Where to live in Coimbra if you work from home

Ranking of Coimbra's 47 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 Coimbra to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Alto de São João (80), Quinta da Várzea (75) and Bairro da Fonte do Castanheiro (71).

Coimbra areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Alto de São João	80 · excellent	Public green space
2	Quinta da Várzea	75 · good	Tree canopy
3	Bairro da Fonte do Castanheiro	71 · good	Public green space
4	Santa Clara	70 · good	Services on foot
5	Bairro do Brinca	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Ingote	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Quinta Dom João	64 · good	Public green space
8	Vale das Flores	61 · good	Public green space
9	Bairro Norton de Matos	58 · fair	Public green space
10	Casa Branca	53 · fair	Services on foot
11	Loreto	50 · fair	Public green space
12	Calhabé	49 · fair	Public green space
13	Baixa	48 · fair	Services on foot
14	Alta	45 · fair	Public green space
15	Pedrulha	44 · fair	Public green space
16	Monte Formoso	42 · fair	Public green space
17	Bairro do Ingote	41 · fair	Tree canopy
18	São Sebastião	40 · fair	Public green space
19	Chão do Bispo	38 · poor	Public green space
20	Santo António dos Olivais	37 · poor	Public green space
21	Conchada	36 · poor	Public green space
22	Quinta de São Jerónimo	36 · poor	Public green space
23	Solum	35 · poor	Public green space
24	Montes Claros	35 · poor	Public green space
25	Alto dos Barreiros	35 · poor	Tree canopy
26	Vale Rosal	35 · poor	Tree canopy
27	Tovim	34 · poor	Tree canopy
28	Celas	34 · poor	Public green space
29	Coselhas	34 · poor	Tree canopy
30	Bairro de Celas	34 · poor	Public green space
31	Pólo 2	33 · poor	Tree canopy
32	Lages	33 · poor	Tree canopy
33	Mesura	32 · poor	Services on foot
34	São Martinho do Bispo	32 · poor	Services on foot
35	Bencanta	30 · poor	Public green space
36	Fala	27 · poor	Services on foot
37	Bairro de São Miguel	25 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Bairro Mojafe	22 · poor	Tree canopy
39	Casais	19 · poor	Services on foot
40	Portela do Mondego	17 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Bairro das Flores	15 · poor	Tree canopy
42	Vilela	13 · poor	Tree canopy
43	Adémia	13 · poor	Tree canopy
44	Lordemão	12 · poor	Tree canopy
45	Areeiro	12 · poor	Tree canopy
46	Bairro Novo Horizonte	10 · poor	Services on foot
47	Bairro de Santa Apolónia	9 · poor	Services on foot

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 2026-11-06. Method and sources