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