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How walkable is Al Khaldiyeh, Riyadh?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Al Khaldiyeh has a walkability score of 38 out of 100 across the 1.1 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. It is the 9th most walkable of the 10 neighbourhoods ranked in Riyadh, which scores 70 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
72 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Al Khaldiyeh. There is no grocery store within a 30 minute walk. It earns full or nearly full points for banks and schools. It is weakest for groceries, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
Restaurants & bars
- مطبخ حي المنصورة, 8 min
- المطبخ السعودي, 12 min
Shopping
- United Pharmacy - صيدلية المتحدة, 10 min
- Nahdi pharmacy | صيدليه النهدى, 13 min
Coffee
- محمصة مورين, 21 min
Banks
- Al Rajhi Bank, 7 min
Parks
- Al Manakh Park, 26 min
Schools
- Modern International School, 5 min
Books & libraries
Culture & entertainment
Measured from the mapped centre of Al Khaldiyeh, Riyadh at 24.6246, 46.7559. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 195 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 Al Khaldiyeh, Riyadh
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.1 km around the centre of Al Khaldiyeh, Riyadh. Rings mark 550 m and 1.1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Riyadh
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Al Faisaliyyah | 1.9 km | 35 |
| Al Mansurah | 2.1 km | 55 |
| Al Oud | 3 km | 45 |
| Manfuhah Al Jadidah | 3.9 km | 46 |
| Al Dubiyah | 4.5 km | 56 |
| Umm Salim | 5.9 km | 67 |
| Al Rabwah | 7.7 km | 67 |
| Al Hamra | 16.9 km | 72 |
See all 10 neighbourhoods of Riyadh ranked by walkability.
Questions about walking in Al Khaldiyeh, Riyadh
Is Al Khaldiyeh walkable?
Not very. Al Khaldiyeh in Riyadh has a walkability score of 38 out of 100 across the 1.1 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car.
Is Al Khaldiyeh more walkable than the rest of Riyadh?
Al Khaldiyeh is less walkable than Riyadh as a whole: it scores 38, against 70 for the 5 km around Riyadh's centre. It is the 9th most walkable of the 10 neighbourhoods ranked in Riyadh on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Riyadh?
Of the 10 Riyadh neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Al Hamra (72), the King Abdullah Financial District (68), Umm Salim (67) and Al Rabwah (67).
How is the walkability score of Al Khaldiyeh 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 Al Khaldiyeh it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
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. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.
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