Living in Volkmarsdorf, Leipzig
Volkmarsdorf is an area of Leipzig with about 14,560 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 78 out of 100 (good): better than 30% of Leipzig residents, ranked 55 of 75 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 2 min walk, large park 5 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 2 min walk, pharmacy 4 min walk, doctor 3 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 3 min walk
Who Volkmarsdorf suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 89 · excellent | 7 of 75 |
| Family | 79 · good | 56 of 75 |
| Over 65 | 79 · good | 55 of 75 |
| Working from home | 42 · fair | 68 of 75 |
| Commuter | 68 · good | 27 of 75 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 194 m | 2 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 342 m | 4 min walk |
| Doctor | 207 m | 3 min walk |
| Nursery school | 327 m | 4 min walk |
| Primary school | 913 m | 11 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 166 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,359 m | 17 min walk |
| Public green space | 189 m | 2 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 416 m | 5 min walk |
| Playground | 293 m | 4 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 247 m | 3 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 16.1% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 21.6%)
- 9.2 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 24 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 18)
- High density
Streets and squares in Volkmarsdorf
Adlershelmstraße · Außenweg · Bautzmannstraße · Bennigsenstraße · Bergerstraße · Bernhardstraße · Bogislawstraße · Breite Straße · Bülowstraße · Dornbergerstraße · Edlichstraße · Eisenbahnstraße · Elisabethstraße · Elsa-Brändström-Straße · Emil-Schubert-Straße · Fridtjof-Nansen-Straße · Geißlerstraße · Gorkistraße · Graßdorfer Straße · Gretschelstraße · Hanns-Eisler-Straße · Hildegardstraße · Idastraße · Ihmelsstraße · Juliusstraße · Jöcherstraße · Kapellenstraße · Karl-Vogel-Straße · Konradstraße · Krönerstraße · Lilienstraße · Liselotte-Herrmann-Straße · Ludwigstraße · Lukasstraße · Marcusgasse · Mariannenstraße · Natalienstraße · Paulinenstraße · Ploßstraße · Pögnerstraße · Roßbachstraße · Schacherstraße · Schützenhausstraße · Torgauer Platz · Torgauer Straße · Trötzschelstraße · Waldbaurstraße · Wiebelstraße · Wurzner Straße · Zollikoferstraße · Zum Graben
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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