Living in IJzermolen, Leuven

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

Excellent94

IJzermolen is an area of Leuven with about 666 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 94 out of 100 (excellent): better than 95% of Leuven residents, ranked 3 of 51 areas.

Strengths

Public green space: public green space 1 min walk, large park 1 min walk
Tree canopy: 36.5% tree canopy within 500 m
Services on foot: food shop 8 min walk, pharmacy 11 min walk, doctor 10 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 1 min walk

Weaknesses

Public transport frequency: 12 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who IJzermolen suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	79 · good	20 of 51
Family	88 · excellent	17 of 51
Over 65	86 · excellent	17 of 51
Working from home	86 · excellent	2 of 51
Commuter	60 · good	24 of 51

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	601 m	8 min walk
Pharmacy	857 m	11 min walk
Doctor	828 m	10 min walk
Nursery school	699 m	9 min walk
Primary school	1,147 m	14 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	329 m	4 min walk
Metro or train station	1,959 m	24 min walk
Public green space	23 m	1 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	23 m	1 min walk
Playground	620 m	8 min walk
Protected cycle lane	109 m	1 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

36.5% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.0%)
8.1 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
12 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 12)
Medium density

Streets and squares in IJzermolen

Groenveldstraat · IJzerenmolenstraat · Steengroevenlaan

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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