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How walkable is Sunnyside?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Sunnyside has a walkability score of 74 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 most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Pretoria, which scores 52 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
525 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Sunnyside. The nearest grocery is Sunnyside Cafe, about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, parks, schools and books & libraries. It is weakest for culture & entertainment.
- Shoprite Esselen10 min
- SPAR Barclay Square13 min
- Ocean Basket6 min
- Steers8 min
- Mandela Square Sandton City Jhb4 min
- Clicks Muckleneuk5 min
- Cafe Flava17 min
- Cappello Sunnypark18 min
- Nedbank14 min
- ABSA18 min
- sunnysied green park5 min
- Magnolia Dal12 min
- Sunnyside Pre-Primary School3 min
- Young Talents Day Care5 min
- Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie16 min
- Sabs19 min
- Pretoria Art Museum17 min
- Witbank Dam17 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Sunnyside at -25.7575, 28.2122. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 109 street intersections per km², and blocks average 79 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Sunnyside
- 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 Sunnyside. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Pretoria
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Groenkloof | 2.1 km | 58 |
| Waterkloof | 3.6 km | 60 |
| Capital Park, Pretoria | 4.4 km | 34 |
| Pretoria North | 10.2 km | 57 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Pretoria page.
Questions about walking in Sunnyside
Is Sunnyside walkable?
Yes. Sunnyside in Pretoria has a walkability score of 74 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Sunnyside more walkable than the rest of Pretoria?
Sunnyside is more walkable than Pretoria as a whole: it scores 74, against 52 for the 5 km around Pretoria's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Pretoria neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Pretoria?
Of the 5 Pretoria neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Sunnyside (74), Waterkloof (60) and Groenkloof (58).
How is the walkability score of Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside it is the average of 61 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.