Living in Werdwies, Zurich

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

Good75

Werdwies is an area of Zurich with about 1,498 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 75 out of 100 (good): better than 43% of Zurich residents, ranked 33 of 49 areas.

Strengths

Public green space: public green space 4 min walk, large park 6 min walk
Services on foot: food shop 3 min walk, pharmacy 11 min walk, doctor 11 min walk
Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 1 min walk

Who Werdwies suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	80 · excellent	16 of 49
Family	83 · excellent	16 of 49
Over 65	81 · excellent	28 of 49
Working from home	72 · good	15 of 49
Commuter	75 · good	20 of 49

Services on foot

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

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	277 m	3 min walk
Pharmacy	886 m	11 min walk
Doctor	888 m	11 min walk
Nursery school	479 m	6 min walk
Primary school	656 m	8 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	70 m	1 min walk
Metro or train station	889 m	11 min walk
Public green space	313 m	4 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	440 m	6 min walk
Playground	355 m	4 min walk
Protected cycle lane	105 m	1 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

14.0% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 16.9%)
7.9 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
28 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 46)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Werdwies

Bändlistrasse · Bändliweg · Grünaustrasse · Herostrasse · Juchstrasse · Max-Högger-Strasse · Paul-Pflüger-Strasse · Vulkanstrasse · Werdhölzlisteg

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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