How walkable is Levent?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Levent has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 600 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 Istanbul, which scores 97 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,619 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Levent. The nearest grocery is Zaferun Gurme Market, about 5 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Migros Türkiye7 min
- CarrefourSA7 min
- Şans Restaurant3 min
- Blackwell Sushi Station4 min
- Code 86 Academy2 min
- Atasun Optik2 min
- Art Cafe5 min
- Omen Club TSYD Demo Eğitim ve Espor Merkezi6 min
- Finansbank Kariyer5 min
- VakıfBank Levent Şubesi5 min
- Neslican Tay Parkı6 min
- Çamlık Park6 min
- Yıldız Erten Anaokulu3 min
- Kanguru3 min
- Ugur Ofis Kırtasiye10 min
- D&R10 min
- Kala Film2 min
- Filmpark3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Levent at 41.0816, 29.0170. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 188 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Levent
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 600 m around the centre of Levent. Rings mark 300 m and 600 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Istanbul
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ortaköy | 3.1 km | 95 |
| Galata | 7.3 km | 99 |
| Fener | 8 km | 98 |
| Eminönü | 8.1 km | 99 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Istanbul page.
Questions about walking in Levent
Is Levent walkable?
Yes. Levent in Istanbul has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Levent more walkable than the rest of Istanbul?
Levent is about as walkable as Istanbul as a whole: it scores 99, against 97 for the 5 km around Istanbul's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Istanbul neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Istanbul?
Of the 5 Istanbul neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Levent (99), Galata (99) and Eminönü (99).
How is the walkability score of Levent 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 Levent it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 600 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.