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How walkable is Østerbro?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Østerbro 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 3rd most walkable of 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Copenhagen, which scores 87 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,350 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Østerbro. The nearest grocery is Fakta, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- 365 discount Strandboulevarden5 min
- Netto5 min
- Pappas Pizza & indisk2 min
- Juno the bakery2 min
- Bopa Boheme2 min
- Heimat3 min
- Café Bopa1 min
- Café Pixie1 min
- Handelsbanken8 min
- Nordea11 min
- Klosterfælleden8 min
- Fælledparken8 min
- Heibergskolen4 min
- Æblehaven6 min
- Forlaget Copenhagen Storytellers9 min
- Øbro Jagtvej Library10 min
- Park Bio6 min
- Cafe SYNG6 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Østerbro at 55.7051, 12.5826. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 145 street intersections per km², and blocks average 74 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Østerbro
- 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 Østerbro. 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 | 2.4 km | 98 |
| Nørrebro | 2.6 km | 98 |
| Christianshavn | 3.7 km | 97 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Copenhagen page.
Questions about walking in Østerbro
Is Østerbro walkable?
Yes. Østerbro 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 Østerbro more walkable than the rest of Copenhagen?
Østerbro is more walkable than Copenhagen as a whole: it scores 97, against 87 for the 5 km around Copenhagen's centre. It ranks 3rd 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 Østerbro 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 Østerbro it is the average of 60 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.