Living in Buch, Nuremberg
Buch is an area of Nuremberg with about 2,066 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 33 out of 100 (poor): better than 4% of Nuremberg residents, ranked 85 of 86 areas.
Strengths
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 7 min walk
Weaknesses
- Tree canopy: 5.3% tree canopy within 500 m
- Services on foot: food shop 26 min walk, pharmacy 28 min walk, doctor 31 min walk
- Public transport frequency: 6 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 12 min walk
Who Buch suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 18 · poor | 86 of 86 |
| Family | 35 · poor | 83 of 86 |
| Over 65 | 39 · poor | 85 of 86 |
| Working from home | 32 · poor | 80 of 86 |
| Commuter | 16 · poor | 86 of 86 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 2,114 m | 26 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 2,223 m | 28 min walk |
| Doctor | 2,484 m | 31 min walk |
| Nursery school | 1,289 m | 16 min walk |
| Primary school | 1,610 m | 20 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 313 m | 4 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 3,294 m | 41 min walk |
| Public green space | 629 m | 8 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 2,051 m | 26 min walk |
| Playground | 546 m | 7 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 943 m | 12 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 5.3% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 18.4%)
- 8.2 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 6 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 18)
- Low density
Streets and squares in Buch
Alte Reutstraße · Alter Bucher Kirchenweg · Am Knappsteig · Am Kressenstein · Am Wegfeld · An der Guggenlohe · Baststraße · Braunsbacher Weg · Breitenäckerweg · Bucher Hauptstraße · Bucher Kirchenweg · Erfurter Straße · Floridanstraße · Georg-Sippel-Weg · Georg-Ziegler-Weg · Glaserstraße · Grundfelderstraße · Hofwiesenweg · Höfleser Hauptstraße · Ihlestraße · Irrhainstraße · Johann-Sperl-Straße · Kraftshofer Hauptstraße · Lachfelderstraße · Oberer Weg · Reuthweg · Rittersteig · Röthgasse · Schiestlstraße · Seeweg · Trautstraße · Wehrenreuthweg · Wellenweg · Wurzgartenstraße
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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 2026-11-05. Method and sources