The most walkable neighbourhoods in Warsaw
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
20 neighbourhoods of Warsaw ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Mirów leads with 98/100, then Warsaw Old Town (97) and Powiśle (95). 16 of the 20 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Rembertów (41).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirów | 98 |
| 2 | Warsaw Old Town | 97 |
| 3 | Powiśle | 95 |
| 4 | Warsaw New Town | 94 |
| 5 | Mariensztat | 93 |
| 6 | Żoliborz | 89 |
| 7 | Saska Kępa | 88 |
| 8 | Kamionek | 87 |
| 9 | Kabaty | 85 |
| 9 | Grochów | 85 |
| 11 | Ochota | 84 |
| 11 | Wola | 84 |
| 13 | Gocław | 81 |
| 14 | Ujazdów | 76 |
| 15 | Ursus | 75 |
| 16 | Praga-Północ | 71 |
| 17 | Wesoła | 55 |
| 18 | Okęcie | 53 |
| 19 | Pyry | 50 |
| 20 | Rembertów | 41 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Warsaw's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Mirów
Mirów is the most central of these five, 1.3 km north-west of Warsaw's busiest point, and scores 98/100. It has the most banks of the five: 96 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Bank Pekao S.A., about 2 minutes away.
Warsaw Old Town
Warsaw Old Town scores 97/100, 1.8 km north of Warsaw's busiest point. None of the others has as many parks, with 337 in a 30 minute walk; Skwer Karoliny Lanckorońskiej is the nearest, about 3 minutes away. More on Warsaw Old Town.
Powiśle
Powiśle scores 95/100, 1.5 km east of Warsaw's busiest point. 2,053 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about a minute away. It has the fewest schools of the five, 37.
Warsaw New Town
Warsaw New Town lies the furthest out of these five, 2.1 km north of Warsaw's busiest point, and scores 94/100. 1,658 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about a minute away. Its thinnest category against the others is banks, with 26. 98% of its area scores 70 or more.
Mariensztat
Mariensztat scores 93/100, 1.5 km north-east of Warsaw's busiest point. None of the others has as many cultural venues, with 126 in a 30 minute walk; Jazz Club Akwarium is the nearest, about 6 minutes away. 94% of its area scores 70 or more.
Centre and outskirts
The 6 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Warsaw's centre average 92, and the 14 further out average 73, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Mirów, 1.3 km away, scores 98, and the farthest, Wesoła, 14.8 km out, scores 55.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Warsaw.
Warsaw as a whole scores 87 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre.
Questions about Warsaw's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Warsaw?
Mirów is the most walkable of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank in Warsaw, with a walkability score of 98 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by Warsaw Old Town (97) and Powiśle (95).
Which neighbourhoods of Warsaw are least walkable?
Of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Rembertów (41), Pyry (50) and Okęcie (53). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Warsaw's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Warsaw scores 87 across the 5 km around its centre.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.