How walkable is Leicester?

Is Leicester a walkable city?

Around its centre, yes. Leicester 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 100. 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. Leicester ranks joint 13th with 75.

How does Leicester compare with nearby cities?

Leicester sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 75, against Nottingham (81, 35 km away), Coventry (73, 36 km away) and Birmingham (82, 55 km away).

Which part of Leicester is most walkable?

Leicester's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 97 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 79) and falls most to the south-east (60).

How is Leicester's walkability score calculated?

For Leicester it is the average of 84 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 53 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.