Staré Město: nature and quiet

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

Parks, noise and air

Parks, noise and air – Staré Město
Photo: Aktron, CC BY 3.0
2 %
of the area is parks and forests
Less green than average Prague 18 %
20 %
of addresses have over 60 dB by day
Quieter than average Prague 25 %

Parks and forests in Staré Město

Details
332 m
typical walk to a park or forest
Parks farther than average Prague 82 m
4 %
of the area is green, gardens included
Less green than average Prague 46 %
22 %
of addresses have over 50 dB at night
Quieter than average Prague 33 %

Parks, forests and greenery are counted from the neighbourhood’s area by current land use, the distance to a park or forest as the crow flies as the median over the neighbourhood’s addresses. We take the noise at the loudest point within 20 m of the address, usually the street-facing façade.

0.8 % of addresses in an unprotected flood zone (Prague 1.0 %), another 45.7 % protected by flood defences.
21. most at risk of floods of 85 neighbourhoods →
Air: NO₂ 23.5 µg/m³, PM2.5 13.2 µg/m³ (usual in the city NO₂ 18.2) · worse than usual in the city. Average of 2020–2024.
84. cleanest air of 85 neighbourhoods →
In summer the surface here is 2.6 °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 2 % of the area, sealed surfaces 76 %. Copernicus satellite land-cover map, 2021.
85. most trees of 85 neighbourhoods →
Bedrock radon index: mostly medium (city-wide high at 2 %). A measurement decides for a specific plot.
Which neighbourhoods have the lowest radon →
Water in the city: supply + sewage 151.27 CZK/m³ incl. VAT (2025) (+4.4 % on 2024)
Where water is cheapest: towns compared →
No address on undermined land or on a slope deformation.

Frequently asked questions

Is there traffic noise in Staré Město?

20 % of addresses have daytime traffic noise above 60 dB (strategic noise map). The median of the city’s neighbourhoods is 21 %.

How far is a park or forest from Staré Město?

Half of the addresses have a park or forest within 332 m. The median of the city’s neighbourhoods is 85 m.

Is Staré Město in a flood zone?

0.8 % of the addresses in Staré Město lie in an unprotected 100-year flood zone. City-wide it is 1.0 % of addresses. Another 46 % lie in an area protected by flood barriers.

What is the radon index in Staré Město?

By the Czech Geological Survey map, the bedrock under Staré Město 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.

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