Lochotín or central Plzeň?
A housing estate across the Mže river, or a flat in the historic centre? Lochotín in Severní Předměstí has a park, the zoo and the teaching hospital, the centre has náměstí Republiky, shops and culture round the corner.
We divide Plzeň into neighbourhoods by cadastral area, so Lochotín is under Severní Předměstí and the historic centre under Vnitřní Město. The two face each other across the Mže river. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Severní Předměstí | Vnitřní Město | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 13 300 Kč | 13 300 Kč |
| To the centre | 12 min | 3 min |
| From the centre at night | 34 min | 8 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 54 % | 100 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 14 | 74 |
| Bars and pubs | 6 | 19 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 15 % | 8 % |
| To a park | 116 m | 107 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 50 % | 98 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 52 % | 98 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +0.6 °C | +3.4 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 27 % | 1 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 95 % | 100 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 39 % | 99 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 47 % | 100 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 21 % | 0 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 41 % | 5 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 55 % | 7 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 0 % | 0 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 100 % | 100 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 16 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 20 | 307 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +2.5 % | +7.1 % |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 2 % | 21 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 132 | 0 |
| Flats on district heating | 78 % | 16 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 22 % | 7 % |
Severní Předměstí and Lochotín
Severní Předměstí runs from the river past Roudná up to the Lochotín housing estate. It has Lochotín park, the zoo and botanical garden and the teaching hospital. It suits people who want a flat on an estate, a park for walks and the hospital close by.
Vnitřní Město
Plzeň's historic centre around náměstí Republiky and St Bartholomew's Cathedral, with apartment houses, shops, theatres and cafés around it and a ring of gardens where the town walls used to be. Everything is a walk away. It suits people who want the city at the door and don't need a car.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want everything within walking distance: the rows with shops and restaurants, and the guide to living without a car in Plzeň.
- You want quiet: the guide to quiet places to live in Plzeň.
- You have children: the rows with schools and playgrounds, and the guide to schools and nurseries in Plzeň.
- Price decides: the first row of the comparison and the guide on how much rent costs in Plzeň.
Before you sign a lease, check the address itself: two houses in the same neighbourhood can differ in catchment school, the walk to the stop and the noise from the main road.
Frequently asked questions
Is it better to live in Lochotín or in central Plzeň?
It depends on what matters to you. The table on this page shows Severní Předměstí and Vnitřní Město side by side from current data: rent, the trip to the centre, shops, restaurants, green space, schools and doctors. The better value in each row is highlighted.
Where is rent cheaper, Lochotín or the centre?
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 neighbourhoods are Lochotín and the centre in?
Lochotín belongs to the cadastral area Severní Předměstí, the historic centre to the cadastral area Vnitřní Město. Městomat shows their figures under these neighbourhoods.
