HoodEx scores areas of Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany from 0 to 10 on green space and air, comfort and safety, homes and buildings, shops and services, and getting around. Nordviertel has an in-depth report, scoring 7.3/10 overall. Open any report below, or find which part of Essen fits you.
Across the 1 measured area HoodEx has mapped in Essen, the average score is 7.3 out of 10 — strong.
Averaged across Essen: green & air 6.4, comfort & safety 6.5, homes & buildings 5.4, shops & services 8.7 and getting around 9.6, each out of 10.
Essen's strongest category is getting around — transport and walkability — at 9.6/10. The weakest is homes & buildings — the buildings and housing stock — at 5.4/10. Those two are the shape of the city: what it gives you everywhere, and what you have to hunt for.
Describe the life you want — budget, commute, how much green you need, how lively the street should be — and HoodEx ranks Essen's neighbourhoods against your answers instead of you looking up one address at a time.
If nobody has searched Essen here before, the matcher maps it first — a one-off couple of minutes while you answer the questions. It runs without an account, and the top matches are free.
Find which part of Essen fits you
These parts of Essen have been measured in full — each has its own page with the five scores, the readings underneath them and photos of the streets.
Every HoodEx neighbourhood is scored from 0 to 10 in five categories. Scores are generated by AI analysis of satellite imagery, street-level imagery, points of interest and public datasets, then blended into a single overall score.
HoodEx has scored 1 neighbourhood in Essen. New areas are added when someone checks a local address.
The average overall score across scored Essen neighbourhoods is 7.3/10, blended from our five scoring categories.
Nordviertel currently has the highest overall score in Essen at 7.3/10. Scores can change as new data and community feedback arrive.
Every neighbourhood is scored 0–10 in five categories — Green & air, Comfort & safety, Homes & buildings, Shops & services, and Getting around — using AI analysis of satellite imagery, street-level imagery, points of interest and public datasets. The five category scores are blended into a single overall score.
Yes — browsing neighbourhood scores and community insights is free. A detailed report for a new address is paid.
Scores update as new analyses are run and community feedback comes in. Each neighbourhood page shows when it was last updated.