How walkable is Studentski grad?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Studentski grad has a walkability score of 83 out of 100 across the 1000 m 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 Sofia, which scores 82 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
459 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Studentski grad. The nearest grocery is Т-Маркет, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Lidl4 min
- „Березка“ руски гастроном6 min
- Turkish Sofra Restaurant3 min
- Soup Bar4 min
- Minimart2 min
- Аптека Студентска Поликлиника3 min
- Студентски стол "При БаБа" / Pri BaBa8 min
- Simit Evi8 min
- UniCredit Bulbank (Студентски град)8 min
- София 17/ Студентски град9 min
- Unnamed park7 min
- Парк Студентски комплекс12 min
- ЧДГ Албертино15 min
- Частно основно училище Светлина19 min
- Филиал Студентски Столична Библиотека10 min
- TU Sofia Library18 min
- Soundwave9 min
- Зала "Христо Ботев" - гр. София12 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Studentski grad at 42.6514, 23.3479. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 56 street intersections per km², and blocks average 106 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 2%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across Studentski grad
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1000 m around the centre of Studentski grad. Rings mark 500 m and 1000 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Sofia
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Buxton | 6.6 km | 92 |
| Boyana | 6.7 km | 54 |
| Gorna banya | 9.5 km | 65 |
| Knyazhevo | 9.6 km | 25 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Sofia page.
Questions about walking in Studentski grad
Is Studentski grad walkable?
Yes. Studentski grad in Sofia has a walkability score of 83 out of 100 across the 1000 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Studentski grad more walkable than the rest of Sofia?
Studentski grad is about as walkable as Sofia as a whole: it scores 83, against 82 for the 5 km around Sofia's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Sofia neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Sofia?
Of the 5 Sofia neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Buxton (92), Studentski grad (83) and Gorna banya (65).
How is the walkability score of Studentski grad 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 Studentski grad it is the average of 56 points spread evenly across the 1000 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.