How walkable is Deutz?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Deutz has a walkability score of 90 out of 100 across the 1.3 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 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Köln, which scores 83 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,475 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Deutz. The nearest grocery is REWE Rahmati, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Denns BioMarkt Köln3 min
- PENNY3 min
- Fischwerk1 min
- Bäckerei & Konditorei Höschler1 min
- Parfümerie Mallach1 min
- Notebook Köln1 min
- Women Fashion 11 min
- Café Heimisch1 min
- Sparkasse KölnBonn SB-Standort Deutzer Freiheit1 min
- PSD Bank Köln1 min
- Historischer Park Deutz3 min
- Ostwiese Landeshaus4 min
- Städt. Kath. Grundschule7 min
- Fröbel-Kindergarten & Familienzentrum Sonnenhut10 min
- Antiquariat Heuberger2 min
- Art Book Cologne4 min
- Gemeinschaft Kölner Schausteller E.g. (gks)7 min
- Rheinsaal8 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Deutz at 50.9368, 6.9730. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 116 street intersections per km², and blocks average 77 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Deutz
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.3 km around the centre of Deutz. Rings mark 650 m and 1.3 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Köln
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Poll | 3 km | 60 |
| Zollstock | 3.7 km | 86 |
| Ostheim | 5.1 km | 63 |
| Bocklemünd/Mengenich | 9 km | 46 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Köln page.
Questions about walking in Deutz
Is Deutz walkable?
Yes. Deutz in Köln has a walkability score of 90 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Deutz more walkable than the rest of Köln?
Deutz is more walkable than Köln as a whole: it scores 90, against 83 for the 5 km around Köln's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Köln neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Köln?
Of the 5 Köln neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Deutz (90), Zollstock (86) and Ostheim (63).
How is the walkability score of Deutz 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 Deutz it is the average of 52 points spread evenly across the 1.3 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.