How walkable is Sampheng?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Sampheng 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 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Bangkok, which scores 92 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
4,488 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Sampheng. The nearest grocery is ร้านรินตลาดสำเพ็ง, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Lotus's Go Fresh4 min
- Tesco Lotus4 min
- UFM Bakery House1 min
- ยูไนเต็ดฟลาวมิลล์1 min
- บริษัท เสรีบราเดอร์ส1 min
- Showroom Furniture Cabinet Art ตึกยูไนเต็ดฟลาวมิลล์1 min
- กูโรตีชาชัก สำเพ็ง2 min
- อเมซอน สำเพ็ง2 min
- Atm ธนาคารกรุงศรีอยุธยา1 min
- ธนาคารยูโอบี สาขาราชวงศ์ : UOB Ratchawong branch1 min
- สวนสานสาธารณะ9 min
- สวนสมเด็จพระปกเกล้าฯ9 min
- โรงเรียนวัดชัยชนะสงคราม6 min
- รร.วัดทองธรรมชาติ เขตคลองสาน กรุงเทพฯ13 min
- เณรฟันหลอ รอฟันขึ้น กับวิทยุธรรมะคู่ใจ10 min
- คลังวิทยา12 min
- พิพิธภัณฑ์ ห้างขายยาเบอร์ลิน อนุสรณ์แด่หมอชัย ไชยนุวัติ6 min
- Berlin Pharmaceutical Museum7 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Sampheng at 13.7408, 100.5059. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 106 street intersections per km², and blocks average 80 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Sampheng
- 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 Sampheng. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Bangkok
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kudi Chin | 1.4 km | 97 |
| Talat Nang Loeng | 2.2 km | 95 |
| Bang Lamphu | 2.6 km | 95 |
| Tao Poon | 7.8 km | 87 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Bangkok page.
Questions about walking in Sampheng
Is Sampheng walkable?
Yes. Sampheng 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 Sampheng more walkable than the rest of Bangkok?
Sampheng is more walkable than Bangkok as a whole: it scores 95, against 92 for the 5 km around Bangkok's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Sampheng 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 Sampheng it is the average of 61 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.