The way to your own places
Add your office, a school or your parents' home. You will see how long each takes on foot, by metro, by car and by bicycle.
Where is it comfortable to live? Check the address before you move
See the walk in minutes from the door to a shop, a school and the metro, and what noise and bad air take off. One score from 0 to 100.
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Most errands on foot Gran Vía 28, Madrid
- Dia Market3 min
- Gran Víaunder 1 min
- Parque Infantil Paseo del prado10 min
How it works
What lies within a walk of a real address, place by place.
You type an address, we find it on the map.
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.
- List Tap a place and the map shows the way there.
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
Groceries
Services nearby
Public transport
Education and children
Health
Parks and sport
Cafes and culture
Bikes and shared cars
Remote work
Pets
What a map alone will not tell you
A map shows what is nearby. The report tells you whether it works for you.
What matters to you weighs more
Give more weight to what matters and mark what you cannot do without. The score changes at once, and the link keeps your settings.
92.3what is in reach−4.7what lowers it=87.6score
What takes points away
A main road under the window or dirty air costs points. The report names each cause and shows it on the map.
How minutes turn into points
We count minutes along real streets. A hill, a long wait at a crossing and a walk beside a highway make the way longer.
How far the door really reaches
The areas you can walk to from Gran Vía 28, Madrid in 5, 10 and 15 minutes, along its streets. The dashed circle is what a ruler on the map would promise.
- 5 minutes on foot
- 10 minutes on foot
- 15 minutes on foot
- 15 minutes as the crow flies
Five minutes is full value
A grocery within 5 minutes of the door counts in full. Further out its value falls, slowly at first, and at 20 minutes it counts for nothing.
A railway doubles a short walk
Around Gran Vía 28, Madrid a walk is on average 1.21 times the straight line. Where tracks or a six-lane road lie between you and the shop, you walk to the crossing first.
- 2.2 km of major roads
- 892 m of stairs
- 84 closed passages
What the score is made of
Each part has its own 0 to 100: the fewer minutes on foot, the higher. The percentages are its weight in the General profile.
Public transport
The lines you can reach on foot. A metro line counts for three bus lines, a frequent line for more than a rare one.
18% of the score
Parks and sport
A park, a forest, a sports ground, benches. A beach or the sea within a walk counts like a park; a lake or a river bank adds points.
14% of the score
Street network
How direct the streets are, and what the walks lose to slopes, waits at wide roads and traffic alongside.
14% of the score
Services nearby
A pharmacy, a bank or a cash machine, the post and parcel lockers, a hairdresser or a repair shop, a shopping centre.
13% of the score
Education and children
Kindergartens, schools, playgrounds, classes. With a child it is a walk made twice a day.
10% of the score
Groceries
A supermarket or a grocery shop, a bakery, a greengrocer, a market. What you buy every few days.
9% of the score
Health
A clinic, a dentist, a hospital. Rarely needed, badly missed when far.
9% of the score
Cafes and culture
Cafes, restaurants, a cinema, a museum, a library. Places you go to for no errand at all.
8% of the score
Bikes and shared cars
Cycle lanes and tracks nearby, the ride to the city centre, bike share and parking, chargers and shared cars.
3% of the score
Remote work
A coworking space, or a cafe and a library where you can sit with a laptop.
1% of the score
Pets
A dog park, a vet, a pet shop.
1% of the score
What lowers the score
Noise, dirty air and industry nearby take up to 20 points
Shown, but kept out of the score
These are mapped unevenly from country to country, or modelled too coarsely for one street. So the report states them as facts.
- Greenery
- The share of the surroundings covered by parks, forest and grass.
- Step-free access
- Step-free places, lowered kerbs, tactile paving and stairs on the way.
- Lighting and night
- Lit streets and places open through the night.
- Climate
- Hot days, frost and rain over the last full year.
- Relief
- Height above sea level and how steep the streets are.
What lowers the score
Noise, dirty air and industry next door take up to 20 points. Here is what they cost Gran Vía 28, Madrid.
92.3what is in reach−4.7what lowers it=87.6score
Gran Vía: about 62 dB at the building
Línea Madrid Atocha-Pinar de las Rozas: about 37 dB at the building
The level at the address is worked out from the roads, railways and runways around it. Each decibel above 55 dB costs 0.5 of a point, up to 10 points.
The noise is worked out for the spot the building stands on. Inside a flat it depends on which way the windows face and on the glazing: a flat facing the courtyard can be much quieter.
The yearly average of fine particles and nitrogen dioxide against the WHO guideline, up to 8 points. The worse of the two counts.
Noise 3.3 + Air 1.4 = 4.7. Together they never take more than 20 points.
The noise is worked out for the spot the building stands on. Inside a flat it depends on which way the windows face and on the glazing: a flat facing the courtyard can be much quieter.
One address, six ways of living at it
A family needs a school, life without a car needs the metro. Choose who it is for and the weights change.
What you get for an address
The report for Gran Vía 28, Madrid. Behind every number are the places it came from.
Gran Vía 28, Madrid
Most errands on foot
What is missing
- Park or garden−2.4
- Hospital−1.6
- Forest and open nature−1.3
- Kindergarten−0.7