Where to live in Gijón as a student

Ranking of Gijón's 36 areas with CityPulse's “Student” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: high.

What is the best area of Gijón to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: El Bibio (91), Polígono de Pumarín (88) and Perchera-La Braña (86).

Gijón areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	El Bibio	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Polígono de Pumarín	88 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Perchera-La Braña	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Montevil	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Nuevo Gijón-La Peral	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Laviada	83 · excellent	Services on foot
7	El Llano	82 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Contrueces	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Les Mestes	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Ceares / Ciares	82 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Viesques	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Pumarín	80 · excellent	Services on foot
13	El Coto	80 · excellent	Services on foot
14	El Natahoyo	77 · good	Services on foot
15	Moreda	76 · good	Services on foot
16	La Calzada	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Centro	73 · good	Services on foot
18	Santa Bárbara	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	L'Arena	72 · good	Services on foot
20	Roces	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Santa Olaya	70 · good	Services on foot
22	Poniente	68 · good	Services on foot
23	Cimavilla	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Los Campos	64 · good	Services on foot
25	Nuevo Roces	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	El Cerilleru	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Tremañes	57 · fair	Public green space
28	Jove / Xove	52 · fair	Services on foot
29	Somió	21 · poor	Public green space
30	Cabueñes	13 · poor	Public green space
31	Castiello Bernueces	10 · poor	Public green space
32	Vega	10 · poor	Public green space
33	Roces Periurbano	3 · poor	Tree canopy
34	Deva	2 · poor	Tree canopy
35	Montiana	2 · poor	Tree canopy
36	Santurio	1 · poor	Tree canopy

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 2026-11-05. Method and sources