How walkable is Testaccio?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Testaccio has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 450 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Rome, which scores 94 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,068 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Testaccio. The nearest grocery is Pewex city, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Todis - Supermercato (Roma - via Ginori, 32/38)1 min
- Pewex City3 min
- Trapizzino1 min
- Agustarello A Testaccio1 min
- Compro Oro Roma1 min
- Emporio della Casa Testaccio2 min
- Caffè Testaccio1 min
- Caffè Mon Amour3 min
- UniCredit3 min
- Filiale di ROMA - TESTACCIO3 min
- Giardino Domenico Pertica4 min
- Parco Testaccio5 min
- Scuola dell'Infanzia Comunale Paola Biocca6 min
- I.C. Elsa Morante6 min
- Arion Testaccio2 min
- Salone dell'Editoria Sociale4 min
- Greenwich Multisala1 min
- Teatro Antigone2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Testaccio at 41.8795, 12.4745. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 146 street intersections per km², and blocks average 75 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Testaccio
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 450 m around the centre of Testaccio. Rings mark 250 m and 450 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Rome
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Trastevere | 750 m | 98 |
| Sant'Eustachio | 2 km | 99 |
| Monti | 2.2 km | 99 |
| Esquilino | 3.2 km | 100 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Rome page.
Questions about walking in Testaccio
Is Testaccio walkable?
Yes. Testaccio in Rome has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 450 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Testaccio more walkable than the rest of Rome?
Testaccio is more walkable than Rome as a whole: it scores 100, against 94 for the 5 km around Rome's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Rome neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Rome?
Of the 5 Rome neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Esquilino (100), Testaccio (100) and Monti (99).
How is the walkability score of Testaccio 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 Testaccio it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 450 m 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.