The most walkable neighbourhoods in Dublin
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
20 neighbourhoods of Dublin ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Temple Bar leads with 100/100, then Smithfield (99) and North Wall (97). 19 of the 20 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Clontarf (57).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple Bar | 100 |
| 2 | Smithfield | 99 |
| 3 | North Wall | 97 |
| 4 | Stoneybatter | 95 |
| 4 | North Strand | 95 |
| 6 | Ballybough | 94 |
| 7 | Phibsborough | 93 |
| 8 | Ballsbridge | 91 |
| 9 | Dolphinsbarn | 90 |
| 9 | Rialto | 90 |
| 9 | Drumcondra | 90 |
| 12 | Marino | 88 |
| 13 | Inchicore | 86 |
| 14 | Finglas | 85 |
| 15 | Artane | 81 |
| 16 | Donaghmede | 78 |
| 17 | Windy Arbour | 77 |
| 18 | Clonskeagh | 76 |
| 19 | Dartry | 72 |
| 20 | Clontarf | 57 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Dublin's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Temple Bar
Temple Bar is the most central of these five, at the centre of Dublin, and scores 100/100. It has the most banks of the five: 69 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest KBC Bank, about 2 minutes away. More on Temple Bar.
Smithfield
Smithfield scores 99/100, 1.3 km west of Dublin's busiest point. 3,098 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 2 minutes away.
North Wall
North Wall scores 97/100, 1.4 km east of Dublin's busiest point. 2,601 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about a minute away.
Stoneybatter
Stoneybatter scores 95/100, 1.7 km north-west of Dublin's busiest point. 2,536 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about a minute away. Its thinnest category against the others is banks, with 30.
North Strand
North Strand lies the furthest out of these five, 2 km north-east of Dublin's busiest point, and scores 95/100. 1,364 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 3 minutes away. It has the fewest shops of the five, 372.
Centre and outskirts
The 12 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Dublin's centre average 93, and the 8 further out average 77, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Temple Bar, 200 m away, scores 100, and the farthest, Donaghmede, 8.5 km out, scores 78.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Dublin.
Dublin as a whole scores 82 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre.
Questions about Dublin's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Dublin?
Temple Bar is the most walkable of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank in Dublin, with a walkability score of 100 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by Smithfield (99) and North Wall (97).
Which neighbourhoods of Dublin are least walkable?
Of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring is Clontarf (57). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Dublin's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Dublin scores 82 across the 5 km around its centre.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.