It consisted of the village of Homberg as well as Hofermühle and Oberheide plus some solitary farms; it belonged to the jurisdiction of local court or "Amtsgericht" Ratingen.
Public transport access is done via the VRR regional transit bus lines 748 (Wülfrath-Mettmann), 761 (Homberg-Ratingen) and 771 (Velbert-Ratingen) - with switching via 759 in Ratingen to Düsseldorf International Airport (EDDL, DUS).
Since the Wülfrath industry sites are connected to highways mainly along L422 through Homberg, the heavy duty transport crossing the little village has been the focus of public debates and politicians' promises.
Homberg is the starting point of biking or hiking tours in the Angertal (valley of the Anger river), which is reached via a scenic country road from the north end of the village.
The valley itself is about 12 miles (19 km) from Ratingen to Wuelfrath, without a road for motor traffic but with a hiking path, the river and a remote railway line.
A full tour would start at Ratingen and follow the Anger river upstream to Wuelfrath-Rohdenhaus via Flandersbacherstrasse K34, uphill through Wuelfrath and then return via road L422 back to Homberg.