Doubravka or Slovany?
Two neighbours in the east of Plzeň. Slovany in Východní Předměstí is a housing estate a few stops from the centre, Doubravka across the Úslava mixes an estate with streets of family houses.
We divide Plzeň into neighbourhoods by cadastral area, so Slovany is under Východní Předměstí. Both lie in the east of the city; they differ in how close the centre is and how many family houses are around. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Doubravka | Východní Předměstí | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 13 700 Kč | 13 300 Kč |
| To the centre | 17 min | 8 min |
| From the centre at night | 37 min | 24 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 70 % | 68 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 14 | 45 |
| Bars and pubs | 3 | 13 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 15 % | 6 % |
| To a park | 163 m | 165 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 43 % | 56 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 45 % | 59 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +0.0 °C | +2.9 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 29 % | 11 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 96 % | 95 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 45 % | 78 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 76 % | 30 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 10 % | 10 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 33 % | 20 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 27 % | 17 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 8 % | 16 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 100 % | 100 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 0 % | 1 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 25 | 38 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +4.0 % | +5.1 % |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 4 % | 8 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 75 | 560 |
| Flats on district heating | 61 % | 54 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 7 % | 17 % |
Doubravka
A former village in the east of Plzeň, across the Úslava river. Next to the housing estate there are streets of older family houses, and the river is close. It suits families and anyone looking for a quieter home or a house with a garden.
Východní Předměstí and Slovany
Východní Předměstí starts by the main railway station and the brewery and continues with the Slovany housing estate, with its shops and services. The centre is a few tram stops away. It suits anyone who wants to live close to the centre but on a quieter estate, with the train at hand.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want a house with a garden or quiet: the guide to quiet places to live in Plzeň.
- You want to be in the centre fast: the rows with the trip to the centre, and the guide to living without a car in Plzeň.
- You have children: the rows with schools and playgrounds, and the guide on where to live with children in Plzeň.
- Price decides: the first row of the comparison and the guide on how much rent costs in Plzeň.
Doubravka is compared with Lobzy and Skvrňany in the guides Lobzy or Doubravka? and Skvrňany or Doubravka?. 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 Doubravka or Slovany?
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, Doubravka or Slovany?
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 Plzeň neighbourhood are in the guide on how much rent costs in Plzeň.
Which neighbourhood is Slovany in?
The Slovany housing estate belongs to the cadastral area Východní Předměstí. Městomat shows its figures under that neighbourhood.
