London nearby infrastructure and amenity access
NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.
Population: 9.0M
Score Range
57-90 (best: 93)
10th-90th percentile
Groceries
Restaurants & Cafes
Public Transit
Healthcare
Education
Parks & Recreation
Shopping
Entertainment
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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0
Evidence profile for London
Calculated August 24, 2026
The median sampled point scores 76. A total of 86% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 57–90, a 33-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (90). The weakest is Shopping (51).
- Median access
- 76/100
- The middle analyzed grid-point score.
- High-access coverage
- 86%
- Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
- Consistency
- 67/100
- 100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
- Category balance
- 61/100
- 100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
- Grid evidence
- 49 analyzed of 49 points
- Estimated scored area
- 468.7 km²
- Mapped place records
- 42,489(90.7/km²)
- Named-area coverage
- 98% of grid points
Review every formula and source on the methodology page. Download the reviewed dataset as versioned JSON.
Nearby infrastructure across London
86% 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
The result combines a strong central network with large differences across Greater London. Address checks are more useful than the city median for housing decisions.
Local planning context
Transport for London uses its Healthy Streets programme to improve walking conditions. Its plan links walking with public transport and short local trips. Transport for London walking plan.
Important limit: The grid is not weighted by population. Large, less populated parts of Greater London can influence the city result more than their population suggests.
Strongest categories
Healthcare (90), Education (90), Groceries (78)
Scores range from 28 to 93 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.
What's in London
Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.
How London compares
London ranks 1 of 10 reviewed cities by amenity access coverage. In this sample, 86% of points score 60 or better. The reviewed-city median is 78% across the set. By overall score it ranks 2, so it has broader coverage than its median score suggests. See the full ranking.
Amenity access by sampled area in London
These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 48 of 49 grid points (98%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.
| Neighborhood | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|
Top areaRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 90 | 1 |
London Borough of Southwark | 87 | 3 |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 87 | 3 |
City of Westminster | 86 | 3 |
London Borough of Wandsworth | 85 | 2 |
Elthorne Estate | 85 | 1 |
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | 83 | 2 |
London Borough of Lambeth | 82 | 4 |
London Borough of Hackney | 78(66-92) | 3 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 77 | 3 |
+8 more neighborhoods not shown
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Curious how the score is computed? Read the methodology.