How walkable is Södermalm?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Södermalm has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Stockholm, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,790 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Södermalm. The nearest grocery is Matöppet, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- ICA Mosebacke3 min
- Tempo3 min
- Brisket & Friends2 min
- Haket Bar & Karaoke2 min
- Madam2 min
- Stora Skuggan2 min
- Beck Kaffebar2 min
- Chocolaterian2 min
- Handelsbanken5 min
- SEB6 min
- Björns trädgård4 min
- Unnamed park4 min
- Kåxis Förskola4 min
- Förskolan Korken föräldrakooperativ4 min
- Serieteket4 min
- Bokhandeln INFo4 min
- Maffia Comedy Club2 min
- X-cons3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Södermalm at 59.3159, 18.0780. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 100 street intersections per km², and blocks average 109 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Södermalm
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.5 km around the centre of Södermalm. Rings mark 750 m and 1.5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Stockholm
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gamla stan | 1.1 km | 100 |
| Riddarholmen | 1.3 km | 98 |
| Djurgården | 2.4 km | 51 |
| Rinkeby | 11.7 km | 79 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Stockholm page.
Questions about walking in Södermalm
Is Södermalm walkable?
Yes. Södermalm in Stockholm has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Södermalm more walkable than the rest of Stockholm?
Södermalm is more walkable than Stockholm as a whole: it scores 96, against 79 for the 5 km around Stockholm's centre. It ranks 3rd 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 Södermalm 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 Södermalm it is the average of 53 points spread evenly across the 1.5 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.