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How walkable is Sea Point?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Sea Point has a walkability score of 92 out of 100 across the 700 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 Cape Town, which scores 74 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
420 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Sea Point. The nearest grocery is Woolworths, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and books & libraries.
- Berkies Deli3 min
- Piazza St John5 min
- McDonald's4 min
- Capitec Bank Sea Point4 min
- Mr Price Home5 min
- Caroline's Fine Wine Cellar5 min
- Arthur's Mini Super6 min
- Coco Safar6 min
- Nedbank6 min
- Standard Bank Sea Point7 min
- Table Mountain National Park5 min
- Mount Nelson Road Park8 min
- Our Kidz Club9 min
- Simone Norval Play Sense12 min
- Reader's Warehouse Tokai6 min
- Exclusive Books8 min
- Bokeh Karaoke Bar and Lounge17 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Sea Point at -33.9172, 18.3922. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 100 street intersections per km², and blocks average 82 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Sea Point
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 700 m around the centre of Sea Point. Rings mark 350 m and 700 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Cape Town
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bo-Kaap | 1.9 km | 94 |
| Clifton | 2.3 km | 12 |
| Camps Bay | 4.3 km | 48 |
| Claremont | 9.9 km | 79 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Cape Town page.
Questions about walking in Sea Point
Is Sea Point walkable?
Yes. Sea Point in Cape Town has a walkability score of 92 out of 100 across the 700 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Sea Point more walkable than the rest of Cape Town?
Sea Point is more walkable than Cape Town as a whole: it scores 92, against 74 for the 5 km around Cape Town's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Sea Point 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 Sea Point it is the average of 48 points spread evenly across the 700 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.