Where to live in Hamburg if you work from home

Ranking of Hamburg's 116 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 Hamburg to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Pergolenviertel-Süd (89), Lohbrügge (87) and Ohlsdorf (86).

Hamburg areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Pergolenviertel-Süd	89 · excellent	Public green space
2	Lohbrügge	87 · excellent	Public green space
3	Ohlsdorf	86 · excellent	Public green space
4	Fischbek	86 · excellent	Public green space
5	Fuhlsbüttel	86 · excellent	Public green space
6	Langenhorn	85 · excellent	Public green space
7	Berne	85 · excellent	Public green space
8	Osdorfer Born	85 · excellent	Public green space
9	Wandsbek	85 · excellent	Public green space
10	Farmsen-Berne	85 · excellent	Public green space
11	Gartenstadt Farmsen	85 · excellent	Public green space
12	Groß Borstel	85 · excellent	Public green space
13	Neuwiedenthal	85 · excellent	Tree canopy
14	Bramfeld	85 · excellent	Public green space
15	Hummelsbüttel	85 · excellent	Public green space
16	Wellingsbüttel	85 · excellent	Public green space
17	Bergedorf-West	85 · excellent	Public green space
18	Bahrenfeld	85 · excellent	Public green space
19	Wilhelmsburg	84 · excellent	Public green space
20	Osdorf	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
21	Poppenbüttel	84 · excellent	Public green space
22	Lohbrügge-Nord	84 · excellent	Public green space
23	Eißendorf	84 · excellent	Public green space
24	Marienthal	84 · excellent	Public green space
25	Horner Geest	84 · excellent	Public green space
26	Hamm	84 · excellent	Public green space
27	Lurup	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
28	Alsterdorf	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
29	Gartenstadt Hohnerkamp	83 · excellent	Public green space
30	Tonndorf	83 · excellent	Public green space
31	Stellingen	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
32	Lokstedt	83 · excellent	Public green space
33	Neugraben	83 · excellent	Public green space
34	Groß Flottbek	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
35	Schiffbek	82 · excellent	Public green space
36	Bergedorf	82 · excellent	Public green space
37	Langenbek	82 · excellent	Public green space
38	Horn	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
39	Jenfeld	81 · excellent	Public green space
40	Rahlstedt	81 · excellent	Public green space
41	Heimfeld	81 · excellent	Public green space
42	Max-Brauer-Quartier	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
43	Niendorf	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
44	Othmarschen	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
45	Sasel	81 · excellent	Public green space
46	Schnelsen	80 · excellent	Tree canopy
47	Sülldorf	80 · excellent	Public green space
48	Wilstorf	80 · excellent	Public green space
49	Eidelstedt	80 · excellent	Tree canopy
50	Bergstedt	80 · excellent	Public green space
51	Klein Borstel	80 · excellent	Public green space
52	Barmwisch	80 · excellent	Public green space
53	Tegelsbarg	80 · excellent	Public green space
54	Rothenburgsort	79 · good	Public green space
55	Marmstorf	79 · good	Public green space
56	Gartenstadt Berne	79 · good	Public green space
57	Flüsseviertel	79 · good	Tree canopy
58	Steilshoop	79 · good	Public green space
59	Sinstorf	78 · good	Public green space
60	Rotherbaum	78 · good	Public green space
61	Dulsberg	77 · good	Tree canopy
62	Oldenfelde	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
63	Iserbrook	77 · good	Tree canopy
64	Volksdorf	77 · good	Public green space
65	Meiendorf	77 · good	Public green space
66	Fischbeker Heidbrook	77 · good	Public green space
67	Karolinenviertel	76 · good	Public green space
68	Hausbruch	76 · good	Tree canopy
69	Reiherstiegviertel	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
70	Neugraben-Fischbek	74 · good	Public green space
71	Neuallermöhe-Ost	74 · good	Public green space
72	Nettelnburg	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
73	Mümmelmannsberg	74 · good	Public green space
74	Billstedt	74 · good	Public green space
75	Rissen	72 · good	Public green space
76	Nienstedten	71 · good	Public green space
77	Neuallermöhe	71 · good	Public green space
78	Neuallermöhe-West	69 · good	Public green space
79	Harburg	69 · good	Public green space
80	Lemsahl-Mellingstedt	66 · good	Tree canopy
81	Veddel	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
82	St. Georg	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
83	Finkenwerder	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
84	Neustadt	63 · good	Public green space
85	Wohldorf-Ohlstedt	62 · good	Public green space
86	Hammerbrook	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
87	Rönneburg	50 · fair	Tree canopy
88	Winterhude	46 · fair	Public green space
89	Eppendorf	46 · fair	Public green space
90	Hoheluft-Ost	46 · fair	Tree canopy
91	Duvenstedt	46 · fair	Tree canopy
92	Quartier 21	46 · fair	Public green space
93	Barmbek-Nord	46 · fair	Tree canopy
94	Sternschanze	46 · fair	Public green space
95	Barmbek-Süd	46 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
96	Harvestehude	46 · fair	Public green space
97	Hoheluft-West	45 · fair	Tree canopy
98	Borgfelde	45 · fair	Public green space
99	Altona-Altstadt	45 · fair	Public green space
100	Eilbek	45 · fair	Public green space
101	St. Pauli	44 · fair	Public green space
102	Jarrestadt	44 · fair	Public green space
103	Altona-Nord	44 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
104	Hohenfelde	44 · fair	Tree canopy
105	Eimsbüttel	44 · fair	Tree canopy
106	Altona	43 · fair	Public green space
107	Ottensen	43 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
108	Uhlenhorst	43 · fair	Tree canopy
109	HafenCity	42 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
110	Blankenese	40 · fair	Public green space
111	Billwerder	36 · poor	Public green space
112	Reitbrook	29 · poor	Public green space
113	Curslack	26 · poor	Public green space
114	Ochsenwerder	24 · poor	Public green space
115	Kirchwerder	20 · poor	Services on foot
116	Neuenfelde	18 · 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 2026-11-05. Method and sources