How walkable is Bath Island?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Bath Island has a walkability score of 71 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Karachi, which scores 55 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
416 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Bath Island. The nearest grocery is Faisal Milk Shop, about 10 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for parks and schools. It is weakest for culture & entertainment.
- New Paradise Store16 min
- Al sabri delawala dyers20 min
- Biryani of the Seas10 min
- Khatri Food Spot11 min
- Massive Light Gallery7 min
- SAQIB Communication | Karachi8 min
- Del Frio14 min
- Vintage Cafe14 min
- HBL Tower10 min
- Meezan Bank14 min
- Unnamed park8 min
- Khail Shaheed Park9 min
- Happy day montessori7 min
- Islamia Collegiate Secondary School8 min
- Bilal Stationers16 min
- Liberty Books21 min
- PACC-Computer Courses23 min
- Cinepax24 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Bath Island at 24.8352, 67.0282. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 144 street intersections per km², and blocks average 88 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Bath Island
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of Bath Island. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Karachi
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Aram Bagh | 2.8 km | 90 |
| Agra Taj Colony | 6.2 km | 37 |
| Bahadurabad | 6.6 km | 88 |
| Nazimabad | 7.9 km | 61 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Karachi page.
Questions about walking in Bath Island
Is Bath Island walkable?
Yes. Bath Island in Karachi has a walkability score of 71 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Bath Island more walkable than the rest of Karachi?
Bath Island is more walkable than Karachi as a whole: it scores 71, against 55 for the 5 km around Karachi's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Karachi neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Karachi?
Of the 5 Karachi neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Aram Bagh (90), Bahadurabad (88) and Bath Island (71).
How is the walkability score of Bath Island 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 Bath Island it is the average of 56 points spread evenly across the 400 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.