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How walkable is Chelsea?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Chelsea has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in London, which scores 98 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,610 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Chelsea. The nearest grocery is Marks & Spencer, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Holland & Barrett1 min
- Waitrose and Partners2 min
- Simit Sarayi1 min
- Mori1 min
- American Vintage1 min
- Nine West1 min
- Knoops2 min
- Blank Street Coffee2 min
- Metro Bank4 min
- NatWest5 min
- Royal Avenue4 min
- Burton Court4 min
- Kensington House Nursery School6 min
- Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School6 min
- BookBar3 min
- Chelsea Library4 min
- Curzon Chelsea3 min
- Duke York Square, Sloane Square7 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Chelsea at 51.4889, -0.1654. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 171 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Chelsea
- 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 Chelsea. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in London
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mayfair | 2.8 km | 99 |
| Westminster | 3 km | 99 |
| Notting Hill | 3.7 km | 98 |
| Covent Garden | 3.9 km | 100 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the London page.
Questions about walking in Chelsea
Is Chelsea walkable?
Yes. Chelsea in London has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Chelsea more walkable than the rest of London?
Chelsea is about as walkable as London as a whole: it scores 97, against 98 for the 5 km around London's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 London neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in London?
Of the 5 London neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Covent Garden (100), Mayfair (99) and Westminster (99).
How is the walkability score of Chelsea 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 Chelsea 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.