Skvrňany or Bory?
A housing estate in the west of Plzeň against a large area in the south. Skvrňany is mostly panel blocks with a tram to the centre, Bory lies in Jižní Předměstí with Borský park and the campus of the University of West Bohemia.
Skvrňany lies in the west of Plzeň, Bory in the south as part of Jižní Předměstí. They differ mainly in their buildings and in what is around: a retail zone, or the university and a park. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Skvrňany | Jižní Předměstí | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 14 400 Kč | 13 300 Kč |
| To the centre | 15 min | 9 min |
| From the centre at night | 34 min | 14 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 57 % | 80 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 8 | 97 |
| Bars and pubs | 5 | 29 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 41 % | 14 % |
| To a park | 109 m | 162 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 58 % | 74 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 64 % | 76 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +2.3 °C | +3.3 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 37 % | 16 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 83 % | 93 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 48 % | 69 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 47 % | 74 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 24 % | 1 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 62 % | 12 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 25 % | 13 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 35 % | 35 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 95 % | 100 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 2 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 17 | 43 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +4.2 % | +4.7 % |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 1 % | 17 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 444 | 672 |
| Flats on district heating | 87 % | 48 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 24 % | 18 % |
Skvrňany
A housing estate in the west of Plzeň with a tram to the centre and a retail park within reach. Most flats are in prefab blocks, and the shops and schools are right on the estate. It suits anyone who wants a practical flat and a quick tram ride.
Jižní Předměstí and Bory
Jižní Předměstí runs from the centre through Bory to Borská pole with the campus of the University of West Bohemia. It has old apartment blocks, prefab housing estates, new apartment buildings and the Borský park. It suits students, people working in the south of the city and anyone who wants the university and a big park close by.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want a flat on a housing estate: the guide to housing estates in Plzeň.
- You are a student: the guide on where to live in Plzeň as a student.
- 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 Plzeň.
Skvrňany is compared with Lochotín in the guide Lochotín or Skvrňany?, Bory with Slovany in Bory or Slovany?. 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 Skvrňany or Bory?
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, Skvrňany or Bory?
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.
