Where to live in Ghent if you work from home

Ranking of Ghent's 58 areas with CityPulse's “Working from home” profile. What matters most: public green space, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: low.

What is the best area of Ghent to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Sint-Denijs-Westrem (83), Maalte (83) and Afsnee (82).

Ghent areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Sint-Denijs-Westrem	83 · excellent	Public green space
2	Maalte	83 · excellent	Public green space
3	Afsnee	82 · excellent	Public green space
4	Sint-Pieters-Aalst	81 · excellent	Public green space
5	Planetenwijk	79 · good	Public green space
6	Vijfhoek	79 · good	Public green space
7	Sint-Pieters-Aaigem	78 · good	Public green space
8	Mariakerke	78 · good	Public green space
9	Miljoenenkwartier	75 · good	Public green space
10	Nieuw Gent	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Zwijnaarde	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Zwijnaardse Dries	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Kolegem	74 · good	Public green space
14	Rijvissche	74 · good	Public green space
15	Stationsbuurt Noord	74 · good	Public green space
16	Westveld	73 · good	Tree canopy
17	Stationsbuurt Zuid	73 · good	Public green space
18	Bloemekenswijk	73 · good	Public green space
19	Sint-Amandsberg	72 · good	Public green space
20	Moscou	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Lange Velden	70 · good	Public green space
22	Rijsenbergwijk	70 · good	Public green space
23	Wondelgem	70 · good	Public green space
24	Gentbrugge	69 · good	Public green space
25	Lourdes	68 · good	Public green space
26	Drongen	68 · good	Public green space
27	Ottergemse Dries	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Muinkparkwijk	66 · good	Public green space
29	Luchteren	65 · good	Public green space
30	Strop	65 · good	Public green space
31	Ekkergem	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Malem	64 · good	Public green space
33	Oude Bareel	60 · good	Services on foot
34	Dampoortwijk	60 · good	Public green space
35	Baarle	60 · good	Public green space
36	Achtendries	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
37	Sas- en Bassijnwijk	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
38	Drie Leien	57 · fair	Public green space
39	Ledeberg	57 · fair	Services on foot
40	Rooigem	56 · fair	Public green space
41	Heirnis	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
42	Rabot	54 · fair	Services on foot
43	Oostakker	53 · fair	Public green space
44	Zuid	52 · fair	Services on foot
45	Kunstenkwartier	52 · fair	Services on foot
46	Meulestede	50 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
47	Papegaai	49 · fair	Services on foot
48	Sint Macharius / Sint Baafsdorp	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
49	Tolhuis	43 · fair	Services on foot
50	Muide	43 · fair	Services on foot
51	Halewijn	42 · fair	Public green space
52	Ham	40 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
53	Patershol	37 · poor	Services on foot
54	Brugse Poort	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
55	Heilig Kerst	23 · poor	Services on foot
56	Sluizeken	22 · poor	Services on foot
57	Sint-Kruis-Winkel	20 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
58	Desteldonk	20 · poor	Protected cycle lanes

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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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 2026-11-06. Method and sources