Kiez in Pankow
Buch
- Residents
- 17,674 as of end of 2024
- Area
- 23.0 km²
- Kiez score
- 38 of 100 Rank 85 of 143
Strength: Green & heat, rank 17 of 143 in Berlin.
Location in Bezirk Pankow
Dark: Buch. Light: the other Kieze in the Bezirk.
Buch reaches 88.7 on Quiet & air, 18th place of 143 Kieze. This value is above the Bezirk average and above the Berlin median. Green & heat, at 68.8, is above both benchmarks. The Kiez reaches an overall score of 37.6 and rank 85. The noise class is rated high.
Mobility, at 11.5, is far below the Berlin median, and stop density reaches around 2 per square kilometre. Local amenities, at 19.2, is far below the Berlin median. On hot days the perceived temperature rises to around 34 degrees. Culture reaches only 4.6 and counts separately from the overall score.
In comparison
| Dimension | Kiez | Bezirk avg | Berlin | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiet & air | 89 | 60 | 64 | Rank 18 of 143 |
| Green & heat | 69 | 49 | 55 | Rank 17 of 143 |
| Mobility | 12 | 30 | 26 | bottom quartile |
| Local amenities | 19 | 54 | 53 | bottom quartile |
| Tenant protection | 0 | 29 | 0 | Rank 52 of 143 |
| Culture | 5 | 51 | 42 | bottom quartile |
| Recorded crime | 51 | 39 | 45 | – |
Values 0-100. Bezirk avg = mean of the Kieze in the Bezirk, Berlin = median of all Kieze.
* Recorded crime is a frequency figure per Bezirksregion (coarser than the address), higher = more recorded cases. Not a quality value, no rank and no safety judgement. See Methodology.
Aggregate of 5 dimensions per LOR-Bezirksregion, weighted equally (20% each). Methodology on the methodology page.
Key figures compared with Berlin
Figures without judgement. The link opens the map with the matching layer.
Existing-lease rent
6.34 €/m²
Average rent of existing contracts, Census 2022
Berlin: 7.66 €/m²
Existing-lease rent in BuchOn the mapPre-1949 buildings
16 %
Homes in buildings built before 1949, Census 2022
Berlin: 39 %
Pre-1949 buildings in BuchOn the mapNoise
mostly high
Noise level of most planning areas, Umweltatlas 2023
Berlin: mostly medium
Noise in BuchOn the mapGreen space
3.5%
Share of area covered by public green space, GDI Berlin, as of 04/2026
Berlin: 6.6%
Green space in BuchOn the mapHeat
34.6 °C (perceived, 2 pm)
Median perceived temperature, 2022
Berlin: 36 °C (perceived, 2 pm)
Heat in BuchOn the mapMilieuschutz (rent protection)
0.0%
Area inside zones with a social preservation order, GDI Berlin, as of 2025
Berlin: 6.0%
Milieuschutz (rent protection) in BuchOn the map
Profile data
| Cluster | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Noise | high Distribution & numbersHigh 67%, Medium 33% | January 2024 |
| Green space provision | high Distribution & numbersGreen spaces 24, Playgrounds 8 High 100% | January 2024 |
| Climate: PET | 34.0 (no heat stress) Source: Perceived temperature 2022 | June 2024 |
| Public transport density | 2.3 (sparse) Distribution & numbersS 1, Bus 51 | May 2026 |
| Social situation (MSS, Berlin social monitoring) | The index is in the medium range of the Berlin distribution. Source: Social status index (MSS 2025) | December 2024 |
Election history here
In Kiez Buch, votes in recent elections were distributed so that these parties won the highest share each year.
| 2017 | 2021 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Die Linke | SPD | AfD |
| 2016 | 2021 | 2023 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | SPD | CDU | AfD |
| 2016 | 2021 | 2023 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | SPD | CDU | AfD |
Values from different layers shown side by side, with no causal link. Aggregate data per planning area, not per address.
Methodology: Election dataFrequently asked questions
General explanations of the metrics are on the methodology page.