Where to live in Leuven over 65

Ranking of Leuven's 51 areas with CityPulse's “Over 65” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Leuven to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Edouard Remyvest (98), Mechelsevest (96) and Matadi (95).

Leuven areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Edouard Remyvest	98 · excellent	Public green space
2	Mechelsevest	96 · excellent	Public green space
3	Matadi	95 · excellent	Public green space
4	Withof	94 · excellent	Public green space
5	Adolphe Bastinwijk	93 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Pakenwijk	93 · excellent	Public green space
7	Voorzorgwijk	92 · excellent	Public green space
8	Ten Wijngaard	92 · excellent	Public green space
9	Heverlee	91 · excellent	Public green space
10	Sint-Servatiuswijk	90 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Alfons Roelandtswijk	90 · excellent	Public green space
12	Kriekenbos	89 · excellent	Public green space
13	Kessel-Lo	88 · excellent	Public green space
14	Keizersberg	88 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Spaanse Kroon	88 · excellent	Public green space
16	Berkenhof	87 · excellent	Public green space
17	IJzermolen	86 · excellent	Public green space
18	Terbank	86 · excellent	Public green space
19	Benedenstad	84 · excellent	Services on foot
20	Nieuw Kwartier	84 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Casablanca	84 · excellent	Public green space
22	Hertogensite	84 · excellent	Services on foot
23	Ziekelingen	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
24	Belle-Vue	83 · excellent	Public green space
25	Hortense Damanhof	82 · excellent	Public green space
26	Vaartkom	81 · excellent	Services on foot
27	Bruineveld	81 · excellent	Public green space
28	Schorenshof	80 · excellent	Public green space
29	Tiensevest	80 · excellent	Public green space
30	Kesseldal	79 · good	Public green space
31	Vleminckxveld	79 · good	Services on foot
32	Lovensveld	79 · good	Public green space
33	Klaprozenveld	76 · good	Public green space
34	Mussenbuurt	74 · good	Services on foot
35	Wilsele-Dorp	74 · good	Public green space
36	Blauwput	73 · good	Services on foot
37	Genadedal	72 · good	Tree canopy
38	Sint-Maartensdal	72 · good	Services on foot
39	Vier Vaantjes	72 · good	Public green space
40	Tempelhof	72 · good	Services on foot
41	Wilsele	69 · good	Tree canopy
42	Hoogland	68 · good	Tree canopy
43	Wijgmaal	67 · good	Services on foot
44	Wilsele-Putkapel	64 · good	Services on foot
45	Kwadenhoek	63 · good	Public green space
46	Koksijdewijk	61 · good	Public green space
47	Diestseveld	59 · fair	Tree canopy
48	De Jacht	59 · fair	Tree canopy
49	Egenhoven	55 · fair	Tree canopy
50	Wijveld	55 · fair	Services on foot
51	Heverlee Boskant	52 · fair	Tree canopy

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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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