How walkable is Salamanca?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Salamanca has a walkability score of 99 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 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Madrid, which scores 92 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
5,731 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Salamanca. The nearest grocery is m&h, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Carrefour Express2 min
- La Sirena3 min
- Forte Pizza1 min
- Perfil 341 min
- Beatriz Alvaro Brides1 min
- Conchita Saiz1 min
- Tea Shop Hermosilla2 min
- PINALE Coffee Shop & Salad Bar3 min
- Santander3 min
- Bankinter4 min
- Parque del Retiro10 min
- Jardín de Gregorio Ordóñez11 min
- Proyecto Aristóteles6 min
- Libra Oposiciones7 min
- Librería ARS Carmelitana4 min
- Odilo5 min
- Cine Sala Goya3 min
- Ballet Folclórico de Madrid6 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Salamanca at 40.4271, -3.6806. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 117 street intersections per km², and blocks average 91 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Salamanca
- 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 Salamanca. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Retiro | 1.8 km | 98 |
| Chamberí | 2.5 km | 100 |
| Chamartín | 3.6 km | 96 |
| Arganzuela | 3.6 km | 98 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Madrid page.
Questions about walking in Salamanca
Is Salamanca walkable?
Yes. Salamanca in Madrid has a walkability score of 99 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 Salamanca more walkable than the rest of Madrid?
Salamanca is more walkable than Madrid as a whole: it scores 99, against 92 for the 5 km around Madrid's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Salamanca 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 Salamanca 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.