Best neighborhoods in Barcelona to live: traffic, noise and green by block
Barcelona is held between the sea and the Collserola hills, so it is dense and short on space. Nearly every address has shops and a metro or bus stop nearby.
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Most errands on foot Passeig de Gràcia 43, Barcelona
- UK Supermercat3 min
- Passeig de Gràcia1 min
- Park or garden6 min
Nearly every address has shops and a metro or bus stop nearby.
How it works
What lies within a walk of a real address, place by place.
The country's sample: Gran Vía 28, Madrid
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Gran Vía 28, Madrid
Found on the map40.4202, -3.7020
- Score Each part of daily life gets 0 to 100, and together they make one score.
- Nearby The markers are real places, the nearest of each kind. The tint shows how far you get on foot.
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Most errands on foot
What lowers it here Noise −3.3 Air −1.4
Strongest: Groceries and Public transport. Weakest: Parks and sport.
The markers are real places, the nearest of each kind. The tint shows how far you get on foot.
- 5 minutes on foot421 places
- 10 minutes on foot1,768 places
- 15 minutes on foot3,300 places
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Gran Vía 28, Madrid
Nearest places 88
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Districts
- Gràcia
- A former village of narrow streets and small squares, with little car traffic and a lot of life outdoors. Many buildings are old and have no elevator, and the squares are noisy in the evening.
- Eixample
- The well-known grid: wide sidewalks, shops on every corner and several metro lines. Traffic runs along most streets, so noise and air differ a lot between a main avenue and a traffic-calmed street.
- Poblenou
- A flat, former industrial district with a tree-lined rambla that runs down to the beach. Parts are newer and quieter, with offices mixed in, and the old town is a metro ride away.
What changes from block to block is traffic, noise and how far away the nearest patch of green is. Gràcia vs Eixample is the classic choice: village streets and small apartments against a grid with elevators, light and traffic. Most guides to the best areas to live in Barcelona for expats name both, and add Poblenou for those who want the beach.
If you are deciding where to live in Barcelona as an expat, check the slope as well. The city climbs toward the hills, and ten minutes uphill with groceries is not the same as ten minutes on level ground. Score a few addresses and read the list of nearby places before you look at the total.