The most walkable neighbourhoods in Oslo
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
20 neighbourhoods of Oslo ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Uranienborg leads with 99/100, then Sentrum (98) and Grønland (98). 12 of the 20 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Holmenkollen (39).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uranienborg | 99 |
| 2 | Sentrum | 98 |
| 2 | Grønland | 98 |
| 2 | Aker Brygge | 98 |
| 5 | Tøyen | 97 |
| 6 | Majorstuen | 95 |
| 6 | Bjørvika | 95 |
| 6 | Kampen | 95 |
| 9 | Adamstuen | 93 |
| 10 | Blindern | 89 |
| 11 | Vålerenga | 87 |
| 11 | Old Town | 87 |
| 13 | Ryen | 69 |
| 14 | Bestum | 67 |
| 15 | Lambertseter | 66 |
| 16 | Nordberg | 65 |
| 17 | Alnabru | 63 |
| 18 | Ammerud | 56 |
| 19 | Kjelsås | 51 |
| 20 | Holmenkollen | 39 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Oslo'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
Uranienborg
Uranienborg scores 99/100, 1.4 km west of Oslo's busiest point. It has the most banks of the five: 39 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest DNB Bank, about 6 minutes away.
Sentrum
Sentrum is the most central of these five, 1.2 km south of Oslo's busiest point, and scores 98/100. 3,023 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about a minute away. More on Sentrum.
Grønland
Grønland scores 98/100, 1.3 km south-east of Oslo's busiest point. 3,007 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about a minute away.
Aker Brygge
Aker Brygge lies the furthest out of these five, 1.7 km south-west of Oslo's busiest point, and scores 98/100. 2,581 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about a minute away. Its thinnest category against the others is parks, with 249. More on Aker Brygge.
Tøyen
Tøyen scores 97/100, 1.3 km east of Oslo's busiest point. None of the others has as many parks, with 525 in a 30 minute walk; Snippen lekepark is the nearest, about 2 minutes away.
Centre and outskirts
The 12 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Oslo's centre average 94, and the 8 further out average 60, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Sentrum, 1.2 km away, scores 98, and the farthest, Ammerud, 8.5 km out, scores 56.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Oslo.
Oslo as a whole scores 75 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre.
Questions about Oslo's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Oslo?
Uranienborg is the most walkable of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank in Oslo, with a walkability score of 99 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by Sentrum (98) and Grønland (98).
Which neighbourhoods of Oslo are least walkable?
Of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Holmenkollen (39), Kjelsås (51) and Ammerud (56). 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 Oslo'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. Oslo scores 75 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.