How walkable is Gamla stan?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Gamla stan has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 450 m 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 Stockholm, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
4,800 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Gamla stan. The nearest grocery is Gårdsbutiker, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Little Britain Shop3 min
- Coop5 min
- Stortorgskällaren1 min
- Pharmarium1 min
- Runstenen and Kronan Antik1 min
- Art & Craft1 min
- Chokladkoppen1 min
- Cafe Runsten1 min
- SEB4 min
- Handelsbanken4 min
- Strömparterren5 min
- Unnamed park6 min
- JENSEN gymnasium2 min
- JENSEN education3 min
- Deckarbokhandeln i Gamla Stan1 min
- Gamla Stans Deckarbokhandel1 min
- Kulturfyren AB1 min
- Actors Studio Stockholm1 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Gamla stan at 59.3250, 18.0706. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 166 street intersections per km², and blocks average 69 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Gamla stan
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 450 m around the centre of Gamla stan. Rings mark 200 m and 450 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Stockholm
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Riddarholmen | 450 m | 98 |
| Södermalm | 1.1 km | 96 |
| Djurgården | 2.5 km | 51 |
| Rinkeby | 10.7 km | 79 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Stockholm page.
Questions about walking in Gamla stan
Is Gamla stan walkable?
Yes. Gamla stan in Stockholm has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 450 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Gamla stan more walkable than the rest of Stockholm?
Gamla stan is more walkable than Stockholm as a whole: it scores 100, against 79 for the 5 km around Stockholm's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Stockholm neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Stockholm?
Of the 5 Stockholm neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Gamla stan (100), Riddarholmen (98) and Södermalm (96).
How is the walkability score of Gamla stan 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 Gamla stan it is the average of 60 points spread evenly across the 450 m 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.