Living in Santa Croce, Potenza
Santa Croce is an area of Potenza with about 5,829 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 73 out of 100 (good): better than 87% of Potenza residents, ranked 2 of 23 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 7 min walk, pharmacy 3 min walk, doctor 6 min walk
Weaknesses
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 26 min walk
Who Santa Croce suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 25 · poor | 2 of 23 |
| Family | 48 · fair | 1 of 23 |
| Over 65 | 81 · excellent | 2 of 23 |
| Working from home | 33 · poor | 3 of 23 |
| Commuter | 30 · poor | 2 of 23 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 541 m | 7 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 206 m | 3 min walk |
| Doctor | 483 m | 6 min walk |
| Nursery school | 628 m | 8 min walk |
| Primary school | 398 m | 5 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 247 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 568 m | 7 min walk |
| Public green space | 143 m | 2 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 2,673 m | 33 min walk |
| Playground | 551 m | 7 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 2,087 m | 26 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 17.7% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 11.7%)
- 9.5 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Santa Croce
Corso Diciotto Agosto · Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi · Discesa San Gerardo · Largo Duomo · Largo Pignatari · Largo Sergio de Pilato · Largo Tommaso Pedio · Piazza Emilio Maffei · Piazza Francesco Crispi · Piazza Giacomo Matteotti · Piazza Mario Pagano · Piazza Mazzini · Rampa Eligio Perrucca · Rampa Giacomo Leopardi · Traversa Brigata Cacciatori Lucani · Via Addone · Via Andrea Serrao · Via Beato Bonaventura · Via Carlo Bo · Via Caserma Lucana · Via Caserma Lucania · Via Cirillo Domenico · Via Due Torri · Via Enrico Toti · Via Fabio Filzi · Via Francesco Crispi · Via Francesco Petrarca · Via Francesco Saverio Nitti · Via Francesco Torraca · Via Giuseppe Verdi · Via Grippo · Via Leoncavallo · Via Luigi Tansillo · Via Manhes · Via Monticchio · Via Nicola Sole · Via Orazio Gavioli · Via Pasquale Graziadei · Via Pasquale Grippo · Via Pietro Lacava · Via Pretoria · Via Raffaele Acerenza · Via Romolo Runcini · Via Stefano Iosa · Via Venti Settembre · Via Vescovado · Via Vincenzo D'Errico · Via Vincenzo Scafarelli · Vico Corrado · Vico Domenico Corrado · Vico Gerardo Lapenna · Vico Luigi Brancati · Vicolo Brienza · Vicolo Luigi Lavista · Vicolo degli Insorti · Vicolo del Collegio
Nearby areas
- San Rocco 79
- Francioso 70
- San Vito 70
- Montereale 67
- Santa Maria 66
- Risorgimento 59
- Marrucaro 6
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