Barcelona nearby infrastructure and amenity access

NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.

Population: 1.7M

Score Range

38-92 (best: 92)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 25 sample points80% score 60+64% score 80+

Groceries

74

Restaurants & Cafes

66

Public Transit

76

Healthcare

79

Education

89

Parks & Recreation

77

Shopping

60

Entertainment

79

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Barcelona

Calculated August 25, 2026

The median sampled point scores 87. A total of 80% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 3892, a 54-point difference. The strongest category is Education (89). The weakest is Shopping (60).

Median access
87/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
80%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
46/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
71/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
25 analyzed of 25 points
Estimated scored area
86.1 km²
Mapped place records
14,929(173.4/km²)
Named-area coverage
92% of grid points
How to read this profile: it measures access to mapped destinations. It does not measure walking routes, crossings, pavements, slope, safety, accessibility, opening hours, or transit frequency. The scored area is a rectangle inferred from local place data. It is not an official city boundary.

Review every formula and source on the methodology page. Download the reviewed dataset as versioned JSON.

Nearby infrastructure across Barcelona

80% of sampled points score 60 or more for nearby daily amenities. The model uses straight-line distance to groceries, food, transit, healthcare, education, parks, shopping, and entertainment.

What the result shows

Barcelona has strong amenity access across much of the sample. The lower points mostly describe the wider sampled area, not the compact central grid alone.

Local planning context

Barcelona reported that walking and cycling formed 57.3% of trips within the city in 2022. The city is planning further growth in sustainable travel. Barcelona in Figures 2023.

Important limit: The sample reaches Sant Cugat del Vallès. Treat the result as a Barcelona urban-area estimate and check an address before making a decision.

Strongest categories

Education (89), Healthcare (79), Entertainment (79)

Scores range from 12 to 92 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Barcelona

5,666 restaurants & cafes3,125 groceries1,894 healthcare1,724 shopping911 entertainment855 education450 parks & recreation304 public transit

Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.

How Barcelona compares

Barcelona ranks 5 of 10 reviewed cities by amenity access coverage. In this sample, 80% of points score 60 or better. The reviewed-city median is 78% across the set. By overall score it ranks 2, so it has a stronger median than its coverage rank suggests. See the full ranking.

Amenity access by sampled area in Barcelona

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 23 of 25 grid points (92%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaSanta Eulàlia
921
el Gòtic
921
Vilapicina i la Torre Llobeta
921
les Tres Torres
911
el Poblenou
911
Sant Martí de Provençals
911
les Planes
901
la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample
891
la Dreta de l'Eixample
891
el Guinardó
891

+12 more neighborhoods not shown

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