Living in Encarnação, Funchal
Encarnação is an area of Funchal with about 2,761 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 63 out of 100 (good): better than 76% of Funchal residents, ranked 12 of 52 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 3 min walk, pharmacy 4 min walk, doctor 4 min walk
Weaknesses
- Tree canopy: 11.1% tree canopy within 500 m
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 42 min walk
Who Encarnação suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 24 · poor | 6 of 52 |
| Family | 39 · poor | 7 of 52 |
| Over 65 | 75 · good | 6 of 52 |
| Working from home | 29 · poor | 18 of 52 |
| Commuter | 31 · poor | 7 of 52 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 223 m | 3 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 314 m | 4 min walk |
| Doctor | 330 m | 4 min walk |
| Nursery school | 641 m | 8 min walk |
| Primary school | 694 m | 9 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 118 m | 1 min walk |
| Public green space | 237 m | 3 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 3,672 m | 46 min walk |
| Playground | 677 m | 8 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 3,348 m | 42 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 11.1% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 12.6%)
- 34 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 14)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Encarnação
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- Imaculado Coração de Maria 63
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources