Ponava or Královo Pole?
Two neighbouring districts north of Brno's centre. Ponava is a small neighbourhood between Královo Pole and Černá Pole around the old Za Lužánkami stadium; Královo Pole a large one with Palackého třída, Semilasso, the VUT campus and a railway station.
Both neighbourhoods lie north of the centre and join each other. Ponava is small and fits between Královo Pole and Černá Pole; Královo Pole is a large neighbourhood with its own centre on Palackého třída. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Ponava | Královo Pole | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 16 800 Kč | 17 000 Kč |
| To the centre | 17 min | 21 min |
| From the centre at night | 29 min | 33 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 97 % | 69 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 28 | 55 |
| Bars and pubs | 12 | 29 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 2 % | 13 % |
| To a park | 142 m | 205 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 81 % | 74 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 100 % | 94 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 100 % | 86 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 49 % | 37 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 20 % | 71 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 38 % | 29 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 19 % | 23 % |
| Addresses with a busy bike route within 300 m | 96 % | 89 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 87 % | 87 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 98 % | 99 % |
Ponava
A small neighbourhood north of the centre between Královo Pole and Černá Pole, around the old Za Lužánkami football stadium and Lužánky park. New development is going up alongside the apartment blocks. It suits people who want to live close to the centre and Lužánky in a smaller neighbourhood that is changing.
Královo Pole
A large neighbourhood in the north of Brno with streets of apartment blocks around Palackého třída, the Semilasso cultural centre, the VUT campus on Technická and Božetěchova and Brno-Královo Pole railway station. It suits people who want a lively neighbourhood with its own centre, the train close at hand and the university around the corner.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want to get to the centre quickly: the rows with the trip to the centre by day and at night.
- You want shops and places around: the rows with restaurants and shops within 500 metres.
- You want quiet and green space: the rows with noise, parks and green space.
- You have children: the rows with schools and playgrounds, and the catchment school of the exact address.
- You are a student: the guide on where to live in Brno as a student.
- Price decides: the first row of the comparison and the guide on how much rent costs in Brno.
Královo Pole is compared with its other neighbours in the guides Černá Pole or Královo Pole and 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 Ponava 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, Ponava 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.
How do I get from Ponava and Královo Pole to the centre?
The comparison shows the morning trip to the centre and the night trip home; the address check works it out for a specific address.