Who lives where in Hanover: census rankings for all 50 areas

Census figures for all 50 areas, ranked 5 ways: most children, most over-65s, most people living alone, newest buildings, most old buildings. Each list shows the area's rent next to it. Source: Destatis – Zensus 2022, 100 m grid (2022).

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Best areas for families in Hanover

Under 18 · City figure: 15.8%

#DistrictUnder 18Rent €/m²
1Mühlenberg27.4%€6.30
2Vahrenheide23.3%€6.45
3Sahlkamp22.2%€6.67
4Isernhagen-Süd22.1%€10.71
5Lahe21.7%€9.83
6Bemerode21.2%€7.60
7Bornum20.5%€6.39
8Ledeburg19.2%€6.92
9Leinhausen19.1%€7.51
10Misburg-Süd18.9%€6.70

Areas with the most over-65s in Hanover

65 and over · City figure: 18.3%

#District65 and overRent €/m²
1Heideviertel32.1%€7.21
2Waldheim27.2%€8.21
3Wettbergen26.3%€6.87
4Davenstedt26.1%€6.36
5Kirchrode25.7%€8.93
6Burg25.7%€7.00
7Wülferode25.5%€6.75
8Bothfeld24.2%€7.61
9Isernhagen-Süd23.1%€10.71
10Waldhausen22.8%€8.65

Areas for people living alone in Hanover

One-person households · City figure: 57.0%

#DistrictOne-person householdsRent €/m²
1Herrenhausen69.5%€7.27
2Mitte68.1%€8.63
3Calenberger Neustadt65.3%€8.12
4Nordstadt65.0%€7.77
5Linden-Nord64.8%€7.02
6Ricklingen64.0%€7.27
7Oststadt62.4%€8.37
8Südstadt62.3%€8.25
9Döhren61.1%€7.73
10Vahrenwald61.1%€7.38

Areas with the newest buildings in Hanover

Buildings from 2001+ · City figure: 11.7%

#DistrictBuildings from 2001+Rent €/m²
1Lahe34.0%€9.83
2Seelhorst33.4%€7.76
3Ahlem27.4%€7.33
4Bemerode24.5%€7.60
5Kirchrode22.9%€8.93
6Stöcken20.2%€7.28
7Wülferode20.0%€6.75
8Isernhagen-Süd18.0%€10.71
9Wettbergen17.6%€6.87
10Misburg-Nord17.0%€7.10

Areas with the most historic buildings in Hanover

Buildings before 1949 · City figure: 23.2%

#DistrictBuildings before 1949Rent €/m²
1Linden-Nord72.3%€7.02
2Linden-Mitte61.9%€7.35
3Kleefeld61.5%€7.36
4Linden-Süd48.4%€7.27
5Limmer47.3%€6.95
6Zoo47.2%€9.35
7Oststadt45.1%€8.37
8Döhren45.1%€7.73
9Bult44.9%€8.59
10Waldhausen44.8%€8.65

All areas at a glance

DistrictRent €/m²Under 1865 and overOne-person householdsBuildings from 2001+Buildings before 1949
Ahlem€7.3318.1%18.8%53.5%27.4%12.4%
Anderten€7.2715.9%22.4%52.8%13.4%12.0%
Badenstedt€6.8118.7%19.1%54.5%13.4%22.0%
Bemerode€7.6021.2%17.5%46.5%24.5%5.5%
Bornum€6.3920.5%18.6%46.7%3.9%5.2%
Bothfeld€7.6117.2%24.2%47.7%12.5%10.4%
Brink-Hafen€7.67–––––
Bult€8.5915.4%21.2%58.5%4.1%44.9%
Burg€7.0014.2%25.7%59.4%2.3%33.5%
Calenberger Neustadt€8.1211.4%12.5%65.3%4.9%40.1%
Davenstedt€6.3617.9%26.1%47.7%9.5%14.4%
Döhren€7.7312.5%21.0%61.1%3.2%45.1%
Groß-Buchholz€8.6018.2%20.6%54.0%7.9%12.9%
Hainholz€7.3816.7%13.7%61.1%4.0%27.8%
Heideviertel€7.2115.7%32.1%51.6%11.3%12.3%
Herrenhausen€7.2712.0%16.0%69.5%4.0%33.9%
Isernhagen-Süd€10.7122.1%23.1%48.0%18.0%6.9%
Kirchrode€8.9318.1%25.7%51.9%22.9%15.7%
Kleefeld€7.3615.3%18.0%60.0%6.1%61.5%
Lahe€9.8321.7%14.5%34.1%34.0%4.5%
Ledeburg€6.9219.2%18.5%47.9%8.1%33.8%
Leinhausen€7.5119.1%17.3%45.5%3.2%20.2%
Limmer€6.9513.6%15.6%61.1%13.1%47.3%
Linden-Mitte€7.3515.1%13.3%59.9%12.3%61.9%
Linden-Nord€7.0212.0%13.5%64.8%0.8%72.3%
Linden-Süd€7.2716.0%12.4%60.2%6.6%48.4%
List€7.9415.0%16.5%59.3%12.1%44.7%
Marienwerder€7.0917.9%20.4%44.6%0.0%0.8%
Misburg-Nord€7.1016.9%21.9%49.6%17.0%13.2%
Misburg-Süd€6.7018.9%18.3%47.8%13.6%9.5%
Mitte€8.6310.1%13.9%68.1%5.5%18.4%
Mittelfeld€7.3317.0%18.6%59.5%8.6%18.0%
Mühlenberg€6.3027.4%17.8%39.1%0.0%0.0%
Nordstadt€7.7712.8%11.3%65.0%4.2%43.3%
Oberricklingen€6.9415.8%21.3%55.0%7.3%42.7%
Oststadt€8.3712.5%16.0%62.4%2.0%45.1%
Ricklingen€7.2712.7%19.2%64.0%1.5%36.0%
Sahlkamp€6.6722.2%20.8%42.2%7.4%8.9%
Seelhorst€7.7618.5%18.5%40.8%33.4%5.1%
Stöcken€7.2816.4%16.7%58.3%20.2%16.1%
Südstadt€8.2512.4%15.7%62.3%2.6%32.7%
Vahrenheide€6.4523.3%17.5%54.8%13.2%1.6%
Vahrenwald€7.3812.8%16.6%61.1%9.2%24.1%
Vinnhorst€6.9218.6%20.2%44.3%8.4%19.5%
Waldhausen€8.6515.9%22.8%51.7%4.6%44.8%
Waldheim€8.2115.3%27.2%38.5%3.2%42.6%
Wettbergen€6.8716.8%26.3%45.9%17.6%3.2%
Wülfel€7.4915.9%16.5%55.6%9.0%30.5%
Wülferode€6.7516.8%25.5%42.6%20.0%14.2%
Zoo€9.3515.5%21.4%56.7%4.5%47.2%

Source: Destatis – Zensus 2022, 100 m grid (2022); Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) – Zensus 2022, Gitterzellen (2022).