Wollishofen
Suits families who want the southern shore, with lake baths and a local factory-culture scene, and a station four minutes on foot.
🇨🇭 Where to live in Zurich
Zurich's residential areas split roughly between the lake, the hillsides and the former industrial north. The lakeside districts such as Seefeld, Enge and Wollishofen offer water access and parks, while Hottingen and Oberstrass sit higher up on quieter slopes. Kreis 4 and Kreis 5 cover the busier, more recently converted ground, and Oerlikon works as a separate business centre to the north.
Open Zurich on the map Live scores for transit, cafes, schools and healthcare, calculated from what is actually around each address.Which area suits whom
Zurich-West (Kreis 5)
For people who want an ex-industrial creative setting around the viaduct arches and Prime Tower, with Hardbrucke a four-minute walk away.
Hottingen (Kreis 7)
For those after quiet on the Zurichberg slopes, among villas and with forest walks close by.
Wiedikon (Kreis 3)
A residential choice for anyone who wants cafés around Idaplatz and a mix of multicultural and trendy street life, four minutes from its station.
10 neighborhoods
Altstadt (Kreis 1)
Guild houses & Bahnhofstrasse · Lake front · The postcard
- Nearest station: Stadelhofen · 400 m · 6 min walk
Seefeld (Kreis 8)
Lakeside promenade living · Opera house side · Sought-after
- Nearest station: Stadelhofen · 600 m · 8 min walk
Enge (Kreis 2)
Parks & insurance HQs · Rietberg museum · Lake access
- Nearest station: Enge · 250 m · 4 min walk
Wiedikon (Kreis 3)
Idaplatz cafés · Multicultural-meets-trendy · Residential
- Nearest station: Wiedikon · 300 m · 4 min walk
Langstrasse (Kreis 4)
Nightlife artery · Gritty-cool · Food from everywhere
- Nearest station: Hardbrucke · 600 m · 8 min walk
Zurich-West (Kreis 5)
Viaduct arches & Prime Tower · Ex-industrial creative zone
- Nearest station: Hardbrucke · 300 m · 4 min walk
Oberstrass (Kreis 6)
University hill · Quiet streets above the centre
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
Hottingen (Kreis 7)
Zurichberg slopes · Villas & forest walks · Premium calm
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
Oerlikon (Kreis 11)
Northern business hub · New quarters · Fast S-Bahn links
- Nearest station: Oerlikon · 250 m · 4 min walk
Wollishofen
Lake baths & red factory culture · Family southern shore
- Nearest station: Wollishofen · 300 m · 4 min walk