Veveří or Staré Brno?
Two popular districts right next to the centre. Veveří is a dense area of apartment houses, faculties and cafés below Kraví hora, Staré Brno the district around Mendel Square, the brewery and the Svratka river.
Both border the historic centre, and you walk into town from either. They differ mainly in the character of the streets and what is round the corner. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Veveří | Staré Brno | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 16,500 Kč | 17,300 Kč |
| To the centre | 10 min | 13 min |
| From the centre at night | 26 min | 19 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 99 % | 76 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 129 | 55 |
| Bars and pubs | 42 | 17 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 10 % | 5 % |
| To a park | 110 m | 90 m |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 100 % | 99 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 99 % | 93 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 84 % | 86 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 14 % | 0 % |
Veveří
Apartment houses from around 1900, Masaryk University faculties, cafés and bistros. Kraví hora is a few minutes uphill, the centre a walk away. It suits students and anyone who wants city life with everything around them.
Staré Brno
The district around Mendel Square with the Augustinian abbey where Gregor Mendel did his experiments, and the Starobrno brewery. The Svratka flows to the south, Špilberk rises above. It suits people who want to live by the centre with good tram links in every direction.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want plenty of places around: the rows with restaurants, bars and shops within 500 metres.
- You want a park nearby: the rows with parks and woods, and the guide to Brno's green neighbourhoods.
- You study: the trip to your faculty is on the universities page.
- Price decides: the first row of the comparison and the guide on how much rent costs in Brno.
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 Veveří or Staré Brno?
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, Veveří or Staré Brno?
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.