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How walkable is Sydenham?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Sydenham has a walkability score of 73 out of 100 across the 750 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Durban, which scores 68 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
451 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Sydenham. The nearest grocery is Shaun's Superette & Fruit & Veg, about 11 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, parks and schools.
- Checkers11 min
- Saverite Supermarket Brickfield12 min
- Pizzaritto Overport | Wood Fired Pizza5 min
- Akhalwayas Delights5 min
- ABK Industries5 min
- Battery Base7 min
- Coffee D'Lish16 min
- Vida e Caffè16 min
- Standard Bank14 min
- Nedbank17 min
- Overport Park4 min
- Pastoral Road Grounds6 min
- Bright Minds Learning And Child Care Centre7 min
- Centenary Secondary School8 min
- University of KwaZulu-Natal - Campbell Collections21 min
- Baitul Hikmah Islamic Bookstore and Cafe22 min
- Exotic Conference Centre8 min
- Killie Campbell Museum20 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Sydenham at -29.8283, 30.9944. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 84 street intersections per km², and blocks average 99 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Sydenham
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 750 m around the centre of Sydenham. Rings mark 400 m and 750 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Durban
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Stamford Hill, Durban | 3.6 km | 71 |
| Athlone, Durban | 4.5 km | 57 |
| Cato Manor | 5.6 km | 22 |
| Avoca, Durban | 6.8 km | 37 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Durban page.
Questions about walking in Sydenham
Is Sydenham walkable?
Yes. Sydenham in Durban has a walkability score of 73 out of 100 across the 750 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Sydenham more walkable than the rest of Durban?
Sydenham is more walkable than Durban as a whole: it scores 73, against 68 for the 5 km around Durban's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Sydenham 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 Sydenham it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 750 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.