Living in Oberstrass, Zurich
Oberstrass is an area of Zurich with about 9,082 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 76 out of 100 (good): better than 43% of Zurich residents, ranked 31 of 49 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 4 min walk, large park 18 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 5 min walk, doctor 5 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 3 min walk
Weaknesses
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 10 min walk
Who Oberstrass suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 60 · good | 42 of 49 |
| Family | 67 · good | 39 of 49 |
| Over 65 | 80 · excellent | 31 of 49 |
| Working from home | 40 · fair | 36 of 49 |
| Commuter | 66 · good | 36 of 49 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 306 m | 4 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 378 m | 5 min walk |
| Doctor | 419 m | 5 min walk |
| Nursery school | 243 m | 3 min walk |
| Primary school | 315 m | 4 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 164 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,404 m | 18 min walk |
| Public green space | 330 m | 4 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,420 m | 18 min walk |
| Playground | 278 m | 3 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 817 m | 10 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 15.6% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 16.9%)
- 7.9 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 32 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 46)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Oberstrass
Batteriesteig · Batteriestrasse · Bionstrasse · Blümlisalpstrasse · Bolleystrasse · Büchnerstrasse · Culmannstrasse · Fliederstrasse · Freudenbergstrasse · Frohburgstrasse · Geissbergweg · Germaniastrasse · Gladbachstrasse · Goldauerstrasse · Gottlieb-Kramer-Steig · Hadlaubsteig · Hadlaubstrasse · Haldenbachstrasse · Herrenbergstrasse · Hochstrasse · Huttensteig · Huttenstrasse · Landoltstrasse · Moosholzstrasse · Möhrlistrasse · Narzissenstrasse · Nelkenstrasse · Obstgartenstrasse · Ottikerstrasse · Ottikerweg · Panweg · Restelbergstrasse · Riedtlistrasse · Rigiplatz · Rigistrasse · Schanzackerstrasse · Scherrstrasse · Scheuchzerstrasse · Schlösslistrasse · Schäppistrasse · Schäppiweg · Sonneggsteig · Sonneggstrasse · Sonntagsteig · Spyriplatz · Spyristeig · Spyristrasse · Stapferstrasse · Steinhausweg · Stolzestrasse · Stäblistrasse · Susenbergstrasse · Turnersteig · Turnerstrasse · Universitätstrasse · Vogelsangstrasse · Volkmarstrasse · Waldhüslistrasse · Winkelriedstrasse · Zur frohen Aussicht
Nearby areas
- Fluntern 86
- Hochschulen 86
- Kreis 6 84
- Schwamendingen-Mitte 83
- Kreis 12 78
- Unterstrass 76
- Altstadt 58
- Gewerbeschule 52
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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