Last updated: August 2026
A neighbourhood (Grätzl) in Vienna's 4th district. Strongest on Public transport and Safety, while Affordability is more of a trade-off.
The Wiedner Hauptstraße is a busy shopping artery where daily life happens outside, from the morning coffee to dinner at the restaurant around the corner. Tall, dense rows of houses line the lanes, and distances are short — including into the centre.
Gründerzeit apartment houses shape the streetscape.
The six dimensions
Light & built form
Wiedner Hauptstraße 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 10.1 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 1.6 in December. The low winter sun (only ~18° at noon in Vienna) mostly stays behind the rooftops here. 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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Frequently asked about Wiedner Hauptstraße
What is it like to live in Wiedner Hauptstraße?
Wiedner Hauptstraße 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 Wiedner Hauptstraße?
Wiedner Hauptstraße is in Vienna's 4th district (Wieden), postal code 1040.
How safe is Wiedner Hauptstraße?
Safety in Wiedner Hauptstraße: 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 Wiedner Hauptstraße dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Wiedner Hauptstraße 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 Wiedner Hauptstraße?
Public transport in Wiedner Hauptstraße: Excellent (9.2/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Wiedner Hauptstraße noisy?
Quiet in Wiedner Hauptstraße: Good (6.8/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. The noise sits at the edge along Wiedner Hauptstraße — away from it you notice little. Right there, traffic drowns out a conversation with the window open (calculated above 75 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: Favoritenstraße (~19,466/day), Wiedner Hauptstraße (~18,903/day), Margaretenstraße (~15,121/day).
How hot does Wiedner Hauptstraße get in summer?
In summer Wiedner Hauptstraße is heat-prone — warmer than the Vienna average. Heat index 68 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 Wiedner Hauptstraße?
Green space in Wiedner Hauptstraße: Good (6.5/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.
Who is Wiedner Hauptstraße 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 Wiedner Hauptstraße expensive?
Guide prices for Wiedner Hauptstraße: rent around €21.5/m², buying around €9,200/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Good.
How is the natural light in Wiedner Hauptstraße?
Wiedner Hauptstraße 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 10.1 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 1.6 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 Wiedner Hauptstraße?
In Wiedner Hauptstraße: Gründerzeit apartment houses shape the streetscape. Per the City of Vienna building typology, around 48% of the residential buildings here are Gründerzeit apartment houses (1848–1918). How a single flat is laid out still depends on the individual building.