Husovice or Královo Pole?
Two neighbourhoods of apartment houses north of the centre of Brno. Husovice lies by the river Svitava below Lesná, Královo Pole along Palackého třída with the campus of Brno University of Technology and a railway station.
Both lie north of the centre of Brno and apartment houses prevail in both. They differ mainly in how much bustle, how many shops and how many students are around. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Husovice | Královo Pole | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 16 200 Kč | 17 200 Kč |
| To the centre | 20 min | 21 min |
| From the centre at night | 31 min | 33 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 47 % | 69 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 15 | 55 |
| Bars and pubs | 4 | 29 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 7 % | 13 % |
| To a park | 152 m | 205 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 64 % | 74 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +2.3 °C | +1.8 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 21 % | 23 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 100 % | 94 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 91 % | 86 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 58 % | 37 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 16 % | 71 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 9 % | 29 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 26 % | 23 % |
| Addresses with a busy bike route within 300 m | 86 % | 89 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 80 % | 87 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 98 % | 99 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 38 % | 0 % |
| Tap water hardness | 2.62 mmol/l | 2.83 mmol/l |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 16 | 29 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +13.3 % | +2.9 % |
| Addresses in a paid parking zone | 100 % | 100 % |
| Addresses at a busy road | 2 % | 8 % |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 7 % | 6 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 39 | 150 |
| Flats on district heating | 4 % | 37 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 16 % | 35 % |
Husovice
A neighbourhood in the north-east of Brno by the Svitava river, with streets of apartment blocks and the Lesná housing estate right above it. It suits people who want a flat in an apartment block outside the centre with the river and Lesná a short way from home.
Královo Pole
A busy neighbourhood along Palackého třída with a tram to the centre, Královo Pole railway station and the Brno University of Technology campus around Technická and Božetěchova streets. Lots of students, shops, restaurants and services, with quieter streets of apartment blocks and family houses on the slopes towards Medlánky and Ponava. It suits people who want everything around them and the faculties close by.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You are a student: the guide on where to live in Brno as a student.
- You look for a lower rent: the first row of the comparison and the guide to cheap places to live in Brno.
- You have children: the rows with schools and playgrounds, and the catchment school of the exact address.
- Price decides: the first row of the comparison and the guide on how much rent costs in Brno.
Husovice is compared with Zábrdovice in the guide Husovice or Zábrdovice?, Královo Pole with Žabovřesky in Královo Pole or Žabovřesky?. Before you sign a lease, check the flat itself: two addresses in the same neighbourhood can differ in catchment school, the walk to the stop and how close the main road is.
Frequently asked questions
Is it better to live in Husovice or Královo Pole?
It depends on what matters to you. The table on this page shows both side by side from current data: rent, the trip to the centre by day and at night, shops, restaurants, green space, schools and doctors. The better value in each row is highlighted.
Where is rent cheaper, Husovice or Královo Pole?
The typical rent of a 2+kk flat from the Ministry of Finance rent map is in the first row of the comparison, computed live from the latest data. The rents of every Brno neighbourhood are in the guide on how much rent costs in Brno.
