Living in Sint-Servatiuswijk, Leuven
Sint-Servatiuswijk is an area of Leuven with about 2,694 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 83 out of 100 (excellent): better than 69% of Leuven residents, ranked 16 of 51 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 3 min walk, large park 12 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 2 min walk, pharmacy 3 min walk, doctor 2 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 1 min walk
Weaknesses
- Public transport frequency: 19 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Who Sint-Servatiuswijk suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 85 · excellent | 5 of 51 |
| Family | 90 · excellent | 12 of 51 |
| Over 65 | 90 · excellent | 10 of 51 |
| Working from home | 78 · good | 17 of 51 |
| Commuter | 72 · good | 13 of 51 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 131 m | 2 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 270 m | 3 min walk |
| Doctor | 156 m | 2 min walk |
| Nursery school | 291 m | 4 min walk |
| Primary school | 342 m | 4 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 104 m | 1 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 2,167 m | 27 min walk |
| Public green space | 208 m | 3 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 941 m | 12 min walk |
| Playground | 359 m | 4 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 40 m | 1 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 17.2% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.0%)
- 8.2 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 19 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 12)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Sint-Servatiuswijk
Balsembloemhof · Bloemenberggang · Brouwersstraat · Donkerstraat · Fonteinstraat · Goudsbloemstraat · Halvestraat · Ierse-Predikherenstraat · Penitentienenstraat · Pereboomstraat · Petermannenstraat · Peterseliegang · Pieter Coutereelstraat · Predikherinnenstraat · Raoul Claesstraat · Riddersstraat · Sint-Servatiusstraat · Tessenstraat · Tessenstraat - Fonteinstraat · Verbrande Poort · Verbrande Poortgang · Vriesenhof · Wijnpersstraat · Zevenslapersstraat
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