How walkable is Bradford?

Is Bradford a walkable city?

Around its centre, yes. Bradford has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 95. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 13th of 20 cities in the United Kingdom and joint 201st of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.

What is the most walkable city in the United Kingdom?

London is the most walkable of the 20 cities ranked in the United Kingdom, with a score of 98. Bradford ranks joint 13th with 75.

How does Bradford compare with nearby cities?

Bradford is at most as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 75, against Leeds (80, 13 km away), Manchester (86, 47 km away) and Sheffield (75, 49 km away).

Which part of Bradford is most walkable?

Bradford's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 95. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 85) and falls most to the north-west (50).

How is Bradford's walkability score calculated?

For Bradford it is the average of 83 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 58 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.