Living in Bairro do Carriçal, Porto
Bairro do Carriçal is an area of Porto with about 2,736 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 66 out of 100 (good): better than 40% of Porto residents, ranked 46 of 80 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 3 min walk, pharmacy 4 min walk, doctor 13 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 3 min walk
Who Bairro do Carriçal suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 76 · good | 17 of 80 |
| Family | 77 · good | 8 of 80 |
| Over 65 | 76 · good | 47 of 80 |
| Working from home | 65 · good | 20 of 80 |
| Commuter | 63 · good | 32 of 80 |
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 | 326 m | 4 min walk |
| Doctor | 1,004 m | 13 min walk |
| Nursery school | 346 m | 4 min walk |
| Primary school | 327 m | 4 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 122 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,105 m | 14 min walk |
| Public green space | 555 m | 7 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,745 m | 22 min walk |
| Playground | 298 m | 4 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 247 m | 3 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 13.0% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 12.6%)
- 9.9 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 26 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 30)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Bairro do Carriçal
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Nearby areas
- Paranhos 70
- Santa Luzia 68
- Regado 64
- Asprela 57
- Tronco 54
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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