Living in Hammer, Kiel

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

Good69

Hammer is an area of Kiel with about 1,908 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 69 out of 100 (good): better than 11% of Kiel residents, ranked 36 of 39 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 53.3% tree canopy within 500 m

Weaknesses

Public transport frequency: 2 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Playgrounds on foot: playground 11 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 12 min walk

Who Hammer suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	12 · poor	39 of 39
Family	41 · fair	38 of 39
Over 65	60 · good	38 of 39
Working from home	37 · poor	39 of 39
Commuter	17 · poor	39 of 39

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	1,729 m	22 min walk
Pharmacy	1,538 m	19 min walk
Doctor	1,229 m	15 min walk
Nursery school	1,286 m	16 min walk
Primary school	1,073 m	13 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	297 m	4 min walk
Metro or train station	2,951 m	37 min walk
Public green space	475 m	6 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	1,098 m	14 min walk
Playground	916 m	11 min walk
Protected cycle lane	980 m	12 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

53.3% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 29.7%)
6.7 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
2 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 12)
Low density

Streets and squares in Hammer

Am Hain · Am Voßberg · Am Waldrand · Damaschkeweg · Ihlseeweg · Kiesgrubenweg · Siegfried-Schmidt-Weg · Speckenbeker Weg

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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