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How walkable is Binondo?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Binondo has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 450 m 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 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Manila, which scores 89 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,144 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Binondo. The nearest grocery is Molina and Sons, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Shopper's Mart4 min
- Smart4 min
- Cafe Aquatica1 min
- Greenwich1 min
- Watsons1 min
- Binondo Beauty Supply2 min
- Tantea Binondo3 min
- Awi's Cafe & Restaurant4 min
- Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)1 min
- HSBC Savings Bank2 min
- Plaza Moriones12 min
- Unnamed park12 min
- Malinao National High School4 min
- Philippine Jin Nan Institute5 min
- Tan Yan Kee Library3 min
- National Book Store - Binondo6 min
- Robinsons Movieworld2 min
- Araneta Coliseum4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Binondo at 14.5999, 120.9740. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 162 street intersections per km², and blocks average 78 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Binondo
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 450 m around the centre of Binondo. Rings mark 250 m and 450 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Manila
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | 700 m | 99 |
| San Miguel | 2.2 km | 94 |
| Tondo | 2.3 km | 88 |
| Paco | 3.2 km | 96 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Manila page.
Questions about walking in Binondo
Is Binondo walkable?
Yes. Binondo in Manila has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 450 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Binondo more walkable than the rest of Manila?
Binondo is more walkable than Manila as a whole: it scores 98, against 89 for the 5 km around Manila's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Manila neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Manila?
Of the 5 Manila neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Santa Cruz (99), Binondo (98) and Paco (96).
How is the walkability score of Binondo 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 Binondo it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 450 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.