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How walkable is Jeppestown?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Jeppestown has a walkability score of 77 out of 100 across the 1 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 Johannesburg, which scores 61 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
318 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Jeppestown. The nearest grocery is Spar, about 10 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Bertrams SUPERSPAR10 min
- Shoprite LiquorShop LU Wolhuter11 min
- The Don Lounge2 min
- Chamines Restaurant & Pub4 min
- Excellent Expert Engineers1 min
- Chamdor Buildit5 min
- 4th & Voorhout : Cafe Art Venue13 min
- Foakes Coffee Roastery And Bakery16 min
- Standard Bank20 min
- Nedbank25 min
- King Size Bed Park9 min
- Gilfillan Park11 min
- Fdc5 min
- Kiddies Palace Pre School5 min
- Collectors Treasury25 min
- University of Johannesburg - Doornfontein Campus26 min
- Sky Garden - Johannesburg11 min
- Deep Town Jozi12 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Jeppestown at -26.2022, 28.0708. 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 84 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Jeppestown
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Jeppestown. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Johannesburg
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hillbrow | 2.7 km | 94 |
| Braamfontein | 3.6 km | 92 |
| Parktown | 4.9 km | 68 |
| Sophiatown | 9.9 km | 54 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Johannesburg page.
Questions about walking in Jeppestown
Is Jeppestown walkable?
Yes. Jeppestown in Johannesburg has a walkability score of 77 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Jeppestown more walkable than the rest of Johannesburg?
Jeppestown is more walkable than Johannesburg as a whole: it scores 77, against 61 for the 5 km around Johannesburg's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Johannesburg neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Johannesburg?
Of the 5 Johannesburg neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Hillbrow (94), Braamfontein (92) and Jeppestown (77).
How is the walkability score of Jeppestown 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 Jeppestown it is the average of 58 points spread evenly across the 1 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.