Poruba or Zábřeh?
The two largest neighbourhoods of Ostrava. Poruba is a large district in the west with the university campus, Zábřeh a neighbourhood of Ostrava-Jih between the centre and the Bělský les forest.
Poruba lies in the west, Zábřeh in the south of the city; what they share is mainly that tens of thousands of people live in both, on housing estates with their own shops and services. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Poruba | Zábřeh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 11 000 Kč | 11 200 Kč |
| To the centre | 31 min | 21 min |
| From the centre at night | 50 min | 35 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 74 % | 55 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 59 | 20 |
| Bars and pubs | 22 | 10 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 14 % | 15 % |
| To a park | 135 m | 205 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 76 % | 72 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 82 % | 81 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +1.9 °C | +3.5 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 23 % | 24 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 85 % | 89 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 44 % | 31 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 38 % | 17 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 6 % | 0 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 56 % | 22 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 14 % | 9 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 93 % | 100 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 99 % | 65 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 12 | 15 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +4.3 % | +4.1 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 65 | 7 |
| Flats on district heating | 96 % | 81 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 62 % | 51 % |
Poruba
A district of its own (městský obvod) in the west of Ostrava and the city’s largest neighbourhood. Its core is 1950s socialist-realist (sorela) architecture, followed by prefab housing estates. The campus of VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava with its halls of residence is here, and Ostrava-Svinov railway station is close by. It suits students and families who want everything they need in one neighbourhood.
Zábřeh
A neighbourhood of the Ostrava-Jih district with the old core of a former village and housing estates that grew around it. It lies closer to the centre and to Vítkovice, Ostravar Aréna stands here, and the Bělský les forest begins on its southern edge. It suits anyone who wants a housing estate with woods within reach and a shorter trip to the centre.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You study at VŠB: Poruba with the campus and halls of residence, and the guide where to live in Ostrava as a student.
- You want to be in the centre fast: the rows with the trip to the centre by day and at night.
- 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.
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 Poruba 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, Poruba 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.