Living in Roces, Gijón
Roces is an area of Gijón with about 5,667 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 50 out of 100 (fair): better than 66% of Gijón residents, ranked 11 of 36 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 8 min walk, doctor 10 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 2 min walk
Weaknesses
- Tree canopy: 4.8% tree canopy within 500 m
Who Roces suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 70 · good | 20 of 36 |
| Family | 66 · good | 9 of 36 |
| Over 65 | 61 · good | 8 of 36 |
| Working from home | 50 · fair | 4 of 36 |
| Commuter | 67 · good | 7 of 36 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 336 m | 4 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 623 m | 8 min walk |
| Doctor | 830 m | 10 min walk |
| Nursery school | 993 m | 12 min walk |
| Primary school | 329 m | 4 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 207 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 2,803 m | 35 min walk |
| Public green space | 82 m | 1 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,811 m | 23 min walk |
| Playground | 318 m | 4 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 160 m | 2 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 4.8% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 3.2%)
- 7.3 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Roces
Avenida de Salvador Allende · Calle Ajustadores · Calle Albañiles · Calle Aserradores · Calle Calafates · Calle Capataces · Calle Carmen Martín Gaite · Calle Carpinteros · Calle Cobradores · Calle Conductores · Calle Electricistas · Calle Esmaltadores · Calle Esmeralda Maseda · Calle Fogoneros · Calle Fontaneros · Calle Fundidores · Calle Grueros · Calle M de las Alas Pumariño · Calle Malteros · Calle Marinos · Calle María de las Alas Pumariño · Calle Matilde de la Torre · Calle Mecánicos · Calle Moldeadores · Calle Peones · Calle Pintora Concha Mori · Calle Pintores · Calle Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz · Calle Torneros · Calle Zapateros · Calle de Los Soldadores · Camino Alto Pumarin, del (tremañes · Camino Braña a la Carretra del Obispo, de la (roces · Camino Horno-Roces · Camino Machacon · Camino Nozaleda a Valles, de la (roces · Camino Nozaleda a Valles-Roces · Camino Nozaleda, de la (roces · Camino Reina, de la (roces · Camino Reina-Roces · Camino Saleru, del (roces · Camino Torre, de la (roces · Camino de La Nozaleda · Camino de La Reina · Camino de La Torre · Camino de la Torre-Roces · Camino del Saleru-Roces · Carretera del Obispo · Travesia Nozaleda, de la (roces · Travesia de la Nozaleda-Roces · Travesía de la Nozadela
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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 2026-11-05. Method and sources