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How walkable is Pocitos?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Pocitos has a walkability score of 95 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 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Montevideo, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
867 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Pocitos. The nearest grocery is Frog, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- 5 Oceanos Frozen3 min
- Pastas Da Ottavio4 min
- Restaurante Caminos del Inca1 min
- El Horno de Juan2 min
- Muto Magazzino3 min
- CLARY SAGE3 min
- Sweetie Boutique Bakery5 min
- Café del Jardín · Cafetería Pocitos Montevideo5 min
- BBVA4 min
- Santander XT Biarritz7 min
- Parque de la Amistad16 min
- Parque Villa Biarritz18 min
- La Petite Patisserie de Flor3 min
- Jardin Caramelito6 min
- Isadora Libros12 min
- Pocitos Libros13 min
- LIFE Films UY7 min
- Una Noche en el Museo - UY15 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Pocitos at -34.9109, -56.1506. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 119 street intersections per km², and blocks average 88 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Pocitos
- 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 Pocitos. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Montevideo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Buceo | 2.5 km | 70 |
| Centro | 3.6 km | 96 |
| Barrio Sur | 4 km | 94 |
| Ciudad Vieja | 5.1 km | 91 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Montevideo page.
Questions about walking in Pocitos
Is Pocitos walkable?
Yes. Pocitos in Montevideo has a walkability score of 95 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 Pocitos more walkable than the rest of Montevideo?
Pocitos is more walkable than Montevideo as a whole: it scores 95, against 79 for the 5 km around Montevideo's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Pocitos 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 Pocitos it is the average of 55 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.