Where is the best place to live in Katowice? District ranking, part 2

What factors decide how attractive a city district is? What makes it simply a good place to live? We already wrote about a few of the most important ones in our previous article, presenting the conclusions of last year's survey and ranking of Katowice's districts. Safety, neighbourly courtesy, greenery in the surroundings and cleanliness are not everything, however. This time we present five more categories in which the people of Katowice rated their city. Which districts turned out to be the best this time?

Transport links

How easy is it to get from a given district to work or school? The best in this respect is Zawodzie, a district in the north of Katowice. Zawodzie received a high score of 6.49 points. In second place is Brynów–Osiedle Zgrzebioka (6.41 points), and in third Załęska Hałda–Brynów Część Zachodnia (6.39 points). Residents of Zarzecze (4.60 points), Kostuchna (5.13 points) and Murcki (5.00 points), on the other hand, are not entirely satisfied with the commuting options.

Why this distribution? It is simple – the best-rated districts border the centre, so many places can even be reached on foot. In addition, it is easy to get from here to other towns located close to Katowice – thanks to the Drogowa Trasa Średnicowa and the A4 motorway. The worst-rated districts are on the outskirts, so public transport is inevitably limited and the journey time to the centre is longer.

Leisure opportunities

Is it surprising that Koszutka and Śródmieście won in this category? After all, these are two centrally located districts of the city. In third place we have Osiedle Tysiąclecia.

Koszutka owes its first place, of course, to the Spodek – as well as to the International Congress Centre, the seat of NOSPR and the Silesian Museum. Some people also point out that Koszutka has quite a few smaller, atmospheric venues, such as Kino Kosmos, which also attract many residents hungry for entertainment.

It is worth adding that Katowice as a whole was considered an interesting city in terms of attractions. According to respondents, you can have an even more interesting time here than in Poznań or Szczecin!

Convenience of everyday shopping

In which district are there the most easily accessible and well-stocked shops? Overall, residents consider the whole of Katowice friendly in this respect. The nationwide average for shopping convenience is 5.36, while Katowice can boast a score of 6.15. This gives the city first place among all cities in Poland!

In terms of shopping convenience, the best-rated were Osiedle Witosa (6.82 points), Osiedle Tysiąclecia (6.65 points) and Dąb (6.33 points). In these parts of the city there is no shortage of large supermarkets, smaller chain shops and neighbourhood shops, not only grocery shops. We also have a shopping centre, marketplaces and market halls, and a wholesale market. Where is shopping hardest? Residents pointed to Murcki (4.61 points) and Zarzecze (5.46 points).

Prices

When talking about shopping, we cannot fail to mention prices as well. In Katowice the most attractive prices of products and services are found in Załęska Hałda-Brynów Część Zachodnia – this district was rated at 5.25 points. Next in line are Wełnowiec-Józefowiec (5.12 points) and Osiedle Tysiąclecia (5.07 points). Murcki (3.59 points), Śródmieście (4.44 points) and Kostuchna (4.50 points) fared worse. Objectively speaking, prices in individual districts do not differ from one another all that much. Murcki and Kostuchna recorded worse results because there are no hypermarkets in their area. In addition, the differences also result from the subjective perception of price levels – wealthier residents have a greater tolerance for higher prices than less well-off families.

Infrastructure for children

And where in Katowice is it best to bring up children? Residents answered this question too. Residents of Osiedle Tysiąclecia (6.57 points), Osiedle Witosa (6.32 points) and Załęska Hałda-Brynów Część Zachodnia (6.18 points) pointed to the largest number of playgrounds, kindergartens, schools and clinics. Koszutka, Zawodzie and Giszowiec also received good ratings – all these districts scored above 6. The only district rated below 5 is Szopienice-Burowiec (4.90 points).

Taking into account all the areas assessed – which districts are considered the most attractive? Anyone thinking of moving should certainly consider flats for sale in Osiedle Tysiąclecia, Osiedle Witosa and Kostuchna. Residents of these districts are the most willing of all to recommend their neighbourhood to friends.