How walkable is Alsancak?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Alsancak has a walkability score of 100 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 most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in İzmir, which scores 91 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,065 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Alsancak. The nearest grocery is Kipa, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Migros2 min
- Şok3 min
- Boyoz Keyfi1 min
- Alsancak Dostlar Fırını1 min
- Zencifre1 min
- İntema Mutfak Meta1 min
- Baks1 min
- Taburee1 min
- Garanti Bankası3 min
- Garanti Bank3 min
- Kordonboyu5 min
- Asteğmen Besim Bey Parkı5 min
- EBS İzmir 13 min
- Izmir Saint Joseph French High School3 min
- Yağmur Kırtasiye2 min
- Yakın Kitabevi2 min
- Ağaçkakan Kukla Atölyesi1 min
- Ünal Gürel Sahnesi1 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Alsancak at 38.4392, 27.1438. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 98 street intersections per km², and blocks average 65 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Alsancak
- 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 Alsancak. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in İzmir
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Karataş | 3.8 km | 99 |
| Altındağ | 5.6 km | 72 |
| Göztepe | 6.5 km | 98 |
| İnciraltı | 10.1 km | 46 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the İzmir page.
Questions about walking in Alsancak
Is Alsancak walkable?
Yes. Alsancak in İzmir has a walkability score of 100 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 Alsancak more walkable than the rest of İzmir?
Alsancak is more walkable than İzmir as a whole: it scores 100, against 91 for the 5 km around İzmir's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 İzmir neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in İzmir?
Of the 5 İzmir neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Alsancak (100), Karataş (99) and Göztepe (98).
How is the walkability score of Alsancak 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 Alsancak it is the average of 55 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.