How walkable is Gilles Plains?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Gilles Plains has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 750 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Adelaide, which scores 81 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
391 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Gilles Plains. The nearest grocery is Ceylon Supermarket, about 10 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for parks, schools and books & libraries. It is weakest for banks and culture & entertainment.
- Valley View Foodland10 min
- Younger Asian Grocery11 min
- Salam Charcoal Kebab House10 min
- Karvon Central Asian Cuisine10 min
- Dipdaz6 min
- autObarn Gilles Plains8 min
- Kozy Breeze12 min
- McCafé13 min
- Unnamed park3 min
- Oakdale Reserve9 min
- Wandana Primary School5 min
- Valley View Kindergarten15 min
- Disability Services SA4 min
- Stud Adult Bookshop18 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Gilles Plains at -34.8501, 138.6591. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 97 street intersections per km², and blocks average 94 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Gilles Plains
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 750 m around the centre of Gilles Plains. Rings mark 350 m and 750 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Adelaide
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Enfield | 5 km | 71 |
| Prospect | 7.1 km | 83 |
| Norwood | 8.3 km | 90 |
| Belair | 16.9 km | 31 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Adelaide page.
Questions about walking in Gilles Plains
Is Gilles Plains walkable?
Yes. Gilles Plains in Adelaide has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 750 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Gilles Plains more walkable than the rest of Adelaide?
Gilles Plains is less walkable than Adelaide as a whole: it scores 75, against 81 for the 5 km around Adelaide's centre. It ranks 3rd 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 Gilles Plains 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 Gilles Plains it is the average of 59 points spread evenly across the 750 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.