How walkable is Santa Beatriz?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Santa Beatriz has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 3 neighbourhoods ranked in Lima, which scores 86 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,621 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Santa Beatriz. The nearest grocery is La Panlina, about 10 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Servicios G&F SRLtda10 min
- plazaVea Súper11 min
- Trattoria Pizzeria Carbon y Sabor3 min
- El Huarique De Donato4 min
- Florería Los Tronquitos2 min
- MERCADO FLORES3 min
- Mango & Café7 min
- Clamore Café9 min
- Banco de Crédito BCP10 min
- Scotiabank10 min
- Parque George Washington7 min
- Unnamed park9 min
- IEP Madre Esperanza de Jesus6 min
- ESCUELA DE DETECTIVES PRIVADOS DEL PERÚ HONOR Y LEALTAD9 min
- Casa De La Biblia12 min
- Mercantil Cuba SRL15 min
- Inversiones Generales Carpe Diem Sociedad Anonima Cerrada Ig8 min
- Centro de Convenciones Leguia8 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Santa Beatriz at -12.0705, -77.0329. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 138 street intersections per km², and blocks average 85 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Santa Beatriz
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Santa Beatriz. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Lima
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barrio Chino | 2.3 km | 94 |
| Barrios Altos | 2.6 km | 84 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Lima page.
Questions about walking in Santa Beatriz
Is Santa Beatriz walkable?
Yes. Santa Beatriz in Lima has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Santa Beatriz more walkable than the rest of Lima?
Santa Beatriz is more walkable than Lima as a whole: it scores 93, against 86 for the 5 km around Lima's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 3 Lima neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Lima?
Of the 3 Lima neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Barrio Chino (94), Santa Beatriz (93) and Barrios Altos (84).
How is the walkability score of Santa Beatriz 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 Santa Beatriz it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1 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.