Living in Heverlee, Leuven
Heverlee is an area of Leuven with about 5,396 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 90 out of 100 (excellent): better than 90% of Leuven residents, ranked 7 of 51 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 2 min walk, large park 3 min walk
- Tree canopy: 30.1% tree canopy within 500 m
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 3 min walk, doctor 4 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 3 min walk
Who Heverlee suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 84 · excellent | 9 of 51 |
| Family | 94 · excellent | 4 of 51 |
| Over 65 | 91 · excellent | 9 of 51 |
| Working from home | 83 · excellent | 6 of 51 |
| Commuter | 79 · good | 8 of 51 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 342 m | 4 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 271 m | 3 min walk |
| Doctor | 331 m | 4 min walk |
| Nursery school | 986 m | 12 min walk |
| Primary school | 1,402 m | 18 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 242 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 596 m | 7 min walk |
| Public green space | 121 m | 2 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 214 m | 3 min walk |
| Playground | 285 m | 4 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 208 m | 3 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 30.1% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.0%)
- 8.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 35 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 12)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Heverlee
Broekstraat · Burgemeester Stanislas De Rijcklaan · Dreefstraat · Eburonenlaan · Elzasgang · Erasme Ruelensvest · Groenstraat · Hertogstraat · Hoveniersdreef · Jozef Eerdekensstraat · Jules Vandenbemptlaan · Kantineplein · Kardinaal Mercierlaan · Kloosterlaan · Leeuwerikenstraat · Lodewijk Engelbertus Van Arenbergplein · Mezenlaan · Middelweg · Naamsepoort · Naamsesteenweg · Nachtegalenstraat · Parkbosstraat · Paul van Ostaijenlaan · Prins De Lignestraat · Sint-Lambertusstraat · Spoorwegstraat · Stanislas De Rijcklaan · Tervuursevest · Verkortingstraat · Volmolenlaan · Waversebaan · Wijngaardlaan · Zeepweg · Zwaluwenlaan
Nearby areas
- Withof 95
- IJzermolen 94
- Matadi 92
- Kriekenbos 89
- Adolphe Bastinwijk 88
- Berkenhof 86
- Terbank 81
- Nieuw Kwartier 74
- Heverlee Boskant 60
- Egenhoven 56
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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 2026-11-06. Method and sources