How walkable is Riddarholmen?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Riddarholmen has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 400 m 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 Stockholm, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
4,632 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Riddarholmen. The nearest grocery is Gårdsbutiker, about 5 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Little Britain Shop6 min
- Panda9 min
- Svea Maträtt1 min
- Mogge Sushi4 min
- Tweed5 min
- Pashmina5 min
- Café Muren6 min
- Espresso House6 min
- FOREX7 min
- Nya Banken8 min
- Mariaberget7 min
- Unnamed park7 min
- JENSEN gymnasium7 min
- Maria Magdalena Förskola8 min
- Riksdagsbiblioteket6 min
- The English Bookshop6 min
- Geronimo's FGT5 min
- Stampen5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Riddarholmen at 59.3250, 18.0623. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 192 street intersections per km², and blocks average 68 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Riddarholmen
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of Riddarholmen. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Stockholm
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gamla stan | 450 m | 100 |
| Södermalm | 1.3 km | 96 |
| Djurgården | 3 km | 51 |
| Rinkeby | 10.3 km | 79 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Stockholm page.
Questions about walking in Riddarholmen
Is Riddarholmen walkable?
Yes. Riddarholmen in Stockholm has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Riddarholmen more walkable than the rest of Stockholm?
Riddarholmen is more walkable than Stockholm as a whole: it scores 98, against 79 for the 5 km around Stockholm's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Riddarholmen 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 Riddarholmen it is the average of 49 points spread evenly across the 400 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.