- Cities
- South Africa
- Durban
- Neighbourhoods
The most walkable neighbourhoods in Durban
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
16 neighbourhoods of Durban ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Overport leads with 89/100, then Sydenham (73) and Stamford Hill (71). 4 of the 16 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Ridgeview (7).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overport | 89 |
| 2 | Sydenham | 73 |
| 3 | Stamford Hill | 71 |
| 4 | Broadway | 70 |
| 5 | Sherwood | 61 |
| 6 | Montclair | 57 |
| 6 | Athlone | 57 |
| 8 | Umbilo | 47 |
| 9 | Avoca | 37 |
| 10 | Sea Cow Lake | 33 |
| 11 | Bellaire | 29 |
| 11 | Kenville | 29 |
| 13 | Cato Manor | 22 |
| 14 | uMkumbaan | 15 |
| 15 | Reservoir Hills | 13 |
| 16 | Ridgeview | 7 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Durban'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
Overport
Overport is the most central of these five, 1.9 km north-west of Durban's busiest point, and scores 89/100. It has the most libraries and bookshops of the five: 11 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Killie Campbell Library, about 12 minutes away.
Sydenham
Sydenham scores 73/100, 2.9 km north-west of Durban's busiest point. 451 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 11 minutes away. 60% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Sydenham.
Stamford Hill
Stamford Hill scores 71/100, 2.3 km north-east of Durban's busiest point. 296 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 23 minutes away. It has the fewest groceries of the five, 6. 64% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Stamford Hill.
Broadway
Broadway lies the furthest out of these five, 7 km north of Durban's busiest point, and scores 70/100. 239 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 2 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is libraries and bookshops, with none. 58% of its area scores 70 or more.
Sherwood
Sherwood scores 61/100, 4.2 km north-west of Durban's busiest point. 238 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 13 minutes away. It has the fewest banks of the five, 3. 30% of its area scores 70 or more.
Centre and outskirts
The 3 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Durban's centre average 78, and the 13 further out average 37, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Overport, 1.9 km away, scores 89, and the farthest, Reservoir Hills, 9.7 km out, scores 13.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Durban.
Durban as a whole scores 68 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre. Other cities in South Africa with ranked neighbourhoods: Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria.
Questions about Durban's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Durban?
Overport is the most walkable of the 16 neighbourhoods we rank in Durban, with a walkability score of 89 out of 100 (Very Walkable). It is followed by Sydenham (73) and Stamford Hill (71).
Which neighbourhoods of Durban are least walkable?
Of the 16 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Ridgeview (7), Reservoir Hills (13) and the uMkumbaan (15). 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 Durban'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. Durban scores 68 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.