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The most walkable neighbourhoods in Copenhagen
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
19 neighbourhoods of Copenhagen ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Nørrebro and Indre By share the top score of 98/100, then Østerbro (97) and Christianshavn (97). All 19 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Sluseholmen (73).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nørrebro | 98 |
| 1 | Indre By | 98 |
| 3 | Østerbro | 97 |
| 3 | Christianshavn | 97 |
| 3 | Nyboder | 97 |
| 3 | Meatpacking District | 97 |
| 3 | Vesterbro | 97 |
| 8 | Amagerbro | 96 |
| 9 | Carlsberg | 95 |
| 10 | Bispebjerg | 93 |
| 11 | Frederiksstaden | 92 |
| 12 | Bellahøj | 91 |
| 13 | Valby | 90 |
| 14 | Vanløse | 89 |
| 15 | Charlottenlund | 81 |
| 16 | Gentofte | 76 |
| 16 | Husum | 76 |
| 18 | Brøndbyvester | 75 |
| 19 | Sluseholmen | 73 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Copenhagen's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Nørrebro
Nørrebro scores 98/100, 2.1 km north-west of Copenhagen's busiest point. It has the most parks of the five: 642 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Thors Have, about 2 minutes away. More on Nørrebro.
Indre By
Indre By is the most central of these five, 1.4 km east of Copenhagen's busiest point, and scores 98/100. None of the others has as many cultural venues, with 237 in a 30 minute walk; Museum of Danish Resistance is the nearest, about a minute away. 98% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Indre By.
Østerbro
Østerbro lies the furthest out of these five, 3.1 km north-east of Copenhagen's busiest point, and scores 97/100. 1,350 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 4 minutes away. It has the fewest cultural venues of the five, 38. More on Østerbro.
Christianshavn
Christianshavn scores 97/100, 1.9 km south-east of Copenhagen's busiest point. It has the most banks of the five: 41 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Banca Nazionale Danese, about 9 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is schools, with 18. More on Christianshavn.
Nyboder
Nyboder scores 97/100, 1.9 km north-east of Copenhagen's busiest point. 4,000 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 5 minutes away.
Centre and outskirts
The 9 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Copenhagen's centre average 96, and the 10 further out average 84, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, the Meatpacking District, 1.4 km away, scores 97, and the farthest, Brøndbyvester, 10 km out, scores 75.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Copenhagen.
Copenhagen as a whole scores 87 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre.
Questions about Copenhagen's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Copenhagen?
2 of the 19 neighbourhoods we rank in Copenhagen tie as the most walkable, each with a walkability score of 98 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise): Nørrebro and Indre By.
How are Copenhagen's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Copenhagen scores 87 across the 5 km around its centre.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.