How walkable is Schöneberg?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Schöneberg has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 1.8 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 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Berlin, which scores 90 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,979 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Schöneberg. The nearest grocery is GLUCOMAX GmbH, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- go asia Supermarket5 min
- Lidl5 min
- Schmiede am Gasometer bei Pino3 min
- Bamboo Bay3 min
- Thomas Gebäudereinigung Gmbh2 min
- Malereibetrieb Ga-bi Gmbh3 min
- Timeless Café Cocktail- & Sportsbar2 min
- Kaffee Kurbel3 min
- Berliner Sparkasse - Geldautomat5 min
- Postbank Filiale6 min
- Unnamed park3 min
- Dorfaue5 min
- Kinderladen Zapp Zerapp e.V. Gruppe Zappi2 min
- Teltow-Grundschule4 min
- Gemeindeverwaltung Lambsheim5 min
- Gemeindebücherei Priesendorf5 min
- Im Leeren Raum5 min
- Schöneberger Schloßtheater E.v.5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Schöneberg at 52.4822, 13.3552. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 80 street intersections per km², and blocks average 93 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Schöneberg
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.8 km around the centre of Schöneberg. Rings mark 900 m and 1.8 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Berlin
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tiergarten | 3.1 km | 84 |
| Kreuzberg | 4.2 km | 94 |
| Charlottenburg | 4.8 km | 93 |
| Berlin-Mitte | 5.2 km | 97 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Berlin page.
Questions about walking in Schöneberg
Is Schöneberg walkable?
Yes. Schöneberg in Berlin has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 1.8 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Schöneberg more walkable than the rest of Berlin?
Schöneberg is more walkable than Berlin as a whole: it scores 93, against 90 for the 5 km around Berlin's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Berlin neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Berlin?
Of the 5 Berlin neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Berlin-Mitte (97), Kreuzberg (94) and Schöneberg (93).
How is the walkability score of Schöneberg 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 Schöneberg it is the average of 55 points spread evenly across the 1.8 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.