Living in Welchental, Freiburg

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

Good67

Welchental is an area of Freiburg with about 938 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 67 out of 100 (good): better than 16% of Freiburg residents, ranked 31 of 35 areas.

Strengths

Public green space: public green space 6 min walk, large park 12 min walk
Tree canopy: 44.7% tree canopy within 500 m
Services on foot: food shop 6 min walk, pharmacy 20 min walk, doctor 8 min walk

Weaknesses

Public transport frequency: 3 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Welchental suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	72 · good	28 of 35
Family	76 · good	29 of 35
Over 65	75 · good	30 of 35
Working from home	67 · good	26 of 35
Commuter	40 · fair	26 of 35

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	493 m	6 min walk
Pharmacy	1,627 m	20 min walk
Doctor	608 m	8 min walk
Nursery school	720 m	9 min walk
Primary school	794 m	10 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	222 m	3 min walk
Metro or train station	1,655 m	21 min walk
Public green space	502 m	6 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	998 m	12 min walk
Playground	729 m	9 min walk
Protected cycle lane	642 m	8 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

44.7% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 21.9%)
5.4 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
3 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 20)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Welchental

Häusledobelweg · Im Etter · Im Gänderle · Kandelhöhenweg · Scheibenbergweg · Welchentalstraße · Wildbachweg

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