Where to live in Leuven if you commute

Ranking of Leuven's 51 areas with CityPulse's “Commuter” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public transport frequency, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Leuven to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Edouard Remyvest (88), Hertogensite (88) and Tiensevest (84).

Leuven areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Edouard Remyvest	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Hertogensite	88 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Tiensevest	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Blauwput	82 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Ten Wijngaard	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Tempelhof	81 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Mussenbuurt	79 · good	Services on foot
8	Heverlee	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Klaprozenveld	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Berkenhof	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Hortense Damanhof	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Voorzorgwijk	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Sint-Servatiuswijk	72 · good	Services on foot
14	Mechelsevest	69 · good	Public green space
15	Sint-Maartensdal	69 · good	Services on foot
16	Pakenwijk	67 · good	Public green space
17	Kriekenbos	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Nieuw Kwartier	66 · good	Services on foot
19	Adolphe Bastinwijk	63 · good	Services on foot
20	Matadi	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Vaartkom	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Terbank	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Withof	61 · good	Public green space
24	IJzermolen	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Keizersberg	59 · fair	Services on foot
26	Benedenstad	58 · fair	Services on foot
27	Alfons Roelandtswijk	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Kesseldal	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
29	Kessel-Lo	57 · fair	Public green space
30	Schorenshof	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
31	Vleminckxveld	56 · fair	Services on foot
32	Belle-Vue	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
33	Casablanca	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
34	Wilsele	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
35	Spaanse Kroon	55 · fair	Public green space
36	Ziekelingen	54 · fair	Tree canopy
37	Bruineveld	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
38	Vier Vaantjes	52 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
39	Wilsele-Dorp	51 · fair	Public green space
40	Wilsele-Putkapel	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
41	Egenhoven	41 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
42	Wijgmaal	38 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
43	Diestseveld	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
44	Lovensveld	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
45	Heverlee Boskant	29 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
46	Hoogland	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
47	Genadedal	26 · poor	Tree canopy
48	Kwadenhoek	25 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
49	Koksijdewijk	25 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
50	De Jacht	24 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
51	Wijveld	24 · poor	Protected cycle lanes

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