Living in Gulpilhares, Vila Nova de Gaia
Gulpilhares is an area of Vila Nova de Gaia with about 10,800 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 69 out of 100 (good): better than 48% of Vila Nova de Gaia residents, ranked 12 of 24 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 3 min walk, large park 16 min walk
Weaknesses
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 22 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 20 min walk
Who Gulpilhares suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 23 · poor | 14 of 24 |
| Family | 18 · poor | 14 of 24 |
| Over 65 | 72 · good | 13 of 24 |
| Working from home | 36 · poor | 11 of 24 |
| Commuter | 28 · poor | 12 of 24 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 712 m | 9 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 1,193 m | 15 min walk |
| Doctor | 1,336 m | 17 min walk |
| Nursery school | 1,518 m | 19 min walk |
| Primary school | 836 m | 10 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 291 m | 4 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,203 m | 15 min walk |
| Public green space | 247 m | 3 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,285 m | 16 min walk |
| Playground | 1,729 m | 22 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 1,599 m | 20 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 19.4% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 21.1%)
- 9.5 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Gulpilhares
Alameda Nossa Senhora dos Anjos · Alameda da República · Alameda do Senhor da Pedra · Avenida 25 de Abril · Avenida da Junqueira · Avenida das Rosas · Avenida de Francelos · Avenida de Gago Coutinho · Avenida de Infante de Sagres · Avenida de Pedro Nunes · Avenida de Sagres · Avenida do Estádio · Avenida do Major Botelho Moniz · Avenida do Professor Egas Moniz · Avenida dos Lagos · Avenida dos Sanatórios · Estrada Nacional 109 · Largo das Lavouras · Praceta Pedro Nunes · Praceta da Portela · Praceta do Toural · Rua Alcino Borges da Silva · Rua Doutor Pedro Vitorino · Rua Egas Moniz · Rua José Teixeira Lopes · Rua João Ovarense · Rua Leira · Rua Nova das Marinhas · Rua Nuno Álvares · Rua Onofre Domingues Ferreira · Rua Padre António Vieira · Rua da Alegria · Rua da Associação Recreativa de Francelos · Rua da Faval · Rua da Fontaínha · Rua da Pala · Rua da Presa · Rua das Ameixoeiras · Rua das Moutadas · Rua das Pedras · Rua das Ribeirinhas · Rua das Seixais · Rua de Além · Rua de Boaventura Fernandes · Rua de Dom Estêvão da Gama · Rua de Gondarim · Rua de Gondarim de Cima · Rua de Guimbes · Rua de Gulpilharinhos · Rua de Manuel Moreira da Cruz · Rua de Moreira Lobo · Rua de Norton de Matos · Rua de Salvador Brandão · Rua do Alto da Bela · Rua do Calvário · Rua do Caminho da Cruz · Rua do Capitão Carrilho · Rua do Capitão Galhardo · Rua do Comandante Carvalho Araújo · Rua do Doutor Ferreira Alves · Rua do Monte · Rua do Padre Cid · Rua do Pereirinho · Rua do Picoto · Rua dos Belos Ares · Rua dos Casais · Rua dos Italianos · Travessa Bartolomeu Dias · Travessa Pedro Nunes · Travessa Salvador Brandão · Travessa da Junqueira · Travessa das Marinhas · Travessa das Moutadas · Travessa de Além I · Travessa de Gulpilharinhos · Travessa do Capitão Carrilho · Travessa do Pereirinho · Vereda 5 da Avenida da Junqueira · Vereda Padre Cid · Vereda do Doutor Ferreira Alves
Nearby areas
- Vilar do Paraíso 82
- Canelas 76
- Arcozelo 76
- Serzedo 73
- Valadares 63
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Areas are the freguesias, the municipality's civil parishes, with OpenStreetMap boundaries: each hexagon goes to the parish containing its centre, and those with few residents are merged into their neighbours. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources