Living on the edge of Brno
A house with a garden, the forest behind the back fence and still Brno public transport. The outer neighbourhoods of Brno have kept their village character, but differ in the trip to the centre and in what is on the spot. A comparison on live data.
Villages inside the city
Brno gradually annexed dozens of municipalities and many of them have stayed villages: a village green, a church, a pub, family houses and fields or forest right behind the last street. People here mostly live in their own house; rented flats are few. The price is the trip: many outer neighbourhoods are served only by bus, so a lot depends on exactly where you live.
The west: Žebětín, Bosonohy, Kníničky
Žebětín lies in a valley between forests beyond Bystrc. Bosonohy is by the southwestern edge of the city next to the motorway. Kníničky borders the Brno Reservoir and the forests around it.
| Žebětín | Bosonohy | Kníničky | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 17 200 Kč | 15 100 Kč | 14 800 Kč |
| To the centre | 46 min | 38 min | 38 min |
| From the centre at night | 60 min | 45 min | 48 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 4 % | 54 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Bars and pubs | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 51 % | 28 % | 76 % |
| To a park | 183 m | 305 m | 10 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 25 % | 36 % | 9 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | -4.2 °C | -2.4 °C | -6.4 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 55 % | 38 % | 68 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 68 % | 82 % | 68 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 40 % | 52 % | 29 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 39 % | 28 % | 32 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 0 % | 50 % | 0 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 50 % | 0 % | – |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 57 % | 35 % | 55 % |
| Addresses with a busy bike route within 300 m | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 0 % | 8 % | 7 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 100 % | 94 % | 100 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 0 % | 0 % | 1 % |
| Tap water hardness | 2.23 mmol/l | 2.68 mmol/l | 2.79 mmol/l |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +9.1 % | – | – |
| Addresses in a paid parking zone | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Addresses at a busy road | 0 % | 9 % | 0 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 310 | 23 | 6 |
| Flats on district heating | 37 % | 1 % | 0 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 37 % | 6 % | 1 % |
The north: Soběšice, Jehnice, Ořešín
Soběšice lies on a hill above Lesná, surrounded by forest. Jehnice and Ořešín are small villages on the northern edge of Brno between forests and fields.
| Soběšice | Jehnice | Ořešín | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 14 600 Kč | 15 500 Kč | 15 400 Kč |
| To the centre | 39 min | 43 min | 50 min |
| From the centre at night | 44 min | 45 min | 48 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bars and pubs | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 72 % | 41 % | 67 % |
| To a park | 149 m | 126 m | 191 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 27 % | 26 % | 9 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | -7.4 °C | -3.6 °C | -7.7 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 74 % | 44 % | 62 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 77 % | 81 % | 98 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 82 % | 64 % | 0 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 61 % | 79 % | 0 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 22 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | – | 27 % | – |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 64 % | 62 % | 63 % |
| Addresses with a busy bike route within 300 m | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Tap water hardness | 2.89 mmol/l | 2.55 mmol/l | 2.24 mmol/l |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Addresses in a paid parking zone | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Addresses at a busy road | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 50 | 99 | 12 |
| Flats on district heating | 1 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 15 % | 2 % | 0 % |
The south: Chrlice, Tuřany, Holásky
Chrlice is a village neighbourhood with its own railway stop in the southeast. Tuřany has a village green and the airport within its boundaries. Holásky borders Tuřany and lies by the Holásecká jezera lakes.
| Chrlice | Tuřany | Holásky | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 15 200 Kč | 15 800 Kč | 15 400 Kč |
| To the centre | 34 min | 33 min | 30 min |
| From the centre at night | 39 min | 35 min | 42 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Bars and pubs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 4 % | 0 % | 7 % |
| To a park | 406 m | 332 m | 154 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 39 % | 54 % | 57 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +1.5 °C | +3.1 °C | -0.1 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 6 % | 3 % | 19 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 97 % | 86 % | 54 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 9 % | 82 % | 32 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 0 % | 45 % | 0 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 6 % | 17 % | – |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 41 % | 43 % | 44 % |
| Addresses with a busy bike route within 300 m | 0 % | 1 % | 41 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 96 % | 100 % | 98 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 4 % | 0 % | 1 % |
| Tap water hardness | 2.62 mmol/l | 2.62 mmol/l | 2.62 mmol/l |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| Addresses in a paid parking zone | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Addresses at a busy road | 0 % | 15 % | 0 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 97 | 49 | 12 |
| Flats on district heating | 21 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 40 % | 2 % | 0 % |
How to read the comparison
- Trip to the centre: the median public transport journey on a weekday morning including the walk to the stop. On the edge this is the most important row; the night journey row shows how you get home from an evening out.
- Shops and doctors: how many addresses have a supermarket nearby and how many GPs and pharmacies there are. In a village often only a small shop; for everything else you travel.
- Green space and playgrounds: the share of parks and forests in the area and the distance to the nearest green space.
- Schools: the number of nursery and primary schools per thousand residents; check whether the neighbourhood has one at all, secondary schools are in the city.
What to watch out for
- Commuting. Work out the trip to work and to school from the specific address, not just from the neighbourhood: on the edge of a village the stop can be far away.
- Services. The doctor, nursery school and a large shop are often in the neighbouring neighbourhood; see how far.
- New development. The edges are where most building happens; with new streets, check that they already have a catchment school and a stop.
Where in Brno the forest is closest is in the guide green neighbourhoods of Brno; with a dog, the guide living with a dog in Brno comes in handy.
Frequently asked questions
Which Brno neighbourhoods have a village character?
In the west Žebětín, Bosonohy and Kníničky, in the north Soběšice, Jehnice, Ořešín, Útěchov, Ivanovice and Mokrá Hora, in the south Chrlice, Tuřany, Holásky, Brněnské Ivanovice, Dvorska, Přízřenice and Dolní Heršpice. All are part of Brno and served by public transport.
How long is the trip from the edge of Brno to the centre?
From a typical Brno address it is 27 minutes to the centre by public transport; for the outer neighbourhoods the median trip is in the "To the centre" row of the comparison. What matters is whether a tram runs there or only a bus.
Is housing cheaper on the edge of Brno?
The rent in a neighbourhood is in the first row of the comparison; on the edge, though, people more often live in their own house than in a rented flat. We do not track house prices on Městomat yet.