Praha 14: nature and quiet

Praha 14: parks and greenery, noise by day and night, air, summer heat, radon, floods and tap water.

Greenery, noise and air

Greenery, noise and air – Praha 14
Photo: ŠJů, CC BY 4.0
15 %
of the area is parks and forests
Less green than average Prague 18 %
18 %
of addresses have over 60 dB by day
Quieter than average Prague 25 %
28. greenest of 57 districts → 21. quietest of 57 districts →
Details
40
m² of parks and forests per resident · Prague 62 m²
50 %
of the area is green, gardens included
About average Prague 46 %
32 %
of addresses have over 50 dB at night
About average Prague 33 %

We take the noise at the loudest point within 20 m of the address, usually the street-facing façade. The legal limit for road noise is 55 dB by day and 45 dB at night, 60 and 50 dB along main roads.

0.1 % of addresses in an unprotected flood zone (Prague 1.0 %).
Which neighbourhoods floods threaten most →
Air: NO₂ 19.7 µg/m³, PM2.5 13 µg/m³ (usual in the city NO₂ 18.2) · usual for the city. Average of 2020–2024.
Where the air is cleanest →
In summer the surface here is 0.7 °C warmer than the city average. Surface temperature from Landsat satellite images, summers 2024–2025.
Which neighbourhoods stay coolest in summer →
Trees and shrubs cover 17 % of the area, sealed surfaces 46 %. Copernicus satellite land-cover map, 2021.
Where the trees are →
Bedrock radon index: mostly medium (city-wide high at 2 %). A measurement decides for a specific plot.
Which neighbourhoods have the lowest radon →
102 addresses (2.4 %) on undermined land (Hloubětín) (city-wide 0.1 %). Old mine tunnels and landslides can damage a house; for a specific plot, ask the building office.

Frequently asked questions

How noisy is living in Praha 14?

18 % of addresses have daytime traffic noise above 60 dB (strategic noise map). The median of the city’s districts is 20 %.

How much greenery is there in Praha 14?

Parks and forests cover 15 % of the area. The median of the city’s districts is 15 %.

Is Praha 14 in a flood zone?

0.1 % of the addresses in Praha 14 lie in an unprotected 100-year flood zone. City-wide it is 1.0 % of addresses.

What is the radon index in Praha 14?

By the Czech Geological Survey map, the bedrock under Praha 14 has a mostly medium radon index; no address has a high one (city-wide 1.9 % of addresses). A measurement decides for a given house.

Is Praha 14 undermined or on a landslide?

102 addresses lie on undermined land, with old mine tunnels below the surface: 2.4 % (Hloubětín); city-wide it is 0.1 % of addresses. No address lies on a slope deformation (city-wide < 0.1 % of addresses). The figure holds for the area; for a specific house, ask the building office before you buy.

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