How walkable is Eastleigh?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Eastleigh has a walkability score of 67 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Nairobi, which scores 56 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
149 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Eastleigh. The nearest grocery is East Cafe, about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, shopping, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Safamart Supermarket6 min
- West Gate ,wetlands3 min
- PIZZA Planet5 min
- Olympic Shopping Center1 min
- Eastleigh Soccer House1 min
- Sheesha cafe16 min
- Idevelop Hub Cyber Cafe19 min
- New Eastleigh Primary School3 min
- Emusire4 min
- KCA University Library23 min
- Kids Station Kahawa Sukari30 min
- Riverside Gardens Meru19 min
- Ar Aquariums27 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Eastleigh at -1.2743, 36.8490. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 73 street intersections per km², and blocks average 95 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across Eastleigh
- 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 Eastleigh. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Nairobi
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pumwani | 900 m | 67 |
| Korogocho | 5.2 km | 26 |
| Gigiri | 6.6 km | 52 |
| Kibera | 7.8 km | 25 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Nairobi page.
Questions about walking in Eastleigh
Is Eastleigh walkable?
Partly. Eastleigh in Nairobi has a walkability score of 67 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.
Is Eastleigh more walkable than the rest of Nairobi?
Eastleigh is more walkable than Nairobi as a whole: it scores 67, against 56 for the 5 km around Nairobi's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Nairobi neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Nairobi?
Of the 5 Nairobi neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Eastleigh (67), Pumwani (67) and Gigiri (52).
How is the walkability score of Eastleigh 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 Eastleigh it is the average of 57 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.