How walkable is Kesawan?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Kesawan has a walkability score of 89 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 most walkable of 2 neighbourhoods ranked in Medan, which scores 78 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
802 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Kesawan. The nearest grocery is Alfamidi Gaharu, about 11 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping and coffee.
- Metro14 min
- Toko Sembako Medan17 min
- Soto Sinar Pagi6 min
- Sicanang Belawan7 min
- Simply Com2 min
- Akbar Komputer3 min
- Arena Cafe7 min
- Xi Hai Coffee8 min
- Baitulmaal Muamalat9 min
- Oto Finance9 min
- Lapangan Merdeka19 min
- Taman Lingkaran Biru20 min
- Picket Fence International Preschool11 min
- Superkids11 min
- LPPM Yayasan AR-Salihin17 min
- Gramedia20 min
- Stasiun TVRI SUMUT9 min
- Petani indonesia maju13 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Kesawan at 3.6007, 98.6732. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 149 street intersections per km², and blocks average 72 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Kesawan
- 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 Kesawan. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Medan
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sunggal | 6.2 km | 76 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Medan page.
Questions about walking in Kesawan
Is Kesawan walkable?
Yes. Kesawan in Medan has a walkability score of 89 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Kesawan more walkable than the rest of Medan?
Kesawan is more walkable than Medan as a whole: it scores 89, against 78 for the 5 km around Medan's centre. It ranks 1st of the 2 Medan neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
How is the walkability score of Kesawan 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 Kesawan it is the average of 61 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.