How walkable is Enfield?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Enfield has a walkability score of 71 out of 100 across the 850 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Adelaide, which scores 81 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
468 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Enfield. The nearest grocery is Vita Foods, about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, coffee and schools. It is weakest for banks and culture & entertainment.
- Indian Plaza13 min
- IGA15 min
- Red Rooster7 min
- Zambrero7 min
- Barton Vale Treasures5 min
- Macpac6 min
- Cafe De Vili's7 min
- First Things First Coffee8 min
- BankSA ATM Enfield25 min
- Beyond Bank26 min
- Wilkinson Court Reserve17 min
- St Albans Reserve18 min
- Enfield Primary School10 min
- St Gabriel's School17 min
- Sefton Plaza Shopping Centre28 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Enfield at -34.8606, 138.6054. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 176 street intersections per km², and blocks average 55 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Enfield
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 850 m around the centre of Enfield. Rings mark 400 m and 850 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Adelaide
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Prospect | 2.7 km | 83 |
| Gilles Plains | 5 km | 75 |
| Norwood | 7.2 km | 90 |
| Belair | 15.6 km | 31 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Adelaide page.
Questions about walking in Enfield
Is Enfield walkable?
Yes. Enfield in Adelaide has a walkability score of 71 out of 100 across the 850 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Enfield more walkable than the rest of Adelaide?
Enfield is less walkable than Adelaide as a whole: it scores 71, against 81 for the 5 km around Adelaide's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Adelaide neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Adelaide?
Of the 5 Adelaide neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Norwood (90), Prospect (83) and Gilles Plains (75).
How is the walkability score of Enfield calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Enfield it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 850 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.