How walkable is Chamberí?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Chamberí has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Madrid, which scores 92 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
5,235 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Chamberí. The nearest grocery is Supermercados Dia, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Frutas Y Verduras Lorenfruita4 min
- Granel de la Villa | Madrid5 min
- Punto Delicia Canal2 min
- Panamera Madrid2 min
- Cuponylandia3 min
- EP Estudio Proyecta Madrid3 min
- Monkee Koffee5 min
- Abuela Mia Coffee & Sweets5 min
- BBVA6 min
- Abanca7 min
- Unnamed park2 min
- Parque Ríos Rosas5 min
- Public school Rufino Blanco4 min
- Public School Claudio Moyano5 min
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid LIS6 min
- La Flor de Chamberí6 min
- Vida Marina4 min
- Cines Verdi5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Chamberí at 40.4390, -3.7053. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 114 street intersections per km², and blocks average 93 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Chamberí
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.2 km around the centre of Chamberí. Rings mark 600 m and 1.2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Madrid
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Salamanca | 2.5 km | 99 |
| Chamartín | 3.3 km | 96 |
| Retiro | 4 km | 98 |
| Arganzuela | 4.7 km | 98 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Madrid page.
Questions about walking in Chamberí
Is Chamberí walkable?
Yes. Chamberí in Madrid has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Chamberí more walkable than the rest of Madrid?
Chamberí is more walkable than Madrid as a whole: it scores 100, against 92 for the 5 km around Madrid's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Madrid neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Madrid?
Of the 5 Madrid neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Chamberí (100), Salamanca (99) and Arganzuela (98).
How is the walkability score of Chamberí 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 Chamberí it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.2 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.