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How walkable is Erdington?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Erdington has a walkability score of 88 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 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Birmingham, which scores 82 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
634 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Erdington. The nearest grocery is Joe Richards, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Heron Foods1 min
- Janosik1 min
- Poundbakery2 min
- Church Tavern2 min
- Erdington Pet Centre1 min
- Pep&Co1 min
- High street cafe & sandwich bar1 min
- Golden Cafe1 min
- Lloyds Bank2 min
- Halifax2 min
- Bleak Hill Park12 min
- Abbeyfields Park17 min
- Osborne Primary School7 min
- Osborne Nursery School8 min
- WHSmith4 min
- Action Station5 min
- G & C Disco16 min
- Impact Dance Group22 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Erdington at 52.5232, -1.8395. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 100 street intersections per km², and blocks average 79 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Erdington
- 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 Erdington. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Birmingham
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Aston | 3.4 km | 87 |
| Edgbaston | 8.1 km | 92 |
| Selly Oak | 11.4 km | 87 |
| Kings Norton | 14.3 km | 79 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Birmingham page.
Questions about walking in Erdington
Is Erdington walkable?
Yes. Erdington in Birmingham has a walkability score of 88 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Erdington more walkable than the rest of Birmingham?
Erdington is more walkable than Birmingham as a whole: it scores 88, against 82 for the 5 km around Birmingham's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Birmingham neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Birmingham?
Of the 5 Birmingham neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Edgbaston (92), Erdington (88) and Selly Oak (87).
How is the walkability score of Erdington 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 Erdington 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.