Living in Hoogland, Leuven

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

Good67

Hoogland is an area of Leuven with about 579 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 67 out of 100 (good): better than 28% of Leuven residents, ranked 38 of 51 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 25.8% tree canopy within 500 m
Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 2 min walk

Weaknesses

Public transport frequency: 0 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Hoogland suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	68 · good	39 of 51
Family	73 · good	40 of 51
Over 65	68 · good	42 of 51
Working from home	74 · good	30 of 51
Commuter	28 · poor	46 of 51

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	880 m	11 min walk
Pharmacy	1,265 m	16 min walk
Doctor	850 m	11 min walk
Nursery school	834 m	10 min walk
Primary school	834 m	10 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	502 m	6 min walk
Metro or train station	3,078 m	38 min walk
Public green space	763 m	10 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	1,619 m	20 min walk
Playground	297 m	4 min walk
Protected cycle lane	126 m	2 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

25.8% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.0%)
8.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
0 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 12)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Hoogland

Brabantlaan · Dalemhof · Esperantolaan · Evenementenlaan · Haanhofweg · Herpendalstraat · Interleuvenlaan · Meerdaalboslaan · Romeinse straat · Technologielaan · Wittehoevelaan

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 2026-11-06. Method and sources