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How walkable is Christianshavn?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Christianshavn has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Copenhagen, which scores 87 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,934 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Christianshavn. The nearest grocery is SuperBrugsen, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- 365 discount Christianshavn5 min
- Mini Irma10 min
- 14081 min
- Kadeau1 min
- Hornskov1 min
- Made Here1 min
- Espresso House2 min
- LETZ SUSHI CHRISTIANSHAVN4 min
- Banca Nazionale Danese9 min
- Danske Bank12 min
- Christianshavns Vold5 min
- Fritløbsområde Christianshavn Vold6 min
- Christianshavns Skole Fil6 min
- Christianshavns Gymnasium7 min
- Royal Danish Library - (DKB)6 min
- Studielæsesalen7 min
- O - Overgaden Institut for Samtidskunst2 min
- Wildersgade Filmhus2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Christianshavn at 55.6724, 12.5886. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 106 street intersections per km², and blocks average 82 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Christianshavn
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Christianshavn. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Copenhagen
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Indre By | 1.2 km | 98 |
| Østerbro | 3.7 km | 97 |
| Nørrebro | 3.8 km | 98 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Copenhagen page.
Questions about walking in Christianshavn
Is Christianshavn walkable?
Yes. Christianshavn in Copenhagen has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Christianshavn more walkable than the rest of Copenhagen?
Christianshavn is more walkable than Copenhagen as a whole: it scores 97, against 87 for the 5 km around Copenhagen's centre. It ranks 4th of the 4 Copenhagen neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Copenhagen?
Of the 4 Copenhagen neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Nørrebro (98), Indre By (98) and Østerbro (97).
How is the walkability score of Christianshavn 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 Christianshavn it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1 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.