Living in Upper East, Karlsruhe

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

Fair58

Upper East is an area of Karlsruhe with about 1,195 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 58 out of 100 (fair): better than 5% of Karlsruhe residents, ranked 41 of 43 areas.

Strengths

Public green space: public green space 2 min walk, large park 2 min walk
Services on foot: food shop 6 min walk, pharmacy 12 min walk, doctor 5 min walk
Playgrounds on foot: playground 3 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 1 min walk

Weaknesses

Tree canopy: 6.4% tree canopy within 500 m
Public transport frequency: 2 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Upper East suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	76 · good	27 of 43
Family	76 · good	36 of 43
Over 65	73 · good	35 of 43
Working from home	59 · fair	32 of 43
Commuter	34 · poor	37 of 43

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	453 m	6 min walk
Pharmacy	955 m	12 min walk
Doctor	402 m	5 min walk
Nursery school	445 m	6 min walk
Primary school	480 m	6 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	621 m	8 min walk
Metro or train station	862 m	11 min walk
Public green space	169 m	2 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	169 m	2 min walk
Playground	275 m	3 min walk
Protected cycle lane	19 m	1 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

6.4% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 22.2%)
7.4 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
2 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 18)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Upper East

Amalie-Baader-Straße · Edgar-Heller-Straße · Melitta-Schöpf-Straße · Ottostraße · Rahel-Straus-Straße · Stuttgarter Straße · Zimmerstraße

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