Living in Contrada Castellana, Messina
Contrada Castellana is an area of Messina with about 1,397 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 29 out of 100 (poor): better than 49% of Messina residents, ranked 25 of 70 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 6 min walk, pharmacy 10 min walk, doctor 24 min walk
Weaknesses
- Public green space: public green space 12 min walk, large park 43 min walk
- Tree canopy: 4.6% tree canopy within 500 m
- Public transport frequency: 2 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 16 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 41 min walk
Who Contrada Castellana suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 10 · poor | 38 of 70 |
| Family | 10 · poor | 34 of 70 |
| Over 65 | 37 · poor | 29 of 70 |
| Working from home | 16 · poor | 18 of 70 |
| Commuter | 11 · poor | 37 of 70 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 516 m | 6 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 824 m | 10 min walk |
| Doctor | 1,957 m | 24 min walk |
| Nursery school | 436 m | 5 min walk |
| Primary school | 416 m | 5 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 160 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 11,631 m | 145 min walk |
| Public green space | 974 m | 12 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 3,429 m | 43 min walk |
| Playground | 1,262 m | 16 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 3,284 m | 41 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 4.6% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 5.3%)
- 11.2 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 2 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 6)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Contrada Castellana
Contrada Bonavita · Piazza Monsignor Francesco Alizio · Piazza San Rocco · Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II · Via Antonio Costa Saja · Via Antonio Imbesi · Via Aristide Colonna · Via Arturo Labriola · Via Augusto Bette Minasi · Via Augusto Mancini · Via Bruno Ricca · Via Casale del Faro · Via Castellana · Via Dottor Raimondi · Via Federico Caffè · Via Filippo Marabello · Via Fratelli Candeloro e Filippo Mangraviti · Via Gabriele D'Annunzio · Via Gaetano Corsini · Via Galvano Della Volpe · Via Giacomo Donato · Via Giacomo Tropea · Via Giovanni De Berardinis · Via Giovanni Zeno Giambelli · Via Giuseppe Verdi · Via Giuseppe Ziino · Via Guido Izar · Via Italo Maione · Via Maria Pastori · Via Michele Barbi · Via Paolo Alatri · Via Paolo Bertuccio · Via Salvatore Navarra · Via Torre di Guardia · Via Torrente Papardo · Via Vincenzo Michele Trimarchi · Via Virgilio Polara · Via Vittorio Marinetti · Via Vittorio Puntoni · Via dei Corsari · Via dei Verdi · Via del Fortilizio · Via della Campana · Via delle Eroine Farote
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