Living in Ziekelingen, Leuven

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

Excellent81

Ziekelingen is an area of Leuven with about 1,383 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 81 out of 100 (excellent): better than 64% of Leuven residents, ranked 18 of 51 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 40.0% tree canopy within 500 m
Services on foot: food shop 10 min walk, pharmacy 11 min walk, doctor 8 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 6 min walk

Weaknesses

Public transport frequency: 8 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Ziekelingen suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	74 · good	32 of 51
Family	85 · excellent	23 of 51
Over 65	83 · excellent	23 of 51
Working from home	74 · good	29 of 51
Commuter	54 · fair	36 of 51

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	818 m	10 min walk
Pharmacy	889 m	11 min walk
Doctor	622 m	8 min walk
Nursery school	624 m	8 min walk
Primary school	624 m	8 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	364 m	5 min walk
Metro or train station	2,337 m	29 min walk
Public green space	622 m	8 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	1,464 m	18 min walk
Playground	571 m	7 min walk
Protected cycle lane	458 m	6 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

40.0% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.0%)
8.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
8 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 12)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Ziekelingen

Casablancalaan · Losbergenlaan · Ludovic Zamenhofstraat · Ludovicus Zamenhofstraat · Molstraat · Oudebaan · Philipslaan · Tiensesteenweg · Troliebergplein · Ziekelingenstraat

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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