How walkable is Pechersk?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Pechersk has a walkability score of 84 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Kyiv, which scores 72 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
491 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Pechersk. The nearest grocery is Велика Кишеня, about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and culture & entertainment.
- Pacific5 min
- Мед з сімейної пасіки Яценко6 min
- Кальянная Брайтон Бич2 min
- Le Chou Chou Bar3 min
- POUSTOVIT1 min
- Аптека Копійка1 min
- Street Hub Круасан3 min
- Волконский4 min
- ТАСКОМБАНК1 min
- KredoBank / Кредобанк (Відділення №11)1 min
- Сквер ім. В. Чорновола17 min
- Парк Вічної Слави18 min
- Заклад дошкільної освіти 273 Печерського району міста Києва15 min
- Києво-Печерський ліцей №171 Лідер I ступеня17 min
- Readeat (Книжковий корнер в КШДУ)14 min
- Книгарня «Є»15 min
- Kyiv Symphony Orchestra11 min
- Театр на Печерську12 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Pechersk at 50.4322, 30.5446. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 32 street intersections per km², and blocks average 130 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 5%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across Pechersk
- 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 Pechersk. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Kyiv
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pecherskyi District | 500 m | 75 |
| Lypky | 1.6 km | 92 |
| Old Kyiv | 3.1 km | 94 |
| Obolon | 9.2 km | 79 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Kyiv page.
Questions about walking in Pechersk
Is Pechersk walkable?
Yes. Pechersk in Kyiv has a walkability score of 84 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Pechersk more walkable than the rest of Kyiv?
Pechersk is more walkable than Kyiv as a whole: it scores 84, against 72 for the 5 km around Kyiv's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Kyiv neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Kyiv?
Of the 5 Kyiv neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Old Kyiv (94), Lypky (92) and Pechersk (84).
How is the walkability score of Pechersk 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 Pechersk it is the average of 53 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.