Living around the Ostpark area of Munich

In searching for a nice area to live for the family, we have come across OstPark, not quite sure of the area name, as it has a number of areas eqi-distant. It looks to have outdoor pools and lovely woods and streams. Would this be a great place for the children, any experiences, good or bad?

I will be working in Neuperlach and the children will be going to, most likely, Starnberg for school. So it is a good fit geographically. Thoughts on basing ourselves around here, would be welcome, also is it an expensive area, we are looking to keep the Kalt mieter below 1500 for a 3 shlafzimmer property

BobB

Starnberg's quite a way from Neuperlach

Starnberg is an expensive area, but I'd avoid living near Neuperlach if I were you. The area probably looks pretty nice on a satellite image, but there are lots of charmless high rise apartment buildings there. The residents are quite multi-culti, but that has its pluses and minuses.

yes ostpark is nice for the children, it has a good play area, with a lake which freezes in the winter and you can ice skate on it.
nearby nicer areas are probably waldtrudering/trudering.

Your child/children would have a longer journey on the school bus if you lived in this area of your work, but buses do run for MIS in this area.
We chose to live in Forstenried, and my husband is the one whom does the 20 mins travellling to work, so its closer for the children
to go to school.

Hope this helps.

The area west of the Ostpark (Ramersdorf) is quite nice and so is Altperlach. But as somebody else said it's very far from Starnberg - I personally wouldn't want my children to have such a long way to school. Have you thought about sending them to the European School instead?

Thanks for all your help - A couple of things I have picked up, so far;

Ostpark is in Neuparlach, which is not a well desired place to live. Although it looks quite far from my work at Siemens, (which is neuperlach sud).
Ost Park to Starnberg will be a long journey for the children by bus, I had checked on the AA route planner, and it is 31 mins by car, so presumably the bus is much longer.

Thanks again to everyone

In defence of the Ostpark area, it depends on which side you live. I lived to the north at the corner of Heinrich-Wieland-Strasse and Feichtstrasse, the main entry to the Michaelibad parking lot. The location was very pleasant, having the park and the swimming pool right next door was extremely convenient but the shopping situation was desolate. It may have improved slightly since 1992 but you will still need a car for weekend shopping. The public transport is good, streetcar and U-bahn in walking distance.

But is it on the wrong side of town for a daily commute to Starnberg. Try the Westpark area instead, you can take the U6/U5 trains to work.

Bob, I lived in Neuperlach Sud for 6 weeks three streets from the Siemens Werk. We never encountered any problems, but the place is pretty soulless and hasnt much to offer except a large shopping centre and several impoverished migrants from various jurisdictions living in unsightly high rises. Ostpark while it may seem nice on the surface (which we visited) is predominantly frequented by large families of said jurisdictions. While usually well behaved, it can be a little dirty at times.

Suggest you try and find a different school and live closer to the city, or if you want to live far out, Fasangarten is nicer or even unterhaching.

Good luck

Hi All,

Just wanted to continue the thread,

we are planning to shift to Ost park area and already found a nice flat in Quiddestrasse centre.Is that a nice area to live for a family with kid?
Pls share your suggestions if you are familiar with this area.

Thanks
Rasa

If you want to live close to Neuperlach I suggest Unterhaching, Neubiberg, Ottobrunn, Hochenbrunn, Riemerling etc. All very nice and quiet - and as others mentioned - far away from Starnberg.