How walkable is Prospect?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Prospect has a walkability score of 83 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Adelaide, which scores 81 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
472 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Prospect. The nearest grocery is Coles, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Bangla Bazaar SA8 min
- Foodland10 min
- Wonderful World Pizza5 min
- Chaska Chaat Ka5 min
- Lencraft Furniture Upholstery1 min
- RSPCA Thrift Shop1 min
- Cafe Komodo8 min
- Mekko Market & Cafe9 min
- Beyond Bank17 min
- People's Choice Credit Union17 min
- Ern Sconce Rotary Park7 min
- Prospect Memorial Gardens9 min
- Life Ed SA4 min
- Prospect Primary School5 min
- SA Pathology8 min
- Palace Nova Prospect Cinemas10 min
- Sefton Plaza Shopping Centre19 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Prospect at -34.8827, 138.5929. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 79 street intersections per km², and blocks average 108 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Prospect
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.3 km around the centre of Prospect. Rings mark 650 m and 1.3 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Adelaide
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Enfield | 2.7 km | 71 |
| Norwood | 5.6 km | 90 |
| Gilles Plains | 7.1 km | 75 |
| Belair | 13.3 km | 31 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Adelaide page.
Questions about walking in Prospect
Is Prospect walkable?
Yes. Prospect in Adelaide has a walkability score of 83 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Prospect more walkable than the rest of Adelaide?
Prospect is about as walkable as Adelaide as a whole: it scores 83, against 81 for the 5 km around Adelaide's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Prospect 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 Prospect it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.3 km 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.