How walkable is Retiro?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Retiro has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Madrid, which scores 92 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,418 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Retiro. The nearest grocery is Supercor, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Mercadona4 min
- La Sirena7 min
- Paquita1 min
- Restaurante Poncio by Willy Moya1 min
- Ivan's Butchery1 min
- Farmacia2 min
- Cafetería Lanjarón8 min
- Subrosa Cafe8 min
- Banco Finantia3 min
- Kutxabank7 min
- Parque del Retiro1 min
- Unnamed park1 min
- Colegio Santa Maria del Pilar3 min
- Colonia del Retiro3 min
- Eugenio Trias Municipal Public Library11 min
- Librería F. Sanz13 min
- Jazzville7 min
- Unica representaciones10 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Retiro at 40.4111, -3.6761. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 134 street intersections per km², and blocks average 76 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Retiro
- 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 Retiro. Rings mark 650 m and 1.3 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Madrid
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Salamanca | 1.8 km | 99 |
| Arganzuela | 2.4 km | 98 |
| Chamberí | 4 km | 100 |
| Chamartín | 5.3 km | 96 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Madrid page.
Questions about walking in Retiro
Is Retiro walkable?
Yes. Retiro in Madrid has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Retiro more walkable than the rest of Madrid?
Retiro is more walkable than Madrid as a whole: it scores 98, against 92 for the 5 km around Madrid's centre. It ranks 4th 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 Retiro 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 Retiro it is the average of 61 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.