Living in Areosa, Porto
Areosa is an area of Porto with about 5,122 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 64 out of 100 (good): better than 34% of Porto residents, ranked 52 of 80 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 4 min walk, doctor 17 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 6 min walk
Weaknesses
- Tree canopy: 11.9% tree canopy within 500 m
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 21 min walk
Who Areosa suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 24 · poor | 73 of 80 |
| Family | 44 · fair | 67 of 80 |
| Over 65 | 74 · good | 55 of 80 |
| Working from home | 30 · poor | 72 of 80 |
| Commuter | 33 · poor | 67 of 80 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 356 m | 4 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 296 m | 4 min walk |
| Doctor | 1,362 m | 17 min walk |
| Nursery school | 760 m | 10 min walk |
| Primary school | 776 m | 10 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 103 m | 1 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,419 m | 18 min walk |
| Public green space | 305 m | 4 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 2,146 m | 27 min walk |
| Playground | 498 m | 6 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 1,702 m | 21 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 11.9% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 12.6%)
- 10.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 36 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 30)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Areosa
Estrada Interior da Circunvalação;Rua de Costa Cabral · Largo de São Dinis · Praceta Bernarda Ferreira Lacerda · Praça de Afonso Pinto de Magalhães · Rua Doutor António Coelho · Rua Guedes Pinheiro · Rua Henrique de Sousa Reis · Rua Nova do Rio · Rua Rodrigues Semide · Rua Tenente Mário Grilo · Rua da Areosa · Rua da Igreja da Areosa · Rua de Costa Cabral · Rua de Fernando Távora · Rua do Bairro da Areosa · Rua do Doutor Eduardo Santos Silva · Rua do Professor Duarte Leite · Travessa da Areosa · Travessa do Bairro da Areosa · Travessa do Rio · Travessa do Veloso
Nearby areas
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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