Living in Heimstätten-Siedlung, Darmstadt
Heimstätten-Siedlung is an area of Darmstadt with about 8,941 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 75 out of 100 (good): better than 37% of Darmstadt residents, ranked 29 of 39 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 5 min walk, large park 9 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 11 min walk, pharmacy 12 min walk, doctor 7 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 6 min walk
Weaknesses
- Public transport frequency: 8 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Who Heimstätten-Siedlung suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 74 · good | 33 of 39 |
| Family | 80 · excellent | 32 of 39 |
| Over 65 | 84 · excellent | 22 of 39 |
| Working from home | 70 · good | 25 of 39 |
| Commuter | 52 · fair | 32 of 39 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 885 m | 11 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 1,000 m | 12 min walk |
| Doctor | 524 m | 7 min walk |
| Nursery school | 417 m | 5 min walk |
| Primary school | 751 m | 9 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 259 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,686 m | 21 min walk |
| Public green space | 431 m | 5 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 712 m | 9 min walk |
| Playground | 284 m | 4 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 447 m | 6 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 15.8% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.1%)
- 8.3 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 8 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 12)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Heimstätten-Siedlung
Am Burgwald · Am Eichbaumeck · Am Kaiserschlag · Am Klingsacker · Am Pelz · Am Sandacker · Amselweg · An der Flachgewann · An der Maitanne · Anne-Frank-Straße · Baumschulenweg · Buchenlandweg · Czernowitzer Straße · Drosselweg · Eberstädter Weg · Elisabeth-Kern-Straße · Elisabeth-Schumacher-Straße · Finkenweg · Forstweg · Fröbaweg · Fünfkirchner Straße · Gertrud-Ulmann-Straße · Geschwister-Scholl-Weg · Hannah-Arendt-Weg · Heimstättenweg · Hermannstädter Weg · In der Köhlertanne · Inge-Vahle-Weg · Karlsbader Straße · Klausenburger Straße · Kolbeweg · Kronstädter Weg · Mahatma-Gandhi-Straße · Marie-Trier-Straße · Nonnenweg · Ollendorfplatz · Pfungstädter Weg · Pruthstraße · Pulverhäuserweg · Reichenberger Weg · Siebenbürgenstraße · Straubplatz · Unter den Golläckern · Ödenburger Straße
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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