Last updated: November 2026
A neighbourhood (Grätzl) in Vienna's 16th district. Strongest on Affordability and Green space, while Quiet is more of a trade-off.
In short: Sandleiten, a neighbourhood in Ottakring (16th district), has a Living Score of 79 out of 100 (Vienna Living Map, as of November 2026). Strongest: Affordability 8.8 and Green space 8.5 out of 10, weakest Quiet 7.0. District asking rent: about €16/m² (median, carried forward).
Large green courtyards and a sense of neighbourhood define everyday life at Sandleiten. People meet outdoors, and the estate sits quietly on its own. For shopping or a café, though, the walk is a little longer.
Social housing shapes the area — big courtyards, solid blocks.
This Grätzl is strongly shaped by the Gemeindebau — municipal housing estates from Red Vienna define many of its streets.
The six dimensions
Light & built form
Sandleiten is mid-density: open stretches alternate with tighter street blocks. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 7.3 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 0 in December. The low winter sun (only ~18° at noon in Vienna) mostly stays behind the rooftops here. In the evening the sun disappears early behind the buildings. How bright a single flat is comes down to floor, orientation and courtyard vs. street side — the measurement is for the Grätzl centre.
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The roofs above Sandleiten
Within 450 m of the centre, buildings carry around 5 hectares of roof that would be greenable by pitch — 47 % of the roof area there, calculated from the City of Vienna’s official roof model. On that area roughly 9,600 m³ of rain a year would stay up top instead of entering the sewer, by the model. The modelled heat index here is 46 out of 100.
The radius is a fixed reference area, not a neighbourhood boundary, and the circles of adjacent neighbourhoods overlap — so these figures cannot be added up. Whether any of these roofs is already green is unknown to a geometry model; whether it carries the build-up is for a structural engineer to say. Geometry as of 2016. All districts compared →
Public transport around Sandleiten
Metro and S-Bahn within walking distance of the centre of the neighbourhood — walking minutes estimated from the straight-line distance (× 1.3, 80 m a minute).
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Looking for a flat in SandleitenSun per room in December, summer heat and noise at the address — before you sign. Checking is free, the PDF report costs €9.50 (beta price, €19 after the beta). Marketing flats in SandleitenAn exposé with hours of sun per room, OpenImmo enrichment and a light widget for the listing. The tools are free; Premium €39 a month for reports without a limit.Frequently asked about Sandleiten
What is it like to live in Sandleiten?
Sandleiten reaches a Living Score of 79 out of 100 (Good place to live). It is strongest on Affordability (Excellent), followed by Green space; Quiet is more of a trade-off. The score combines six dimensions from open data (City of Vienna OGD, OpenStreetMap, Wiener Linien, Statistics Austria).
Where is Sandleiten?
Sandleiten is in Vienna's 16th district (Ottakring), postal code 1160.
How safe is Sandleiten?
Safety in Sandleiten: Good (7.5/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.
Is Sandleiten dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Sandleiten sits at 7.5 out of 10 on the safety dimension (Good). One thing worth knowing when reading such figures: crime statistics count offences where they HAPPEN, not where those affected live. Districts with major stations, nightlife and many visitors therefore collect more reports without a residential street a few corners away being any different. Within a district, the gap between a busy hub and a quiet side street is usually larger than the gap between two districts.
How good is public transport in Sandleiten?
Public transport in Sandleiten: Excellent (8.0/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Sandleiten noisy?
Quiet in Sandleiten: Good (7.0/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. The noise sits at the edge along Sandleitengasse — away from it you notice little. Right there traffic is clearly present; on a balcony behind it, it recedes. At night it calms down noticeably — the level drops below the threshold at which mapping begins. The busiest named axes nearby, by official annual traffic volume: Sandleitengasse (~14,414/day), Dornbacher Straße (~11,296/day), Hernalser Hauptstraße (~11,284/day).
How hot does Sandleiten get in summer?
In summer Sandleiten is moderate — cooler than the Vienna average. Heat index 46 of 100 (Vienna average 56), modelled. Green cover, trees and open, low building form let the night cool down. This is a MODELLED index (from building form, density, green space, street trees, water and elevation, checked against the City of Vienna's climate analysis map), not a measured temperature and not a count of hot days. Within one area it varies a lot: a green courtyard and a treeless street a few metres apart are not the same place.
How green is Sandleiten?
Green space in Sandleiten: Excellent (8.5/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.
Who is Sandleiten a good fit for?
Most of all for people who value good value for money and lots of greenery at the doorstep. Less ideal if quiet is at the very top of your list — that's the trade-off here.
Is Sandleiten expensive?
Guide prices for Sandleiten: rent around €15.8/m², buying around €4,785/m² (rent: asking rent, carried forward; purchase: median of prices paid in 2025, Statistics Austria). Value for money in the Living Score: Excellent.
How is the natural light in Sandleiten?
Sandleiten is mid-density: open stretches alternate with tighter street blocks. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 7.3 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 0 in December. How bright a single flat is comes down to floor, orientation and courtyard vs. street side — the measurement is for the Grätzl centre.
What kind of buildings shape Sandleiten?
In Sandleiten: Social housing shapes the area — big courtyards, solid blocks. (City of Vienna building typology.) How a single flat is laid out still depends on the individual building.
How much roof area around Sandleiten could be greened?
Within 450 m of the centre of Sandleiten, around 5 hectares of roof are greenable by pitch — 47 % of the roof area there. The figure comes from the City of Vienna’s Generalised Roof Model LOD2.1: for every roof face the official area and the official pitch are read and sorted by the thresholds of the City’s green-roof potential cadastre (up to 5° intensive and extensive, up to 20° extensive, minimum 5 m²). It says nothing about which of those roofs is already green, and nothing about statics.