Living in Planetenwijk, Ghent
Standard score
Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median
Good65
Planetenwijk is an area of Ghent with about 1,081 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 65 out of 100 (good): better than 50% of Ghent residents, ranked 30 of 58 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 2 min walk, large park 2 min walk
- Tree canopy: 25.6% tree canopy within 500 m
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 3 min walk
Weaknesses
- Services on foot: food shop 17 min walk, pharmacy 17 min walk, doctor 14 min walk
- Public transport frequency: 0 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Who Planetenwijk suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 36 · poor | 49 of 58 |
| Family | 60 · good | 40 of 58 |
| Over 65 | 57 · fair | 46 of 58 |
| Working from home | 79 · good | 5 of 58 |
| Commuter | 26 · poor | 50 of 58 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 1,356 m | 17 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 1,326 m | 17 min walk |
| Doctor | 1,153 m | 14 min walk |
| Nursery school | 1,510 m | 19 min walk |
| Primary school | 1,510 m | 19 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 478 m | 6 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 4,435 m | 55 min walk |
| Public green space | 145 m | 2 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 173 m | 2 min walk |
| Playground | 663 m | 8 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 231 m | 3 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 25.6% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 11.7%)
- 9.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 0 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 14)
- Low density
Streets and squares in Planetenwijk
Alijt Bakehof · Jupiterstraat · Liniestraat · Marsstraat · Mercuriusstraat · Mizarweg · Neerstraat · Plutostraat · Polarisstraat · Polderkenslaan · Rodonkstraat · Siriusstraat · Speistraat · Trekweg · Uranusstraat · Venusstraat · Wijmenstraat
Nearby areas
- Mariakerke 77
- Vijfhoek 74
- Luchteren 59
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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