Veveří or Žabovřesky?
Two popular neighbouring districts north-west of Brno's centre. Veveří is a dense urban area of apartment houses and faculties, Žabovřesky a calmer mix of apartment houses, villas and gardens.
The two border each other and both are close to the centre. They differ mainly in how densely they are built and how busy it is around. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Veveří | Žabovřesky | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 17 200 Kč | 17 300 Kč |
| To the centre | 10 min | 18 min |
| From the centre at night | 26 min | 33 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 99 % | 59 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 129 | 30 |
| Bars and pubs | 41 | 18 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 10 % | 16 % |
| To a park | 110 m | 159 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 81 % | 57 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +2.4 °C | +0.5 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 18 % | 34 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 100 % | 98 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 99 % | 91 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 95 % | 32 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 14 % | 46 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 55 % | 18 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 8 % | 16 % |
| Addresses with a busy bike route within 300 m | 87 % | 62 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 59 % | 35 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 100 % | 99 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 0 % | 10 % |
| Tap water hardness | 2.83 mmol/l | 2.62 mmol/l |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 45 | 19 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +4.3 % | +3.7 % |
| Addresses in a paid parking zone | 100 % | 100 % |
| Addresses at a busy road | 14 % | 2 % |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 25 % | 4 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 155 | 61 |
| Flats on district heating | 29 % | 50 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 28 % | 10 % |
Veveří
An urban district right past the centre: apartment houses from around 1900, streets full of cafés, shops and faculties of Masaryk University and Brno University of Technology. The centre is a walk away. It suits students and anyone who wants the city at the door.
Žabovřesky
A calmer district a bit further from the centre: apartment houses along the main streets, villas and gardens on the slopes, and Wilson's Wood at the edge. Trams run to the centre. It suits families and people who want the city close but a quieter street.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want everything within walking distance: the rows with shops, restaurants and the trip to the centre, and the guide on living in central Brno.
- You are a student: the guide on where to live in Brno as a student.
- 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.
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 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, Veveří 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.
