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How walkable is Liverpool?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Liverpool has a walkability score of 85 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of the 20 cities ranked in the United Kingdom.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,556 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Liverpool. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Tom Thumb Liverpool, 3 min
- Clarence Store, 3 min
Restaurants & bars
- Artie's, 1 min
- Free State Kitchen, 1 min
Shopping
- Sell My Watch Liverpool - Rolex, Omega, Tag, Gucci, 2 min
- Student Village Store, 2 min
Coffee
- Miles Coffee, 2 min
- Costa Coffee, 2 min
Banks
- Barclays Bank - Liverpool University, 8 min
- HSBC UK, 11 min
Parks
- Abercromby Square, 5 min
- Falkner Square Gardens, 11 min
Schools
- Pleasant Street Primary School, 5 min
- 利物浦大学, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Aldham Robarts Learning Resource Centre, 2 min
- Reid of Liverpool, 3 min
Culture & entertainment
- Merseyside Dance Initiative, 1 min
- Everyman Theatre, 1 min
Measured from the centre at 53.4028, -2.9704, the point near Liverpool's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 163 street intersections per km², and blocks average 67 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Liverpool's score of 85 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the centre, 84 from 1 to 3 km out and 83 from 3 to 5 km out. 21 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 87% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Liverpool. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 84 | 87% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 83 | 85% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom | 43 km | 68 |
| Manchester, United Kingdom | 50 km | 86 |
| Bradford, United Kingdom | 92 km | 75 |
| Sheffield, United Kingdom | 100 km | 75 |
| Leeds, United Kingdom | 104 km | 80 |
Questions about walking in Liverpool
Is Liverpool a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Liverpool has a walkability score of 85 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 3rd of 20 cities in the United Kingdom and joint 62nd 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. Liverpool ranks 3rd with 85.
How does Liverpool compare with nearby cities?
Liverpool sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 85, against Preston, Lancashire (68, 43 km away), Manchester (86, 50 km away) and Bradford (75, 92 km away).
Which part of Liverpool is most walkable?
Liverpool'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 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 89) and falls most to the north-west (74).
How is Liverpool's walkability score calculated?
For Liverpool it is the average of 70 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 61 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.
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. City position and population from GeoNames.
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