Jundrov or Žabovřesky?
Two neighbours in the west of Brno, divided by the river Svratka. Jundrov is an area of family houses and villas below the forest, Žabovřesky lies closer to the centre between Wilsonův les and Kraví hora.
The two face each other across the Svratka in the west of Brno and both have plenty of green space. They differ mainly in their buildings and in how far the centre and services are. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Jundrov | Žabovřesky | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 16 800 Kč | 17 300 Kč |
| To the centre | 28 min | 18 min |
| From the centre at night | 39 min | 33 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 41 % | 59 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 7 | 30 |
| Bars and pubs | 2 | 18 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 61 % | 16 % |
| To a park | 128 m | 159 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 29 % | 57 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | -5.5 °C | +0.5 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 77 % | 34 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 77 % | 98 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 61 % | 91 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 42 % | 32 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 39 % | 46 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 33 % | 18 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 40 % | 16 % |
| Addresses with a busy bike route within 300 m | 41 % | 62 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 9 % | 35 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 100 % | 99 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 15 % | 10 % |
| Tap water hardness | 2.62 mmol/l | 2.62 mmol/l |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 12 | 19 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +1.9 % | +3.7 % |
| Addresses in a paid parking zone | 93 % | 100 % |
| Addresses at a busy road | 0 % | 2 % |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 0 % | 4 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 28 | 61 |
| Flats on district heating | 35 % | 50 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 4 % | 10 % |
Jundrov
A neighbourhood by the Svratka with family houses and villas, crossed by Jundrovská street. The forests start a short way from the houses. It suits families and anyone who wants to live in a house or villa in a quiet area with greenery around.
Žabovřesky
A neighbourhood between the Svratka, Wilson Forest and Kraví hora: villas, some of them in the Masaryk Quarter, apartment blocks and plenty of green space within walking distance. Wilson Forest is a walk away. It suits families and people who want a calmer street without living on the edge of the city.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want a house and quiet: the guides to a family house on the edge of Brno and quiet places to live in Brno.
- You want green space by the house: the row with parks and forests and the guide to the green neighbourhoods of 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.
Jundrov is compared with Pisárky in the guide Jundrov or Pisárky?, Žabovřesky with Komín in Komín 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 Jundrov or Žabovřesky?
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, Jundrov or Žabovřesky?
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.
