How walkable is Sentrum?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Sentrum has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 900 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Oslo, which scores 75 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,023 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Sentrum. The nearest grocery is Joker, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Joker Nedre Slottsgate2 min
- Matkroken3 min
- Mehfel1 min
- Statholdergaarden1 min
- Centric Oslo1 min
- Lychinor1 min
- A.C. Perchs Thehandel Norge1 min
- Det Grønne Kjøkken2 min
- Norges Bank3 min
- Marmorhallen DnBNOR3 min
- Grev Wedels plass4 min
- Børshagen4 min
- Espira4 min
- Otto Treider5 min
- ARK6 min
- Norges idrettshøgskole6 min
- Nordisk bibelmuseum2 min
- Byens andre Rådhus2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Sentrum at 59.9100, 10.7433. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 124 street intersections per km², and blocks average 77 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Sentrum
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 900 m around the centre of Sentrum. Rings mark 450 m and 900 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Oslo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bjørvika | 650 m | 95 |
| Aker Brygge | 1 km | 98 |
| Holmenkollen | 7.1 km | 39 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Oslo page.
Questions about walking in Sentrum
Is Sentrum walkable?
Yes. Sentrum in Oslo has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 900 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Sentrum more walkable than the rest of Oslo?
Sentrum is more walkable than Oslo as a whole: it scores 98, against 75 for the 5 km around Oslo's centre. It ranks 1st of the 4 Oslo neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Oslo?
Of the 4 Oslo neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Sentrum (98), Aker Brygge (98) and Bjørvika (95).
How is the walkability score of Sentrum 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 Sentrum it is the average of 52 points spread evenly across the 900 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.