Living in Bairro dos Poetas, Porto
Bairro dos Poetas is an area of Porto with about 2,571 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 87 out of 100 (excellent): better than 91% of Porto residents, ranked 6 of 80 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 1 min walk, large park 4 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 5 min walk, pharmacy 6 min walk, doctor 6 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 6 min walk
Weaknesses
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 11 min walk
Who Bairro dos Poetas suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 54 · fair | 52 of 80 |
| Family | 67 · good | 25 of 80 |
| Over 65 | 92 · excellent | 3 of 80 |
| Working from home | 61 · good | 27 of 80 |
| Commuter | 62 · good | 38 of 80 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 426 m | 5 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 464 m | 6 min walk |
| Doctor | 490 m | 6 min walk |
| Nursery school | 495 m | 6 min walk |
| Primary school | 665 m | 8 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 206 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,115 m | 14 min walk |
| Public green space | 113 m | 1 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 331 m | 4 min walk |
| Playground | 444 m | 6 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 895 m | 11 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 19.9% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 12.6%)
- 10.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 32 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 30)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Bairro dos Poetas
Praça Teixeira Lopes · Praça do Conde de Samodães · Rua António Nobre · Rua Artur Napoleão · Rua Campo Alegre Casa 11 · Rua Campo Alegre Casa 9 · Rua Campo Alegre Casa A · Rua Campo Alegre Casa B · Rua Campo Alegre Casa C · Rua Felicidade Brown · Rua Guerra Junqueiro · Rua Historiador Robert Smith · Rua João Martins Branco · Rua Robert Smith · Rua de Alberto Oliveira · Rua de António Cardoso · Rua de António Patrício · Rua de Coelho Lousada · Rua de Feliciano de Castilho · Rua de Felicidade Browne · Rua de Guilherme Braga · Rua de Júlio Brandão · Rua de Soares de Passos · Rua do Doutor José de Figueiredo · Rua do Professor Câmara Sinval
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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