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How walkable is Claremont?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Claremont has a walkability score of 79 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Cape Town, which scores 74 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
567 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Claremont. The nearest grocery is Mainland China Food Market, about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- The Larder6 min
- Cavendish Square7 min
- Black Marlin5 min
- Tadka Indian Cuisine5 min
- MAC Cosmetics2 min
- Orca Industries4 min
- Utoo Cafe6 min
- Nespresso6 min
- African Bank7 min
- Capitec Bank Claremont Cavendish Square8 min
- Bishoplea Park6 min
- Unnamed park11 min
- Herschel Girls School5 min
- Peak Child Arderne6 min
- Exclusive Books Cavendish8 min
- Cna8 min
- Stanmore Regional Hall6 min
- Cine Prestige9 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Claremont at -33.9847, 18.4625. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 128 street intersections per km², and blocks average 83 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Claremont
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.3 km around the centre of Claremont. Rings mark 650 m and 1.3 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Cape Town
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Camps Bay | 8.2 km | 48 |
| Bo-Kaap | 8.5 km | 94 |
| Clifton | 9.5 km | 12 |
| Sea Point | 9.9 km | 92 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Cape Town page.
Questions about walking in Claremont
Is Claremont walkable?
Yes. Claremont in Cape Town has a walkability score of 79 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Claremont more walkable than the rest of Cape Town?
Claremont is more walkable than Cape Town as a whole: it scores 79, against 74 for the 5 km around Cape Town's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Cape Town neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Cape Town?
Of the 5 Cape Town neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Bo-Kaap (94), Sea Point (92) and Claremont (79).
How is the walkability score of Claremont 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 Claremont it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.3 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.