The most walkable neighbourhoods in Kyiv
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
18 neighbourhoods of Kyiv ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Old Kyiv leads with 94/100, then Lypky (92) and Pechersk (84). 10 of the 18 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Pushcha-Vodytsia (15).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Kyiv | 94 |
| 2 | Lypky | 92 |
| 3 | Pechersk | 84 |
| 4 | Shuliavka | 80 |
| 5 | Demiivka | 79 |
| 5 | Obolon | 79 |
| 7 | Pozniaky | 77 |
| 8 | Pecherskyi District | 75 |
| 9 | Rusanivka | 74 |
| 10 | Teremky | 72 |
| 11 | Zvirynets | 69 |
| 12 | Sviatoshyn | 66 |
| 13 | Kurenivka | 61 |
| 14 | Borshchahivka | 57 |
| 15 | Mykilska Slobidka | 53 |
| 16 | Zhuliany | 37 |
| 17 | Kytaiv | 29 |
| 18 | Pushcha-Vodytsia | 15 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Kyiv's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Old Kyiv
Old Kyiv is the most central of these five, 750 m north of Kyiv's busiest point, and scores 94/100. It has the most restaurants of the five: 546 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Hyatt Restaurants, about 3 minutes away. More on Old Kyiv.
Lypky
Lypky scores 92/100, 1.2 km east of Kyiv's busiest point. 1,336 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 4 minutes away. More on Lypky.
Pechersk
Pechersk scores 84/100, 2.6 km south-east of Kyiv's busiest point. 491 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 5 minutes away. It has the fewest shops of the five, 116. 88% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Pechersk.
Shuliavka
Shuliavka lies the furthest out of these five, 5.2 km west of Kyiv's busiest point, and scores 80/100. 381 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 3 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is restaurants, with 43. 82% of its area scores 70 or more.
Demiivka
Demiivka scores 79/100, 4.8 km south of Kyiv's busiest point. 350 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 7 minutes away. It has the fewest cultural venues of the five, 9. 83% of its area scores 70 or more.
Centre and outskirts
The 3 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Kyiv's centre average 90, and the 15 further out average 62, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Old Kyiv, 750 m away, scores 94, and the farthest, Pushcha-Vodytsia, 15.2 km out, scores 15.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Kyiv.
Kyiv as a whole scores 72 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre.
Questions about Kyiv's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Kyiv?
Old Kyiv is the most walkable of the 18 neighbourhoods we rank in Kyiv, with a walkability score of 94 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by Lypky (92) and Pechersk (84).
Which neighbourhoods of Kyiv are least walkable?
Of the 18 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Pushcha-Vodytsia (15), Kytaiv (29) and Zhuliany (37). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Kyiv's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Kyiv scores 72 across the 5 km around its centre.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.