Zábřeh or Bělský Les?
Two housing estates in the Ostrava-Jih borough. Zábřeh has the main avenues with trams, shopping centres and the Ostravar Aréna, Bělský Les is a smaller estate right by the woods.
Both belong to the Ostrava-Jih borough and both are mainly housing estates. They differ in what is around them: shops and transport in Zábřeh, woods behind the blocks in Bělský Les. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Zábřeh | Bělský Les | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 11 500 Kč | 11 600 Kč |
| To the centre | 21 min | 18 min |
| From the centre at night | 35 min | 34 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 55 % | 100 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 20 | 1 |
| Bars and pubs | 10 | 2 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 15 % | 1 % |
| To a park | 205 m | 292 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 72 % | 78 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 81 % | 88 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +3.5 °C | +4.8 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 24 % | 4 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 89 % | 100 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 31 % | 89 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 17 % | 0 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 0 % | 72 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 22 % | 92 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 9 % | 69 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 100 % | 100 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 65 % | 90 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 0 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 15 | 9 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +4.1 % | -3.1 % |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 5 % | 0 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 7 | 0 |
| Flats on district heating | 81 % | 100 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 51 % | 85 % |
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.
Bělský Les
A housing estate named after the forest it borders. It lies between Dubina and Výškovice, and the woods are literally behind the blocks. It suits anyone who wants to live as close to nature as possible while still in the city.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want woods behind the house: the rows with parks and woods, and the guide to Ostrava's green neighbourhoods.
- You want shops and the tram close by: the rows with shops and the trip to the centre.
- 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.
More Ostrava housing estates side by side are in the guide to housing estates in Ostrava; Bělský Les is compared with Dubina in Dubina or Bělský Les?. 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 Zábřeh or Bělský Les?
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, Zábřeh or Bělský Les?
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.
