Living in Balatelle, Catania
Balatelle is an area of Catania with about 3,507 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 12 out of 100 (poor): better than 8% of Catania residents, ranked 37 of 40 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 13 min walk, doctor 17 min walk
Weaknesses
- Public green space: public green space 24 min walk, large park 75 min walk
- Tree canopy: 7.3% tree canopy within 500 m
- Public transport frequency: 1 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 22 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 62 min walk
Who Balatelle suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 11 · poor | 37 of 40 |
| Family | 6 · poor | 37 of 40 |
| Over 65 | 20 · poor | 37 of 40 |
| Working from home | 9 · poor | 36 of 40 |
| Commuter | 8 · poor | 39 of 40 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 342 m | 4 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 1,039 m | 13 min walk |
| Doctor | 1,345 m | 17 min walk |
| Nursery school | 837 m | 10 min walk |
| Primary school | 575 m | 7 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 177 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 5,285 m | 66 min walk |
| Public green space | 1,880 m | 24 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 6,009 m | 75 min walk |
| Playground | 1,773 m | 22 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 4,965 m | 62 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 7.3% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 2.3%)
- 11.9 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 1 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 7)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Balatelle
Traversa X di Via San Pietro Clarenza / Via Santa Margherita/ · Via Acquario · Via Adone · Via Antonino Mignemi · Via Balatelle · Via Cigno · Via Clara Marchesi · Via Comunità Europea · Via Giuseppe Pizzarelli · Via Lince · Via Macello · Via Macello / Via Piero Gobetti · Via Orsa Minore · Via Polveriera / Via Comunità Europea · Via Pompeo Cisternazza · Via Professor Armando Rapisarda / Via Comunità Europea · Via Santa Margherita · Via Scalanoccio · Via Stefano Vitale · Via Venere · Via dei Comuni
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