Westbahnstraße

What is it like to live in Westbahnstraße?

Westbahnstraße reaches a Living Score of 80 out of 100 (Very good place to live). It is strongest on Public transport (Excellent), followed by Safety; Affordability 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 Westbahnstraße?

Westbahnstraße is in Vienna's 7th district (Neubau), postal code 1070.

How safe is Westbahnstraße?

Safety in Westbahnstraße: Good (7.8/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.

Is Westbahnstraße dangerous?

Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Westbahnstraße sits at 7.8 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 Westbahnstraße?

Public transport in Westbahnstraße: Excellent (9.5/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).

Is Westbahnstraße noisy?

Quiet in Westbahnstraße: Good (7.7/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. The noise sits at the edge along Museumsplatz — away from it you notice little. Right there you raise your voice to talk, and a phone call on the pavement gets tiring (calculated above 70 dB by day). 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: Museumsplatz (~48,791/day), Museumstraße (~38,516/day), Lerchenfelder Straße (~19,423/day).

How hot does Westbahnstraße get in summer?

In summer Westbahnstraße is heat-prone — warmer than the Vienna average. Heat index 66 of 100 (Vienna average 57), modelled. Dense, enclosed building form stores the day's heat and releases it slowly at night; there is little green to cool it. 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 Westbahnstraße?

Green space in Westbahnstraße: Good (6.5/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.

Who is Westbahnstraße a good fit for?

Most of all for people who value short trips by public transport and a safe area. Less ideal if good value for money is at the very top of your list — that's the trade-off here.

Is Westbahnstraße expensive?

Guide prices for Westbahnstraße: rent around €22.5/m², buying around €9,800/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Average.

How is the natural light in Westbahnstraße?

Westbahnstraße is densely and tall built — light falls narrow between the facades, and the lanes turn shady earlier in the day. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 7.7 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 1.2 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 Westbahnstraße?

In Westbahnstraße: The streetscape is almost solidly Gründerzeit apartment houses. Per the City of Vienna building typology, around 94% of the residential buildings here are Gründerzeit apartment houses (1848–1918). How a single flat is laid out still depends on the individual building.