A flat with a lift in Plzeň
With a pram, shopping, after a knee operation or in older age, a lift decides whether you can get out of your flat. Where in Plzeň most buildings have one, where it is rather the exception and what to ask at a viewing.
When a lift matters
The second floor is easy without a lift; the fifth with a pram, shopping bags or a bad knee is not. A lift also helps when you move, with a bike or when older parents visit. If you are looking for a flat for the long term, count on needing a lift more in ten years than today.
Where in Plzeň most buildings have a lift
We compare the share of apartment buildings with a lift according to the official building register, for 14 neighbourhoods. The most are in Litice (72 %), Bolevec (72 %) and Skvrňany (62 %), the fewest in Křimice (4 %), Koterov (11 %) and Jižní Předměstí (12 %). In the middle neighbourhood, 33 % of apartment buildings have a lift.
Plzeň neighbourhoods with the most houses with a lift
- 72 % of blocks of flats with a lift Litice Plzeň 6-Litice
- 72 % of blocks of flats with a lift Bolevec Plzeň 1
- 62 % of blocks of flats with a lift Skvrňany Plzeň 3
- 47 % of blocks of flats with a lift Černice Plzeň 2-Slovany
- 45 % of blocks of flats with a lift Újezd Plzeň 4
- 41 % of blocks of flats with a lift Severní Předměstí Plzeň 1
- 33 % of blocks of flats with a lift Doubravka Plzeň 4
- 33 % of blocks of flats with a lift Doudlevce Plzeň 3
- 26 % of blocks of flats with a lift Lobzy Plzeň 4
- 20 % of blocks of flats with a lift Východní Předměstí Plzeň 2-Slovany
Fewest houses with a lift
- 4 % of blocks of flats with a lift Křimice Plzeň 5-Křimice
- 11 % of blocks of flats with a lift Koterov Plzeň 2-Slovany
- 12 % of blocks of flats with a lift Jižní Předměstí Plzeň 3
- 14 % of blocks of flats with a lift Božkov Plzeň 2-Slovany
- 20 % of blocks of flats with a lift Východní Předměstí Plzeň 2-Slovany
Lifts are mostly in the taller prefab blocks on housing estates and in new builds. They are rare on the edges, among family houses and low apartment buildings. Old apartment blocks get lifts only gradually, so even in the centre or Jižní and Východní Předměstí only some buildings have one. The neighbourhood is only a first clue, though: the building and the floor decide.
Which buildings tend to have no lift
- Lower prefab blocks: prefab buildings up to four floors often have no lift; taller ones almost always do.
- Old apartment blocks: lifts are added later, into the stairwell or onto the courtyard façade. Sometimes they stop only between floors.
- Small apartment buildings: two or three floors, where a lift usually makes no sense.
- New builds: almost always have a lift, but in smaller projects check that it also goes to the garage and cellars.
What to ask at a viewing
- Where the lift goes: to every floor, or only to the half-landings? Does a pram, a wheelchair or a washing machine fit in?
- Condition and repairs: how old the lift is, when it was last inspected and whether the owners’ association or cooperative is planning a replacement. A new lift costs hundreds of thousands to millions of crowns, paid by the flat owners.
- What you pay for it: running the lift is in the service charges or the repair fund contribution. Depending on the building’s rules, the ground floor often pays too.
- Step-free entrance: a lift does not help if five steps lead to it from the door. Check the way to the stop as well.
Frequently asked questions
Which Plzeň neighbourhood has the most buildings with a lift?
The highest share of apartment buildings with a lift is in Litice (72 %), Bolevec (72 %) and Skvrňany (62 %). We count by the official building register, each building once.
Where in Plzeň do the fewest buildings have a lift?
The lowest share is in Křimice (4 %), Koterov (11 %) and Jižní Předměstí (12 %). These tend to be areas of family houses and low apartment buildings.
How do I find out whether a building has a lift?
Enter the address in Check an address: we flag it when a building has five or more floors and no lift according to the building register. At the viewing, also ask about the lift’s condition and how much you pay for it in the service charges.
