How walkable is Bang Lamphu?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Bang Lamphu has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 1 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 Bangkok, which scores 92 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,593 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Bang Lamphu. The nearest grocery is พริกแกงแม่เกตุ บางลำพู, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- โบ๊กเกี๊ยบางลำพู ตลาดนานา3 min
- น้ำพริกนิตยา (Nittaya Thai Curry)4 min
- 쏨땀집 ร้านส้มตำหน้าตรอกไก่แจ้1 min
- Cafe Primavera1 min
- something about us1 min
- ห้างทองกาญจนศิลป์2 min
- Barisa cafe1 min
- Tiracano1 min
- ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์ สาขาบางลำภู3 min
- ธ.กรุงเทพ สาขาบางลำพู5 min
- สวนสันติพร8 min
- สวนหลวงพระราม 88 min
- โรงเรียนวัดใหม่อมตรส9 min
- รรสตรีวิทยา11 min
- Mahamakuta Buddhist Bookshop6 min
- ร้านหนังสืออาม่า8 min
- พิพิธภัณฑ์ท้องถิ่นฯ เขตพระนคร4 min
- ท่าช้าง บางกอก7 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Bang Lamphu at 13.7629, 100.4969. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 102 street intersections per km², and blocks average 86 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Bang Lamphu
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Bang Lamphu. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Bangkok
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Talat Nang Loeng | 1.7 km | 95 |
| Sampheng | 2.6 km | 95 |
| Kudi Chin | 2.7 km | 97 |
| Tao Poon | 6.1 km | 87 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Bangkok page.
Questions about walking in Bang Lamphu
Is Bang Lamphu walkable?
Yes. Bang Lamphu in Bangkok has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Bang Lamphu more walkable than the rest of Bangkok?
Bang Lamphu is more walkable than Bangkok as a whole: it scores 95, against 92 for the 5 km around Bangkok's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Bangkok neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Bangkok?
Of the 5 Bangkok neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Kudi Chin (97), Sampheng (95) and Talat Nang Loeng (95).
How is the walkability score of Bang Lamphu 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 Bang Lamphu it is the average of 57 points spread evenly across the 1 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.