Living in Sandim, Vila Nova de Gaia
Sandim is an area of Vila Nova de Gaia with about 7,930 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 40 out of 100 (fair): better than 5% of Vila Nova de Gaia residents, ranked 24 of 24 areas.
Strengths
- Tree canopy: 46.5% tree canopy within 500 m
Weaknesses
- Public green space: public green space 11 min walk, large park 38 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 22 min walk, pharmacy 26 min walk, doctor 16 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 35 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 93 min walk
Who Sandim suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 9 · poor | 24 of 24 |
| Family | 12 · poor | 24 of 24 |
| Over 65 | 44 · fair | 24 of 24 |
| Working from home | 25 · poor | 24 of 24 |
| Commuter | 18 · poor | 24 of 24 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 1,796 m | 22 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 2,067 m | 26 min walk |
| Doctor | 1,320 m | 16 min walk |
| Nursery school | 2,322 m | 29 min walk |
| Primary school | 1,000 m | 12 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 266 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 10,069 m | 126 min walk |
| Public green space | 904 m | 11 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 3,015 m | 38 min walk |
| Playground | 2,761 m | 35 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 7,415 m | 93 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 46.5% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 21.1%)
- 10.2 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- Low density
Streets and squares in Sandim
Largo de Sá · Largo do Mosteiro · Praceta Fernando Conceição Couto · Rua Cancela da Cruz · Rua Circular de Gestosa de Cima · Rua Covide · Rua Entre Fontes · Rua Fonte do Gafo · Rua Fonte do Vieiro · Rua Framil · Rua Gestosa de Baixo · Rua Gestosa de Cima · Rua Gondesindo Eres · Rua Portelas de Baixo · Rua Professor Maria Jeronima de Carvalho · Rua Rainha Santa · Rua Retorta · Rua Sandim de Baixo · Rua Senhora da Lapa · Rua Servicos Medico Sociais · Rua Sobre a Ribeira · Rua Sociedade Columbófila · Rua Vegide de Baixo · Rua da Aldeia Nova de Cima · Rua da Bouça · Rua da Candeeira · Rua da Escola Preparatória · Rua da Ribeira · Rua da Senhora de Fátima · Rua da Serra da Estrela · Rua da Torrente · Rua das Alminhas · Rua das Passarias · Rua das Portelas · Rua de Cima · Rua de Fornos · Rua de Gassamar · Rua de Gende · Rua de Moscoso · Rua de Mosteirô · Rua de Mourilhe · Rua de Santa Maria de Sandim · Rua de Santa Marinha · Rua de Sá · Rua de São Gonçalo · Rua de São Miguel-o-Anjo · Rua de Vegide · Rua de Vila Meã · Rua do Alto da Cimalha · Rua do Barracão · Rua do Cabo · Rua do Calvário · Rua do Coronel Alves da Silva · Rua do Espinheiro · Rua do Estudante · Rua do Grupo Modicus · Rua do Marco · Rua do Outeiro de Vegide · Rua do Rodelo · Rua do Ronco · Rua do Senhor do Horto · Rua do Senhor dos Aflitos · Rua do Teatro Amador · Rua do Tourão · Rua do Vale · Rua do Vieiro · Rua dos Bairros · Rua dos Dragões Sandinenses · Travessa 1 de Modicus · Travessa Circular de Gestosa de Cima · Travessa Linhares · Travessa São Miguel o Anjo · Travessa da Bouça · Travessa da Ribeira · Travessa das Passarias · Travessa de Gassamar · Travessa de Gende · Travessa do Vale · Travessa dos Bairros · Viela das Passarias
Nearby areas
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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