Living in Plauen, Dresden
Plauen is an area of Dresden with about 9,028 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 95 out of 100 (excellent): better than 88% of Dresden residents, ranked 5 of 105 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 3 min walk, large park 6 min walk
- Tree canopy: 27.9% tree canopy within 500 m
- Services on foot: food shop 5 min walk, pharmacy 7 min walk, doctor 5 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 5 min walk
Weaknesses
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 9 min walk
Who Plauen suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 65 · good | 59 of 105 |
| Family | 81 · excellent | 46 of 105 |
| Over 65 | 96 · excellent | 4 of 105 |
| Working from home | 66 · good | 53 of 105 |
| Commuter | 59 · fair | 48 of 105 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 406 m | 5 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 545 m | 7 min walk |
| Doctor | 397 m | 5 min walk |
| Nursery school | 412 m | 5 min walk |
| Primary school | 594 m | 7 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 215 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 942 m | 12 min walk |
| Public green space | 236 m | 3 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 464 m | 6 min walk |
| Playground | 415 m | 5 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 752 m | 9 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 27.9% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 19.7%)
- 9.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 24 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 16)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Plauen
Agnes-Smedley-Straße · Am Fichtepark · Arltstraße · Bernhardstraße · Bienertstraße · Chemnitzer Straße · Coschützer Straße · Cämmerswalder Straße · F.-C.-Weiskopf-Platz · Frankfurter Straße · Friedrich-Hegel-Straße · Fritz-Schulze-Straße · Gitterseestraße · Großmannstraße · Halbkreisstraße · Hegereiterbrücke · Hegerstraße · Hennersdorfer Weg · Hofmühlenstraße · Hohe Straße · Kaitzer Straße · Kantstraße · Klingenberger Straße · Kotteweg · Krausestraße · Leibnizstraße · Lotzestraße · Muldaer Straße · Müllerbrunnenstraße · Nöthnitzer Straße · Paschkystraße · Passauer Straße · Pestitzer Straße · Plauenscher Ring · Reckestraße · Schleiermacherstraße · Schopenhauerstraße · Steinadlerstraße · Westendring · Westendstraße · Zwickauer Platz · Zwickauer 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