Is Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown walkable?

In Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, the walk to a park compares best with Europe: 2 minutes for the typical resident, better than most of Europe. The walk to culture compares least well with Europe: 16 minutes for the typical resident, worse than most of Europe.

61/100Updated 8 November 2026 · map data of 30 October 2026
Walking score where people live
56%of Europe lives somewhere less walkable
2ndof 4 cities in Ireland on the mapPeople: 234,000
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The city at a glance

Walkability map: Dún Laoghaire-RathdownMap of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown drawn as small grey hexagons, darker where walks to daily needs are shorter and streets calmer. The numbers 1 to 5 mark the most walkable areas, the letters mark the areas with the lowest overall scores.12345ABCDE
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The walk to eight daily needs

Minutes on foot for a typical resident.

NeedTypical walkCompared with EuropePeople with one within 20 min
Groceries7 minAbout typical98%
Food and drink6 minAbout typical99%
Shops6 minAbout typical99%
Health6 minAbout typical98%
School6 minAbout typical99%
Parks2 minBetter than most100%
Culture16 minWorse than most72%
Public transport4 minAbout typical100%

Compared with the rest of the country

44% of the people in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown live in places among the most walkable 20% on the island of Ireland (Ireland and Northern Ireland, scored together).

Dashed line: 20%, each group's share on the island of Ireland as a whole.
Where people live, ranked on the island of IrelandBarDún Laoghaire-Rathdown
Most walkable 20%
44%
Above the middle
40%
Middle 20%
13%
Below the middle
3%
Lowest-scoring 20%
under 1%

Most walkable and lowest-scoring areas

Highest-scoring areas

Numbers 1 to 5 on the map.
AreaTypical score
Dún Laoghaire
76
Ballybrack
67
Blackrock
67
Mount Merrion
66
Kilmacud
66

Lowest-scoring areas

Letters A to E on the map.
AreaTypical score
Kilternan
35
Carrickmines
37
Killiney
41
Old Connaught
50
Ballinteer
52

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Cities like Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

Cities of similar size and score.

CityCountryPeopleTypical score
PatrasGreece216,00060
TraffordUnited Kingdom241,00062
UppsalaSweden248,00062

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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown: 234,000 people, including Dundrum and Dún Laoghaire. Walkably gives places in Europe a walking score from 0 to 100, based on the walk to eight daily needs and how pleasant the streets are. How the score works. How we check it.

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