Kiez in Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Zehlendorf Südwest
- Residents
- 26,664 as of end of 2024
- Area
- 43.4 km²
- Kiez score
- 40 of 100 Rank 71 of 143
Strength: Quiet & air, rank 10 of 143 in Berlin.
Location in Bezirk Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Dark: Zehlendorf Südwest. Light: the other Kieze in the Bezirk.
Key figures compared with Berlin
Figures without judgement. The link opens the map with the matching layer.
Existing-lease rent
8.64 €/m²
Berlin: 7.66 €/m²
Average rent of existing contracts, Census 2022
Existing-lease rent in Zehlendorf SüdwestOn the mapPre-1949 buildings
29 %
Berlin: 39 %
Homes in buildings built before 1949, Census 2022
Pre-1949 buildings in Zehlendorf SüdwestOn the mapNoise
mostly medium
Berlin: mostly medium
Noise level of most planning areas, Umweltatlas 2023
Noise in Zehlendorf SüdwestOn the mapGreen space
4.7%
Berlin: 6.6%
Share of area covered by public green space, GDI Berlin, as of 04/2026
Green space in Zehlendorf SüdwestOn the mapHeat
29.8 °C (perceived, 2 pm)
Berlin: 36 °C (perceived, 2 pm)
Median perceived temperature, 2022
Heat in Zehlendorf SüdwestOn the mapMilieuschutz (rent protection)
0.0%
Berlin: 6.0%
Area inside zones with a social preservation order, GDI Berlin, as of 2025
Milieuschutz (rent protection) in Zehlendorf SüdwestOn the map
Neighbouring Kieze
Similar Kieze
Quiet and green shape Zehlendorf Suedwest. Quiet & air reaches around 93 points and rank ten of 143, well above the Berlin median. Green & heat stands at around 69 points, rank 17, above the median. The perceived temperature stays cool, around 30 degrees.
Culture is very thin, only around seven points and rank 115, clearly below the Bezirk average and the Berlin median. Local amenities and mobility are also weak, at rank 121 and rank 102. Public transport stays very thin, around three stops per square kilometre. The social situation is high. Overall, the area reaches around 40 points, in the lower middle of the field, at rank 71.
Kiez score
- Quiet & air
- 93
- Green & heat
- 69
- Mobility
- 16
- Local amenities
- 20
- Tenant protection
- 0
Aggregate of 5 dimensions per LOR-Bezirksregion, weighted equally (20% each). Methodology on the methodology page.
In comparison
| Dimension | Kiez | Bezirk avg | Berlin | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiet & air | 93 | 75 | 64 | Rank 10 of 143 |
| Green & heat | 69 | 63 | 55 | Rank 17 of 143 |
| Mobility | 16 | 22 | 26 | Rank 102 of 143 |
| Local amenities | 20 | 47 | 53 | bottom quartile |
| Tenant protection | 0 | 19 | 0 | Rank 52 of 143 |
| Culture | 7 | 38 | 42 | bottom quartile |
| Recorded crime | 44 | 28 | 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.
Profile data
| Cluster | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Noise | moderate Distribution & numbersMedium 67% · High 33% | January 2024 |
| Green space provision | high Distribution & numbersGreen spaces 26 · Playgrounds 10 High 100% | January 2024 |
| Climate · PET | 29.9 (no heat stress) Source: Perceived temperature 2022 | June 2024 |
| Public transport density | 2.9 (sparse) Distribution & numbersS 1 · Bus 123 | May 2026 |
| Social situation (MSS, Berlin social monitoring) | The index shows above-average socio-economic pressure compared to Berlin. Source: Social status index (MSS 2025) | December 2024 |
Election history here
In Kiez Zehlendorf Südwest, votes in recent elections were distributed so that these parties won the highest share each year.
Bundestag elections · party votes
- 2017 CDU
- 2021 CDU
- 2025 CDU
Berlin House of Representatives elections · party votes
- 2016 CDU
- 2021 CDU
- 2023 CDU
- 2026 CDU
District Assembly (BVV) elections · votes
- 2016 CDU
- 2021 CDU
- 2023 CDU
- 2026 CDU
Electoral district statistics (Federal Election Commissioner (Bundeswahlleiterin) + Statistics Office Berlin-Brandenburg (Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg)) · Licence dl-de/by-2-0
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.