Where to live in Leuven as a student

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

What is the best area of Leuven to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Edouard Remyvest (88), Matadi (87) and Adolphe Bastinwijk (86).

Leuven areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Edouard Remyvest	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Matadi	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Adolphe Bastinwijk	86 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Voorzorgwijk	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Sint-Servatiuswijk	85 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Mechelsevest	85 · excellent	Public green space
7	Alfons Roelandtswijk	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Ten Wijngaard	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Heverlee	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Keizersberg	82 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Spaanse Kroon	82 · excellent	Public green space
12	Nieuw Kwartier	82 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Kessel-Lo	81 · excellent	Public green space
14	Kriekenbos	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Terbank	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Berkenhof	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Hertogensite	80 · excellent	Services on foot
18	Hortense Damanhof	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Casablanca	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	IJzermolen	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Vaartkom	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Belle-Vue	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Tiensevest	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Klaprozenveld	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Blauwput	77 · good	Services on foot
26	Tempelhof	76 · good	Services on foot
27	Pakenwijk	76 · good	Public green space
28	Schorenshof	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Bruineveld	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Lovensveld	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Sint-Maartensdal	74 · good	Services on foot
32	Ziekelingen	74 · good	Tree canopy
33	Benedenstad	72 · good	Services on foot
34	Kesseldal	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Mussenbuurt	72 · good	Services on foot
36	Withof	71 · good	Public green space
37	Wijgmaal	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Vleminckxveld	70 · good	Services on foot
39	Hoogland	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
40	Wilsele-Dorp	65 · good	Public green space
41	Kwadenhoek	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
42	Wilsele-Putkapel	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
43	Wilsele	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
44	Genadedal	63 · good	Tree canopy
45	Vier Vaantjes	40 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
46	Koksijdewijk	36 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
47	Diestseveld	34 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
48	Egenhoven	33 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
49	De Jacht	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
50	Wijveld	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
51	Heverlee Boskant	28 · 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