Living in Melchendorf, Erfurt
Melchendorf is an area of Erfurt with about 11,433 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 76 out of 100 (good): better than 56% of Erfurt residents, ranked 11 of 39 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 5 min walk, pharmacy 5 min walk, doctor 5 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 2 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 4 min walk
Weaknesses
- Public transport frequency: 12 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Who Melchendorf suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 79 · good | 14 of 39 |
| Family | 83 · excellent | 9 of 39 |
| Over 65 | 82 · excellent | 9 of 39 |
| Working from home | 69 · good | 12 of 39 |
| Commuter | 56 · fair | 19 of 39 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 371 m | 5 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 371 m | 5 min walk |
| Doctor | 369 m | 5 min walk |
| Nursery school | 374 m | 5 min walk |
| Primary school | 686 m | 9 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 251 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 4,114 m | 51 min walk |
| Public green space | 110 m | 1 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 3,965 m | 50 min walk |
| Playground | 194 m | 2 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 281 m | 4 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 20.3% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 14.2%)
- 8.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 12 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 12)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Melchendorf
Albert-Einstein-Straße · Am Dorfbrunnen · Am Drosselberg · Am Hanfstein · Am Holzergraben · Am Katzenberg · Am Sibichen · Amselweg · An der Waidwäsche · Auf der Melm · Bei der Kohlröthe · Buchfinkenweg · Carl-Zeiß-Straße · Curiestraße · Ernst-Abbe-Straße · Ernst-Haeckel-Straße · Forststraße · Gustav-Tauschek-Straße · Haarbergstraße · Heinrich-Hertz-Straße · Hermann-Brill-Straße · Holunderweg · Im Winkel · In der Lutsche · Johannes-Kepler-Straße · Konrad-Zuse-Straße · Max-Planck-Straße · Max-Steenbeck-Straße · Melchendorfer Markt - Oberer Marktplatz · Milwitzweg · Niels-Bohr-Weg · Sauerdornweg · Schlehdornweg · Schulzenweg · Schöntaler Weg · Silberdistelweg · Singerstraße · Stieglitzweg · Stielerstraße · Tungerstraße · Wacholderweg · Wilhelm-Wolff-Straße · Zeisigweg
Nearby areas
- Wiesenhügel 79
- Herrenberg 70
- In der Birke 49
- Windischholzhausen 45
- Rhoda 42
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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