The most walkable neighbourhoods in Nairobi
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
17 neighbourhoods of Nairobi ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Eastleigh and Pumwani share the top score of 67/100, then Bahati (52) and Gigiri (52). None of the 17 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Dandora (14).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastleigh | 67 |
| 1 | Pumwani | 67 |
| 3 | Bahati | 52 |
| 3 | Gigiri | 52 |
| 5 | Lavington | 48 |
| 5 | Ofafa | 48 |
| 7 | Imara Daima | 45 |
| 8 | Makadara | 42 |
| 9 | Thome | 37 |
| 10 | Kyuna | 35 |
| 11 | Loresho | 34 |
| 12 | Muthaiga | 31 |
| 13 | Kariobangi | 28 |
| 14 | Runda | 26 |
| 14 | Korogocho | 26 |
| 16 | Kibera | 25 |
| 17 | Dandora | 14 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Nairobi'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
Eastleigh
Eastleigh scores 67/100, 3.6 km east of Nairobi's busiest point. It has the most libraries and bookshops of the five: 3 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest GM Bookshop and Stationers, about 6 minutes away. 52% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Eastleigh.
Pumwani
Pumwani is the most central of these five, 3.3 km east of Nairobi's busiest point, and scores 67/100. None of the others has as many parks, with 46 in a 30 minute walk; is the nearest, about 13 minutes away. 34% of its area scores 70 or more.
Bahati
Bahati scores 52/100, 4.7 km south-east of Nairobi's busiest point. Cafés are where it leads the others, 7 of them within a 30 minute walk, starting with Nanzekho Cyber Cafe, about 22 minutes away. It has the fewest restaurants of the five, 18. 0% of its area scores 70 or more.
Gigiri
Gigiri lies the furthest out of these five, 4.9 km north of Nairobi's busiest point, and scores 52/100. It has the most banks of the five: 5 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest UN DT Sacco, about 3 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is libraries and bookshops, with none. 18% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Gigiri.
Lavington
Lavington scores 48/100, 4.5 km west of Nairobi's busiest point. 94 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 17 minutes away. It has the fewest banks of the five, none. 17% of its area scores 70 or more.
Centre and outskirts
Eastleigh is 3.6 km from Nairobi's centre, and the nearest ranked neighbourhood to the centre is Muthaiga, 2.9 km away, scoring 31.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Nairobi.
Nairobi as a whole scores 56 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre.
Questions about Nairobi's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Nairobi?
2 of the 17 neighbourhoods we rank in Nairobi tie as the most walkable, each with a walkability score of 67 out of 100 (Somewhat Walkable): Eastleigh and Pumwani.
Which neighbourhoods of Nairobi are least walkable?
Of the 17 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Dandora (14), Kibera (25) and Korogocho (26). 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 Nairobi'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. Nairobi scores 56 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.