Poruba or Pustkovec?
Two neighbours in the west of Ostrava, in the same borough. Poruba is a big town within the city with a university and a hospital, Pustkovec a small area of family houses just a few streets from the estates.
Pustkovec lies in the Poruba borough, just south of Poruba's housing estates. The difference is mainly in the buildings: most people in Poruba live in blocks of flats, in Pustkovec in family houses. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Poruba | Pustkovec | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 11 300 Kč | 11 900 Kč |
| To the centre | 31 min | 34 min |
| From the centre at night | 50 min | 47 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 74 % | 78 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 59 | 6 |
| Bars and pubs | 22 | 1 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 14 % | 6 % |
| To a park | 135 m | 160 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 76 % | 64 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 82 % | 69 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +1.9 °C | +2.5 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 23 % | 17 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 85 % | 100 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 44 % | 38 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 38 % | 37 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 6 % | 0 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 56 % | 83 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 14 % | 41 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 93 % | 98 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 99 % | 100 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 0 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 12 | 21 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +4.0 % | – |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 5 % | 0 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 65 | 15 |
| Flats on district heating | 96 % | 12 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 62 % | 3 % |
Poruba
Poruba grew after the war as a new town: Hlavní třída and the Oblouk in 1950s architecture, prefab estates further out. It has the campus of VŠB – Technical University and the University Hospital Ostrava, shops and services, and woods behind the estates. It suits students, families and anyone who wants everything in one neighbourhood.
Pustkovec
A small area of family houses with gardens. Shops, schools and the tram are close by in Poruba. It suits people who want a house or a quieter street, with Poruba's services a short walk away.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want a house with a garden: the guide to a family house on the edge of Ostrava.
- You want quiet: the guide to quiet places to live in Ostrava, with 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.
Poruba is compared with Svinov in the guide Poruba or Svinov?. 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 or railway is.
Frequently asked questions
Is it better to live in Poruba or Pustkovec?
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, Poruba or Pustkovec?
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.
Does Pustkovec belong to Poruba?
Yes, Pustkovec is a separate neighbourhood (cadastral area) in the Poruba borough. The borough office, the hospital and the university are the same for both and close by.
