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How walkable is Nørrebro?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Nørrebro has a walkability score of 98 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 most walkable of 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Copenhagen, which scores 87 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,583 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Nørrebro. The nearest grocery is Netto, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Stefanos Grønt2 min
- Kvickly Nørrebro4 min
- Crêpe CPH1 min
- Ramo's Shawarma Grill House1 min
- Knast1 min
- Palmspree Records1 min
- Cafe Lille Peter1 min
- Lille Peter Bodega1 min
- Danske Bank2 min
- Jyske Bank4 min
- Nørrebroparken3 min
- Den store hundegård i Nørrebroparken3 min
- Dronning Louises Asylselskab4 min
- Børnehuset Balder5 min
- Bog & Idé Nørrebro3 min
- Disko Bay Books6 min
- Musicalteatret5 min
- Cirkus Big6 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Nørrebro at 55.6959, 12.5450. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 128 street intersections per km², and blocks average 84 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Nørrebro
- 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 Nørrebro. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Copenhagen
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Østerbro | 2.6 km | 97 |
| Indre By | 2.8 km | 98 |
| Christianshavn | 3.8 km | 97 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Copenhagen page.
Questions about walking in Nørrebro
Is Nørrebro walkable?
Yes. Nørrebro in Copenhagen has a walkability score of 98 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 Nørrebro more walkable than the rest of Copenhagen?
Nørrebro is more walkable than Copenhagen as a whole: it scores 98, against 87 for the 5 km around Copenhagen's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Nørrebro 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 Nørrebro 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.