Living in Volkeskotten, Essen

Standard score Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median

Fair43

Volkeskotten is an area of Essen with about 2,095 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 43 out of 100 (fair): better than 1% of Essen residents, ranked 58 of 58 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 69.9% tree canopy within 500 m

Weaknesses

Services on foot: food shop 23 min walk, pharmacy 22 min walk, doctor 31 min walk
Public transport frequency: 0 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Playgrounds on foot: playground 17 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 13 min walk

Who Volkeskotten suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	10 · poor	58 of 58
Family	14 · poor	58 of 58
Over 65	35 · poor	58 of 58
Working from home	26 · poor	58 of 58
Commuter	9 · poor	58 of 58

Services on foot

Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	1,818 m	23 min walk
Pharmacy	1,723 m	22 min walk
Doctor	2,449 m	31 min walk
Nursery school	1,457 m	18 min walk
Primary school	2,347 m	29 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	701 m	9 min walk
Metro or train station	2,400 m	30 min walk
Public green space	856 m	11 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	1,069 m	13 min walk
Playground	1,378 m	17 min walk
Protected cycle lane	1,043 m	13 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

69.9% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 33.1%)
8.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
0 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 16)
Low density

Streets and squares in Volkeskotten

Hunsrückstraße · Meckenstocker Weg · Rüttelskamp · Schuirweg · Taunusbogen · Wallneyer Straße · Westerwaldstraße · Wolfsbachweg

Nearby areas

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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