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How walkable is Covent Garden?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Covent Garden has a walkability score of 100 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 most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in London, which scores 98 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
11,929 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Covent Garden. The nearest grocery is Ghee Appétit, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Jubilee Arts & Crafts Market1 min
- Apple Market1 min
- Londres Conven Garden1 min
- EL&N Deli & Bakery1 min
- Moonmin Shop Covent Garden1 min
- Moomin Shop1 min
- Lauderee Covent Garden1 min
- Nana Cafe1 min
- The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey2 min
- HSBC Bank3 min
- Unnamed park8 min
- Leicester Square8 min
- St Clement Danes Church of England Primary School5 min
- Greycoat5 min
- The Lady3 min
- Treadwell's Books3 min
- STEREO Covent Garden1 min
- Victoria & Albert Museum1 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Covent Garden at 51.5117, -0.1227. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 212 street intersections per km², and blocks average 62 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Covent Garden
- 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 Covent Garden. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in London
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Westminster | 1.3 km | 99 |
| Mayfair | 1.7 km | 99 |
| Chelsea | 3.9 km | 97 |
| Notting Hill | 5.7 km | 98 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the London page.
Questions about walking in Covent Garden
Is Covent Garden walkable?
Yes. Covent Garden in London has a walkability score of 100 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 Covent Garden more walkable than the rest of London?
Covent Garden is about as walkable as London as a whole: it scores 100, against 98 for the 5 km around London's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Covent Garden 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 Covent Garden it is the average of 59 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.