How walkable is Adyar?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Adyar has a walkability score of 88 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Chennai, which scores 83 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
614 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Adyar. The nearest grocery is Organic India Store - Adyar, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Nuts N Spices7 min
- Kovai Pazhamudir Nilayam - Shanti Nagar, Adyar11 min
- Pizza Hut1 min
- Adyar Ananda Bhavan1 min
- Mohti Gold Covering and Fashion Jewellery1 min
- Prestige Xclusive store1 min
- Ratna Cafe4 min
- Leo Coffee6 min
- Shriram Finance Limited1 min
- Standard Chartered Chennai Adyar Branch1 min
- Gandhi Nagar Ground8 min
- Shastri Nagar Ground13 min
- Sikshana Montessori7 min
- Kinderstand9 min
- Adyar Library12 min
- Roja Muthiah Research Library23 min
- Shree Music Academy - Adyar9 min
- Mayajaal11 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Adyar at 13.0064, 80.2578. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 155 street intersections per km², and blocks average 69 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Adyar
- 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 Adyar. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Chennai
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Besant Nagar | 1.4 km | 88 |
| Mylapore | 3.1 km | 89 |
| Kodambakkam | 6 km | 92 |
| Nandambakkam | 7.3 km | 53 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Chennai page.
Questions about walking in Adyar
Is Adyar walkable?
Yes. Adyar in Chennai has a walkability score of 88 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Adyar more walkable than the rest of Chennai?
Adyar is more walkable than Chennai as a whole: it scores 88, against 83 for the 5 km around Chennai's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Chennai neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Chennai?
Of the 5 Chennai neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Kodambakkam (92), Mylapore (89) and Adyar (88).
How is the walkability score of Adyar 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 Adyar it is the average of 59 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.