How walkable is Gulberg?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Gulberg has a walkability score of 83 out of 100 across the 500 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the most walkable of 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Lahore, which scores 60 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
660 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Gulberg. The nearest grocery is Imtiaz Mega - Gulberg - Lahore, about 16 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and books & libraries. It is weakest for groceries.
- Esajee's19 min
- Jalal Sons22 min
- Madina Yakhni Pulao3 min
- Bundu Khan Restaurant3 min
- Kundan Jewellers1 min
- Moin Jewellers1 min
- MUNCH CAFE4 min
- The Hot Spot Cafe5 min
- Soneri Bank Ltd8 min
- Samba Bank11 min
- Jam-e-Shireen Park5 min
- C2 Park6 min
- Gymboree Gulberg10 min
- Step Schools Gulberg branch11 min
- E-Library Lahore - Department of Sports & Youth Affairs Punjab9 min
- Paramount Books9 min
- Wonder World Lahore12 min
- The Lahore Heritage Club14 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Gulberg at 31.5120, 74.3430. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 76 street intersections per km², and blocks average 110 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across Gulberg
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 500 m around the centre of Gulberg. Rings mark 250 m and 500 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Lahore
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dharampura | 5 km | 47 |
| Mozang Chungi | 5.4 km | 80 |
| Walled City of Lahore | 8.4 km | 64 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Lahore page.
Questions about walking in Gulberg
Is Gulberg walkable?
Yes. Gulberg in Lahore has a walkability score of 83 out of 100 across the 500 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Gulberg more walkable than the rest of Lahore?
Gulberg is more walkable than Lahore as a whole: it scores 83, against 60 for the 5 km around Lahore's centre. It ranks 1st of the 4 Lahore neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Lahore?
Of the 4 Lahore neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Gulberg (83), Mozang Chungi (80) and Walled City of Lahore (64).
How is the walkability score of Gulberg 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 Gulberg it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 500 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.