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How walkable is Stamford Hill, Durban?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Stamford Hill, Durban has a walkability score of 71 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 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Durban, which scores 68 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
296 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Stamford Hill, Durban. The nearest grocery is Food Lover's Market, about 23 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for banks, parks and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for groceries, schools and books & libraries.
- LiquorShop Checkers23 min
- Windermere23 min
- People's Park Cafe7 min
- Kauai10 min
- Sneakers6 min
- Jabsport11 min
- Sunkist Lifesaving Club10 min
- Cafe Vigour12 min
- Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union21 min
- Nedbank Windermere23 min
- Sutton park17 min
- Carpendale Park24 min
- Cottonfield Daycare22 min
- Mighty Minds Montessori Preschool22 min
- Ike's Books & Collectables29 min
- The Barnyard Theatre10 min
- Suncoast CineCentre12 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Stamford Hill, Durban at -29.8309, 31.0316. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 46 street intersections per km², and blocks average 98 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 3%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across Stamford Hill, Durban
- 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 Stamford Hill, Durban. Rings mark 650 m and 1.3 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Durban
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Athlone, Durban | 3.2 km | 57 |
| Sydenham | 3.6 km | 73 |
| Avoca, Durban | 6.8 km | 37 |
| Cato Manor | 8.4 km | 22 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Durban page.
Questions about walking in Stamford Hill, Durban
Is Stamford Hill, Durban walkable?
Yes. Stamford Hill, Durban has a walkability score of 71 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Stamford Hill, Durban more walkable than the rest of Durban?
Stamford Hill, Durban is more walkable than Durban as a whole: it scores 71, against 68 for the 5 km around Durban's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Durban neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Durban?
Of the 5 Durban neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Sydenham (73), Stamford Hill, Durban (71) and Athlone, Durban (57).
How is the walkability score of Stamford Hill, Durban 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 Stamford Hill, Durban it is the average of 45 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.