Where to live in Coimbra as a student

Ranking of Coimbra's 47 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 Coimbra to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Alto de São João (83), Bairro da Fonte do Castanheiro (82) and Vale das Flores (79).

Coimbra areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Alto de São João	83 · excellent	Public green space
2	Bairro da Fonte do Castanheiro	82 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Vale das Flores	79 · good	Services on foot
4	Santa Clara	77 · good	Services on foot
5	Bairro Norton de Matos	75 · good	Services on foot
6	Quinta Dom João	75 · good	Public green space
7	Bairro do Brinca	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Ingote	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Baixa	70 · good	Services on foot
10	Calhabé	56 · fair	Public green space
11	Casa Branca	55 · fair	Services on foot
12	Loreto	51 · fair	Public green space
13	Bairro do Ingote	45 · fair	Tree canopy
14	Alta	42 · fair	Public green space
15	Pedrulha	33 · poor	Public green space
16	Monte Formoso	30 · poor	Public green space
17	Bairro de São Miguel	30 · poor	Tree canopy
18	Quinta da Várzea	29 · poor	Tree canopy
19	Conchada	27 · poor	Services on foot
20	Quinta de São Jerónimo	27 · poor	Public green space
21	Solum	26 · poor	Services on foot
22	São Sebastião	26 · poor	Public green space
23	Montes Claros	26 · poor	Public green space
24	Celas	26 · poor	Public green space
25	Santo António dos Olivais	26 · poor	Services on foot
26	Bairro de Celas	26 · poor	Public green space
27	Vale Rosal	25 · poor	Tree canopy
28	Chão do Bispo	25 · poor	Public green space
29	São Martinho do Bispo	23 · poor	Services on foot
30	Mesura	22 · poor	Services on foot
31	Fala	21 · poor	Services on foot
32	Alto dos Barreiros	20 · poor	Tree canopy
33	Bencanta	12 · poor	Public green space
34	Bairro de Santa Apolónia	11 · poor	Services on foot
35	Coselhas	10 · poor	Tree canopy
36	Bairro Novo Horizonte	10 · poor	Services on foot
37	Pólo 2	9 · poor	Tree canopy
38	Lages	8 · poor	Tree canopy
39	Tovim	8 · poor	Tree canopy
40	Bairro Mojafe	8 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Casais	7 · poor	Services on foot
42	Adémia	5 · poor	Tree canopy
43	Vilela	5 · poor	Tree canopy
44	Bairro das Flores	5 · poor	Tree canopy
45	Portela do Mondego	5 · poor	Tree canopy
46	Lordemão	5 · poor	Tree canopy
47	Areeiro	4 · poor	Tree canopy

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