Winterhude

Winterhude is a neighbourhood (Stadtteil) in the district of Hamburg-Nord, north of the Außenalster. With 61,200 registered residents on 31 December 2025 on 7.6 km², it is one of Hamburg's most populous neighbourhoods, according to the Statistikamt Nord's neighbourhood profiles.

The city portal describes Winterhude as "green, quiet and close to the Alster", a varied neighbourhood combining grand villas, brick housing, an office district and one of the city's largest parks.

• Winterhude-Süd: villas and large apartments near the Außenalster, centred on the Mühlenkamp and Gertigstraße, with boutiques, cafés and bars. The city portal calls this "the heart of Winterhude".
• Winterhude-Nord: around the Winterhuder Marktplatz, more urban and less upmarket, with shops and a popular weekly market.
• Jarrestadt: a 1920s brick housing estate for workers, designed under Fritz Schumacher and now a listed monument, with courtyards and green spaces; many young families live here.
• City Nord: a 1970s office district, many of whose buildings are listed.
• Culture: the Komödie Winterhuder Fährhaus theatre, the Kampnagel performing arts venue in a former machine factory, the Goldbekhaus community arts centre and the Planetarium in the Stadtpark.

• U-Bahn: the U3 runs through Winterhude with several stations, among them Borgweg, Sierichstraße and Saarlandstraße; the U1 also crosses the neighbourhood.
• Buses: MetroBus lines connect Winterhude with the centre.
• On foot and by water: the Alster shore path is popular for walking and running, and about eight kilometres of canals invite paddling.

• Villas and large period flats near the Alster, at the top of the price range.
• 1920s brick estates such as the Jarrestadt.
• Older and post-war apartment buildings further from the water, where the city portal notes that cheaper flats can still be found "with a bit of luck".

The city portal states that rents are well above the Hamburg average, especially close to the Alster. In 2025 the average flat measured 70.4 m², and 64.1% of households were single-person households (Hamburg: 55.4%). Social housing made up 5.2% of flats in January 2026 (Hamburg: 7.6%).

At the end of 2025, 13.5% of households included children (Hamburg: 17.5%). Winterhude had 43 day-care centres (Kitas, March 2026) and 5 primary schools (2025/26), according to the neighbourhood profiles.

The Stadtpark (about 150 hectares) in Winterhude has lawns, sports facilities, a natural swimming lake and open-air concerts in summer, and the Alster shore paths are ideal for walks with children.