How walkable is Allendale?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Allendale has a walkability score of 71 out of 100 across the 550 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 Edmonton, which scores 67 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
739 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Allendale. The nearest grocery is Everything Keto, about 12 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, parks and schools. It is weakest for books & libraries.
- Sunterra Market19 min
- Baba Halal Grocery and Bakery22 min
- Boss Wings8 min
- Sam Wok Restaurant8 min
- Unique Electric, Inc.7 min
- Vicious Cycle Premium & Out of Bounds7 min
- NXT Roasters10 min
- McCafé11 min
- Desjardins Financial Security Investments19 min
- Canadian Western Bank26 min
- Unnamed park4 min
- Mount Pleasant Park11 min
- Mount Pleasant School12 min
- Strathcona High School13 min
- Goodwill Industries Alberta25 min
- Indigo29 min
- New Moon Folk Club11 min
- Midway Music Hall11 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Allendale at 53.5023, -113.5049. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 76 street intersections per km², and blocks average 109 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across Allendale
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 550 m around the centre of Allendale. Rings mark 250 m and 550 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Edmonton
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Doon | 3.5 km | 76 |
| Crestwood | 5.6 km | 63 |
| Alberta Avenue | 7.5 km | 88 |
| Abbottsfield | 11 km | 63 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Edmonton page.
Questions about walking in Allendale
Is Allendale walkable?
Yes. Allendale in Edmonton has a walkability score of 71 out of 100 across the 550 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Allendale more walkable than the rest of Edmonton?
Allendale is more walkable than Edmonton as a whole: it scores 71, against 67 for the 5 km around Edmonton's centre. It ranks 3rd 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 Allendale 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 Allendale it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 550 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.