How walkable is Nazimabad?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Nazimabad has a walkability score of 61 out of 100 across the 1.4 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Karachi, which scores 55 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
223 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Nazimabad. The nearest grocery is Gol Market, about 18 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars and parks. It is weakest for groceries and banks.
- Golimar Tiles Market20 min
- Imtiaz Mega - Nazimabad - KHI23 min
- FryDaddy's Cafe and Bakers4 min
- Havabite Fast Food5 min
- Shamsi Packages - Nazimabad Branch7 min
- A.J Fabrics7 min
- Cafe Panchayat16 min
- Cafe Abbas17 min
- Zeeshan Afzal Park7 min
- Zeeshan Haider7 min
- S.M Public Govt boys sec school12 min
- The Spirit School Landhi Campus16 min
- Roshelle Banquet/Conference Hall12 min
- NABAA Ballroom26 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Nazimabad at 24.9059, 67.0307. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 250 street intersections per km², and blocks average 75 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Nazimabad
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.4 km around the centre of Nazimabad. Rings mark 700 m and 1.4 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Karachi
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bahadurabad | 4.5 km | 88 |
| Aram Bagh | 5.8 km | 90 |
| Agra Taj Colony | 6.2 km | 37 |
| Bath Island | 7.9 km | 71 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Karachi page.
Questions about walking in Nazimabad
Is Nazimabad walkable?
Partly. Nazimabad in Karachi has a walkability score of 61 out of 100 across the 1.4 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.
Is Nazimabad more walkable than the rest of Karachi?
Nazimabad is more walkable than Karachi as a whole: it scores 61, against 55 for the 5 km around Karachi's centre. It ranks 4th 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 Nazimabad 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 Nazimabad it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.4 km 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.