How walkable is Śródmieście?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Śródmieście has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 2 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 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Warsaw, which scores 87 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,511 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Śródmieście. The nearest grocery is Carrefour Express, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Biedronka4 min
- Delikatesy 134 min
- Scena Chmielna Klub Bar Pub1 min
- Do Dna1 min
- Orsay1 min
- Rossmann1 min
- Nowy ŚWiat 221 min
- Caffè Spierdalaj1 min
- Bank Pekao4 min
- Millennium Bank4 min
- Skwer Straży Obywatelskiej 1939 r.4 min
- Skwer Anki Kowalskiej6 min
- Przedszkole nr 363 min
- Liceum i Gimnazjum Stowarzyszenia Kultury i Edukacji4 min
- Yatta.pl : Sklep Chmielna 10 | Warsaw2 min
- Empik Salon Megastore W-wa Nowy Swiat2 min
- Sabat Theatre of Małgorzata Potocka3 min
- Smolna3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Śródmieście at 52.2328, 21.0191. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 85 street intersections per km², and blocks average 93 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Śródmieście
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 2 km around the centre of Śródmieście. Rings mark 1 km and 2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Warsaw
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Warsaw Old Town | 1.9 km | 97 |
| Ochota | 3.9 km | 84 |
| Wola | 4.4 km | 84 |
| Żoliborz | 4.7 km | 89 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Warsaw page.
Questions about walking in Śródmieście
Is Śródmieście walkable?
Yes. Śródmieście in Warsaw has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Śródmieście more walkable than the rest of Warsaw?
Śródmieście is more walkable than Warsaw as a whole: it scores 93, against 87 for the 5 km around Warsaw's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Warsaw neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Warsaw?
Of the 5 Warsaw neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Warsaw Old Town (97), Śródmieście (93) and Żoliborz (89).
How is the walkability score of Śródmieście 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 Śródmieście it is the average of 57 points spread evenly across the 2 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.