How walkable is Bandar Baru Selayang?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Bandar Baru Selayang (Selayang Baru Utara) has a walkability score of 68 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Malaysia.
What's within walking distance of the centre
546 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Bandar Baru Selayang. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It is weakest for banks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Giant, 18 min
- Hikmah Food Specialities, 19 min
Restaurants & bars
- Roti Canai Delima, 8 min
- padi padi seafood, 9 min
Shopping
- The Juice Port Gombak, 7 min
- Farmasi Ain Nur, 8 min
Coffee
- Ameer Mini Kiosk, 14 min
- Medan Selera MPS Pinggiran Batu Cave, 15 min
Banks
- Public Bank Berhad, 24 min
- HSBC Amanah @ Prima Sri Gombak, 24 min
Parks
- Taman Tasik Seri Gombak, 21 min
- Casmaria Park, 28 min
Schools
- Think Tree Kindergarten, 15 min
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Seri Gombak, 17 min
Books & libraries
Culture & entertainment
- Rail & River Batu Caves, 20 min
- Erfan Studio, 23 min
Further than usual
- The nearest restaurant is 7 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
- The nearest shop is 7 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
- The nearest café is 9 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest bank is 23 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest park is 21 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest library or bookshop is 28 minutes from the centre on foot, against 6 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest cultural venue is 18 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 3.2471, 101.6893, the point near Bandar Baru Selayang's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 88 street intersections per km², and blocks average 83 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Bandar Baru Selayang's score of 68 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 74 within 1 km of the centre, 68 from 1 to 3 km out and 67 from 3 to 5 km out. 32 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 54% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability holds up well across the city.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Bandar Baru Selayang. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 63 | 0% |
| Within 1 km | 74 | 67% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 68 | 55% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 67 | 52% |
Neighbourhoods of Bandar Baru Selayang by walkability
Each neighbourhood is scored across the area around its centre, so the score describes that part of Bandar Baru Selayang rather than the city as a whole.
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taman Melati | 88 |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 13 km | 79 |
| Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | 18 km | 80 |
| Shah Alam, Malaysia | 24 km | 69 |
| Seremban, Malaysia | 66 km | 56 |
| Malacca, Malaysia | 134 km | 66 |
Questions about walking in Bandar Baru Selayang
Is Bandar Baru Selayang a walkable city?
Partly. Bandar Baru Selayang has a walkability score of 68 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 63. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 5th of 18 cities in Malaysia and joint 329th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Malaysia?
Petaling Jaya is the most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Malaysia, with a score of 80. Bandar Baru Selayang ranks 5th with 68.
How does Bandar Baru Selayang compare with nearby cities?
Bandar Baru Selayang is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 68, against Kuala Lumpur (79, 13 km away), Petaling Jaya (80, 18 km away) and Shah Alam (69, 24 km away).
Which part of Bandar Baru Selayang is most walkable?
Taman Melati is Bandar Baru Selayang's most walkable part, scoring 88 - the highest of its 1 ranked neighbourhoods. Its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, scores 63, and walkability averages 74 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, the city holds up best to the south-east (averaging 80) and falls most to the north-west (39).
How is Bandar Baru Selayang's walkability score calculated?
For Bandar Baru Selayang it is the average of 59 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 32 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
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. City position and population from GeoNames.
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