How walkable is Abbottsfield?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Abbottsfield has a walkability score of 63 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Edmonton, which scores 67 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
220 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Abbottsfield. The nearest grocery is No Frills, about 12 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, parks and schools. It is weakest for banks and culture & entertainment.
- Jacob's NOFRILLS Edmonton12 min
- Ian's No Frills12 min
- Beverly8 min
- Yang Ming Buffet8 min
- Walmart Pharmacy4 min
- IDA Coles Pharmacy4 min
- Old Beverly Cafe18 min
- Starbucks19 min
- Blue Copper Capital - Edmonton20 min
- Servus Credit Union - Beverly24 min
- Unnamed park12 min
- Edmonton Soccer Centre East Overlanders Park14 min
- Abbott Elementary School5 min
- Overlanders School17 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Abbottsfield at 53.5737, -113.3896. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 51 street intersections per km², and blocks average 116 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 Abbottsfield
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of Abbottsfield. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Edmonton
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta Avenue | 6.3 km | 88 |
| Bonnie Doon | 7.5 km | 76 |
| Allendale | 11 km | 71 |
| Crestwood | 12.7 km | 63 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Edmonton page.
Questions about walking in Abbottsfield
Is Abbottsfield walkable?
Partly. Abbottsfield in Edmonton has a walkability score of 63 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.
Is Abbottsfield more walkable than the rest of Edmonton?
Abbottsfield is less walkable than Edmonton as a whole: it scores 63, against 67 for the 5 km around Edmonton's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Edmonton neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Edmonton?
Of the 5 Edmonton neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Alberta Avenue (88), Bonnie Doon (76) and Allendale (71).
How is the walkability score of Abbottsfield 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 Abbottsfield it is the average of 56 points spread evenly across the 400 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.