Living in Pakenwijk, Leuven

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

Excellent93

Pakenwijk is an area of Leuven with about 1,808 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 93 out of 100 (excellent): better than 94% of Leuven residents, ranked 4 of 51 areas.

Strengths

Public green space: public green space 1 min walk, large park 9 min walk
Tree canopy: 36.9% tree canopy within 500 m
Services on foot: food shop 10 min walk, pharmacy 4 min walk, doctor 6 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 5 min walk

Weaknesses

Public transport frequency: 18 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Pakenwijk suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	76 · good	27 of 51
Family	85 · excellent	24 of 51
Over 65	93 · excellent	6 of 51
Working from home	83 · excellent	4 of 51
Commuter	67 · good	16 of 51

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	811 m	10 min walk
Pharmacy	330 m	4 min walk
Doctor	483 m	6 min walk
Nursery school	1,047 m	13 min walk
Primary school	1,060 m	13 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	209 m	3 min walk
Metro or train station	1,365 m	17 min walk
Public green space	35 m	1 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	739 m	9 min walk
Playground	604 m	8 min walk
Protected cycle lane	379 m	5 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

36.9% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.0%)
7.8 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
18 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 12)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Pakenwijk

Abdijstraat · Armand Thiérylaan · Geldenaaksebaan · Heidelaan · Langendaallaan · Milseweg · Pakenstraat · Vinkenbosstraat · Voordelaan

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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