How walkable is Korogocho?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Korogocho has a walkability score of 26 out of 100 across the 700 m around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Nairobi, which scores 56 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
39 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Korogocho. The nearest grocery is Naivas, about 20 minutes away on foot. It is weakest for groceries, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- The Big Five Breweries12 min
- G-Sport Bar and Grill14 min
- Bilco Engineering16 min
- Happy Baby Shop17 min
- Good Day Educational Centre15 min
- ST LORNA Academy_Luckysummer23 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Korogocho at -1.2517, 36.8903. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 102 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 Korogocho
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 700 m around the centre of Korogocho. Rings mark 350 m and 700 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Nairobi
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eastleigh | 5.2 km | 67 |
| Pumwani | 6 km | 67 |
| Gigiri | 9.5 km | 52 |
| Kibera | 13.1 km | 25 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Nairobi page.
Questions about walking in Korogocho
Is Korogocho walkable?
Not very. Korogocho in Nairobi has a walkability score of 26 out of 100 across the 700 m around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car.
Is Korogocho more walkable than the rest of Nairobi?
Korogocho is less walkable than Nairobi as a whole: it scores 26, against 56 for the 5 km around Nairobi's centre. It ranks 4th 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 Korogocho 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 Korogocho it is the average of 55 points spread evenly across the 700 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.