--- title: "Is Nottingham walkable? Walkability score 81/100" description: "Nottingham scores 81/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the centre." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom/nottingham updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [United Kingdom](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom) 3. Nottingham # How walkable is Nottingham? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Nottingham has a walkability score of 81 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 joint 6th most walkable of the 20 cities ranked in the United Kingdom, with 1 other. 81 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * #6 of 20 tied, in the United Kingdom * #115 of 690 tied, worldwide * 95 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=52.96138&lon=-1.15793&q=Nottingham%2C%20United%20Kingdom) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 2,409 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Nottingham. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * Sainsbury's Local, 5 min * Fresh Asian Food Mart, 8 min * 1212 Afro-Caribbean Food shop, 10 min ### Restaurants & bars 2.8 of 3 points * The Gooseberry Bush, 4 min * Naughty But Nice Too, 5 min * The Landing, 6 min ### Shopping 1.9 of 2 points * Yellowcake, 4 min * Trendco Nottingham, 5 min * Students Union Express, 6 min ### Coffee 1.8 of 2 points * Costa Coffee, 6 min * Punch Coffee, 8 min * Dotty's, 8 min ### Banks 0.8 of 1 point * Nottingham Building Society Head Office, 9 min * NatWest, 9 min * RBS, 12 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Arboretum, 1 min * Heskey Park & Play Area, 10 min * Independent Street Park, 13 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Nottingham High School, 2 min * Nottingham Girls' High School, 3 min * Hollygirt School, 11 min ### Books & libraries 0.9 of 1 point * John Menzies Library Service, 7 min * Boots Library, 7 min * Blackwell's, 7 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Stagecoach Performing Arts, 3 min * Squire Performing Arts Centre, 4 min * The Level, 7 min Measured from the centre at 52.9614, -1.1579, the point near Nottingham'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 138 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 Nottingham's score of 81 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, 88 from 1 to 3 km out and 75 from 3 to 5 km out. 83% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Nottingham, one hexagon per square kilometre. 83% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 23, is 4 km to the south-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/united-kingdom/nottingham.svg?v=a607bb56c868) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Nottingham. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 95 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 96 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 88 | 100% | 29 | | 3 to 5 km out | 75 | 70% | 47 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Leicester](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom/leicester), United Kingdom | 35 km | 75 | | [Sheffield](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom/sheffield), United Kingdom | 52 km | 75 | | [Coventry](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom/coventry), United Kingdom | 66 km | 73 | | [Birmingham](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom/birmingham), United Kingdom | 73 km | 82 | | [Manchester](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom/manchester), United Kingdom | 93 km | 86 | ## Questions about walking in Nottingham ### Is Nottingham a walkable city? Around its centre, yes. Nottingham has a walkability score of 81 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 6th of 20 cities in the United Kingdom and joint 115th 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. Nottingham ranks joint 6th with 81. ### How does Nottingham compare with nearby cities? Nottingham is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 81, against Leicester (75, 35 km away), Sheffield (75, 52 km away) and Coventry (73, 66 km away). ### Which part of Nottingham is most walkable? The streets just around Nottingham's centre are its most walkable, averaging 96 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 95. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 83) and falls most to the south (72). ### How is Nottingham's walkability score calculated? For Nottingham 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; 69 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. 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