Hrabůvka or Zábřeh?
Two large neighbouring housing-estate areas of Ostrava-Jih. Both have trams and shops by the house; they differ in how far it is to the centre, the woods and the big shopping centres.
Hrabůvka and Zábřeh belong to the Ostrava-Jih district and, with Dubina and Výškovice, form Ostrava’s largest housing-estate area. They look alike at first sight, but the data tells them apart. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Hrabůvka | Zábřeh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 11 800 Kč | 11 500 Kč |
| To the centre | 19 min | 21 min |
| From the centre at night | 36 min | 35 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 80 % | 55 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 15 | 20 |
| Bars and pubs | 9 | 10 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 14 % | 15 % |
| To a park | 247 m | 205 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 86 % | 72 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 91 % | 81 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +3.3 °C | +3.5 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 20 % | 24 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 92 % | 89 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 31 % | 31 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 16 % | 17 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 3 % | 0 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 25 % | 22 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 14 % | 9 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 100 % | 100 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 16 % | 65 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 0 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 12 | 15 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +5.0 % | +4.1 % |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 2 % | 5 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 86 | 7 |
| Flats on district heating | 92 % | 81 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 56 % | 51 % |
Hrabůvka
A former village from which the large prefab housing estates of Ostrava-Jih grew after the war. Tram lines and busy streets with shops and services run through it, so everything is close. It suits anyone who wants shops, offices and the tram right by the house.
Zábřeh
A former village on the Odra from which much of Ostrava-Jih’s housing estates grew. Trams run along the main avenues, there are big shopping centres by Rudná street, and the Ostravar Aréna stands in Zábřeh too. It suits anyone who wants shops, sport and the tram close by.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want green space behind the house: the rows with parks and woods, and the guide to Ostrava’s green neighbourhoods.
- You want quiet: the guide quiet living in Ostrava with the neighbourhoods ranked by noise.
- 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 Ostrava.
The guides Hrabůvka or Výškovice? and Zábřeh or Výškovice? compare both with Výškovice. 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 Hrabůvka or Zábřeh?
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, Hrabůvka or Zábřeh?
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 Ostrava neighbourhood are in the guide on how much rent costs in Ostrava.
