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How walkable is Vadavalli?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Vadavalli has a walkability score of 40 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Coimbatore, which scores 52 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
108 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Vadavalli. The nearest grocery is Sree Annapoorna Foods, about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, shopping and banks. It is weakest for parks and books & libraries.
- Hariram Oil Mills16 min
- Arthi Supermarket16 min
- Anandhas Vadavalli6 min
- Mr. Grill8 min
- IFB Point - Vadavalli2 min
- Apollo Pharmacy Mullai Nagar2 min
- Calibre Cafe9 min
- Cafe Coffee Day28 min
- Muthoot FinCorp Gold Loan3 min
- ICICI Bank5 min
- Narayana Schools - Classic Garden, Coimbatore10 min
- Steps Montessori school14 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Vadavalli at 11.0253, 76.9051. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 268 street intersections per km², and blocks average 52 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Vadavalli
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 2 km around the centre of Vadavalli. Rings mark 1 km and 2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Coimbatore
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rathina Sabapathi Puram | 5.3 km | 90 |
| Gandhipuram | 6.9 km | 77 |
| Thudiyalur | 7.4 km | 39 |
| Peelamedu | 10.2 km | 62 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Coimbatore page.
Questions about walking in Vadavalli
Is Vadavalli walkable?
Not very. Vadavalli in Coimbatore has a walkability score of 40 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car.
Is Vadavalli more walkable than the rest of Coimbatore?
Vadavalli is less walkable than Coimbatore as a whole: it scores 40, against 52 for the 5 km around Coimbatore's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Coimbatore neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Coimbatore?
Of the 5 Coimbatore neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Rathina Sabapathi Puram (90), Gandhipuram (77) and Peelamedu (62).
How is the walkability score of Vadavalli 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 Vadavalli it is the average of 60 points spread evenly across the 2 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.