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How walkable is Buceo?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Buceo has a walkability score of 70 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Montevideo, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
328 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Buceo. The nearest grocery is Paseo Natural frutas y verduras, about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for schools. It is weakest for coffee and books & libraries.
- Multi Ahorro8 min
- Supermercado Disco N° 2512 min
- El Tío Bistro8 min
- Pizza Riing9 min
- Silvialenceria8 min
- Alto Voltaje8 min
- Starbucks16 min
- McCafé17 min
- Creditel (Montevideo Shopping)15 min
- República16 min
- Plazoleta Raul Manuel Alegre11 min
- Espacio Libre Del Arma De Ingenieros12 min
- Instituto Tecnológico Superior Bananirou6 min
- Saint George's School10 min
- Isadora Libros28 min
- Teatro Moviecenter Montevideo Shopping15 min
- Cheers Parque de Trampolines y Entretenimiento15 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Buceo at -34.8978, -56.1287. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 107 street intersections per km², and blocks average 92 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Buceo
- 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 Buceo. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Montevideo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pocitos | 2.5 km | 95 |
| Centro | 5.6 km | 96 |
| Barrio Sur | 6.2 km | 94 |
| Ciudad Vieja | 7.1 km | 91 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Montevideo page.
Questions about walking in Buceo
Is Buceo walkable?
Yes. Buceo in Montevideo has a walkability score of 70 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Buceo more walkable than the rest of Montevideo?
Buceo is less walkable than Montevideo as a whole: it scores 70, against 79 for the 5 km around Montevideo's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Montevideo neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Montevideo?
Of the 5 Montevideo neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Centro (96), Pocitos (95) and Barrio Sur (94).
How is the walkability score of Buceo 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 Buceo 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.