The district Hamburg Barmbek-Nord is a very densely populated district: around 9.700 people share one km² in this area. Everybody lives in apartments, but these are beautiful red-brick buildings from the 1930's which were formerly (and still) inhabited by working class people. The flats are cheaper than in other areas and a good number of them are still in need of renovation. It neighbors the slightly less attractive district Dulsberg, and the more residential area Bramfeld. And of, course, South of stadtpark border, ther is Barmbek-Sued.
It is a central and mostly beautiful area, but you should be able to accept that hanging pictures is a complicated surgical operation sometimes ending with re-plastering of the whole wall. This results in a fair m² rental price of 10,20 EUR. The district is favored by singles and couples without children, however, due to the dense population there are still a lot of kids going to 13 kindergartens, two primary schools and three secondary schools. The population is also quite mixed with regard to the nationalities: 23% have a foreign background. Residents are not so wealthy, on average they earn 10.000 EUR less than other Hamburgers. This is partly due to a slightly higher unemployment rate than the Hamburg average of 6,1%. Criminality is a bit below average.
The Osterbek channel is the main recreational area where people relax on its grassy banks or make a tour with a boat. There are plenty of restaurants, but the area is not exactly a spot for nightlife. There are two shopping areas, a smaller one is on Fuhlsbütteler Strasse and a big one is on Hamburger Strasse which also houses a Cinemaxx complex. The district’s plus is definitely the beauty of the red-brick buildings combined with low rents and the easy connection to the city center.
Photo f.l.t.r: „Wagenfeldstrasse“ (c) hh oldman CC BY 3.0 via Panoramio, „Wohnblock in der Wasmannstraße 26-32 in Hamburg-Barmbek-Nord“ (c) Claus Joachim Dickow (Self photographed) CC BY SA 3.0, „Hamburg 2010 5 15 (RaBoe)“ (c) RaBoe/Wikipedia (Own work) CC BY SA 3.0 - ALL via Wikimedia Commons
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Photo f.l.t.r: „Zeilenbauten in der Lorichsstraße in Hamburg-Barmbek-Nord 1“ (c) Claus-Joachim Dickow (Self-photographed) CC BY SA 3.0, „Wohnen am Osterbekkanal“ (c) Bernd Sterzl via PIXELIO, „TRUDE“ (c) Jürgen Malavia PIXELIO, (c) „Bagger“ Jürgen Mala via PIXELIO, „Prechtsweg 12-20“ (c) NordNordWest/Wikipedia (Own work) CC BY SA 3.0 DE, „Grünanlage im Wendebecken der ehemaligen Schiffbauversuchsanlage in Hamburg-Barmbek-Nord“(c) Claus-Joachim Dickow (photo taken by Claus-Joachim Dickow) CC BY SA 2.5, „Wohnhäuser im Mildestieg in Hamburg-Barmbek-Nord 2“ (c) Claus-Joachim Dickow (Self-photographed) CC BY SA 3.0, „Grögersweg 3-7“ (c) NordNordWest/Wikipedia (Own work) CC BY SA 3.0 DE, „Roggenkamp 3-5“(c) NordNordWest/Wikipedia (Own work) CC BY SA 3.0 DE, „Hühnerstrasse“ (c) hh oldmann CC BY 3.0 via Panoramio, „Hamburg 2010 5 25 (RaBoe)“ (c) RaBoe/Wikipedia (Own work) CC BY SA 3.0, „Wohnhäuser im Mildestieg 1“ (c) Claus-Joachim Dickow (Self-photographed) CC BY SA 3.0, „Haspa-Filiale Hartzloh an der Fuhlsbütteler Straße in Hamburg-Barmbek-Nord“ (c) Claus-Joachim Dickow (Self-photographed) CC BY SA3.0, „Fuhlsbütteler Straße in Hamburg-Barmbek-Nord (stadtauswärts) 2“ (c) Claus-Joachim Dickow (photo taken by Claus-Joachim Dickow) CC BY SA 2.5, „Osterbek - Barmbeker Stichkanal“(c) flamenc (Own work) CC BY SA 3.0, „Die Osterbek als Grenze zwischen Barmbek-Nord und Dulsberg 2“ (c) Claus-Joachim Dickow (photo taken by Claus-Joachim Dickow) CC BY SA 2.5, „Aue der Seebek als Grenzbach zwischen Hamburg-Barmbek-Nord und Hamburg-Bramfeld“ (c) Claus-Joachim Dickow (photo taken by Claus-Joachim Dickow) CC BY SA 2.5, „Etagenmietshäuser beim Sandbalken in der Fuhlsbütteler Straße 417 bis 425 in Hamburg-Barmbek-Nord 2“ (c) Claus-Joachim Dickow (Self-photographed) CC BY SA 3.0, „Tieloh“ (c) hh oldmann CC BY 3.0 via Panoramio, „Backsteinbebauung am Suhrsweg in Hamburg-Barmbek-Nord 4“ (c) Claus-Joachim Dickow (photo taken by Claus-Joachim Dickow) CC BY SA 2.5, „Backsteinbebauung am Suhrsweg in Hamburg-Barmbek-Nord“ (c) Claus-Joachim Dickow (photo taken by Claus-Joachim Dickow) CC BY SA 2.5 - ALL via Wikimeda Commons
