Every Le'elt listing carries a small set of location signals — a Walk Score band, a one-line street type, a 'What's nearby' list, a 'What's around' count, and a handful of drive-time bands under 'Getting around'. Together they answer the question every buyer and renter asks first: what is daily life actually like at this address? This guide explains each one in plain language so you can read a listing the way our team does.
What the Walk Score means {#walk-score}
The Walk Score is a rounded score derived from the real places mapped within walking range of the property. It rewards both how many useful places sit nearby and how close, on average, they are. Scores are published in 5-point bands so two near-identical homes read at the same tier rather than competing on a single point. No external API is used — the score is computed from the same landmark list you see on the page, so the number and the evidence always match.
**80 and up — Very walkable.** Errands and amenities are reachable on foot. You can live here without a car for most of the week.
**60–75 — Walkable.** Most daily needs are within a short walk. A car helps for longer trips but is not required day-to-day.
**40–55 — Somewhat walkable.** Some amenities are nearby, but a car still makes life easier. Good for residents who drive most days.
**Under 40 — Quiet pocket.** Residential calm, fewer destinations in walking range. Plan to drive for groceries, work, and school runs.
Street class labels — from 'Quiet Neighborhood Way' to 'Express Corridor' {#street-class}
The street label next to the Walk Score describes the road the property opens onto. It is derived from our location index for the nearest road within about thirty meters of the pin. There are ten classes:
**Quiet Neighborhood Way** — along a quiet residential street. **Pedestrian-First Lane** — along a street where pedestrians come first. **Local Access Road** — on a small local street. **Neighborhood Connector** — on a road that carries cross-neighborhood traffic. **Cross-District Route** — along a busy connector. **Main Avenue Frontage** — directly on a main arterial. **Express Corridor** — beside a major highway. **Private Compound Access** — within a private compound. **Unpaved Approach** — reached by an unpaved track. **Walk-In Only** — reached on foot only, no car access.
'What's nearby' vs 'What's around' — the difference {#nearby-vs-around}
**What's nearby** is the named list of real places — specific schools, hospitals, cafés, mosques, churches, hotels, malls, banks — that we mapped within walking radius of this exact address. Each entry shows the name, an icon, and a humanized walking cue — *steps away*, *a short walk*, *about a 10-minute walk*, and so on — instead of an exact metre count. Tap a tab to filter by category.
**What's around** is the counts view. It tells you how many schools, hospitals, places of worship and shops sit within a 1 km walking radius of the listing, compiled from our location index. Where 'What's nearby' answers *which places*, 'What's around' answers *how many*.
The Nearby filter on search {#nearby-filter}
On the search page (`/search`), the row of chips labelled **Nearby** filters the listing grid by what each property has near it. Tap **School** to surface only listings that have at least one school nearby. Add **Hospital** to narrow further. The available categories are School, Hospital, Mosque, Church, Hotel, Mall, Bank, Cafe and Restaurant. Tap a chip again — or use the Clear button — to remove it.
Getting around — why we picked these five anchors {#getting-around}
Driving distance to a single landmark is noise. Driving distance to a thoughtful set of five tells you almost everything about where you sit in Addis Ababa. Each anchor is shown as an approximate drive band, rounded to the nearest 5 minutes, so small day-to-day variation in traffic doesn't change the picture. We chose anchors that frame the four ways residents actually move through the city: travel, work, culture, government and nature.
**Bole International Airport** — Ethiopia's only commercial airport and a daily reference for diaspora, expats and frequent flyers. The drive time here is a proxy for ease of travel.
**African Union Headquarters** — the diplomatic and corporate anchor of Kirkos. A short drive here means you are inside the modern business core.
**National Museum** — the cultural and old-city reference point near Piazza. Distance here tells you how far you sit from heritage Addis.
**Unity Park** — the government and tourism heart at Arat Kilo. A useful proxy for central civic life.
**Entoto Park** — the northern green belt above the city. Distance here measures access to forest, trails and altitude — the city's outdoor escape.
How to use these together when shortlisting a home
Read them in order. The Walk Score tells you whether you can live on foot. The street class tells you what stepping out the front door feels like. 'What's nearby' lets you check that the specific places you need — a school by name, a particular hospital — are actually there. 'What's around' confirms density in case a named landmark moves. And the five drive-time bands tell you where this address sits in the wider city. Used together they replace a site visit better than any photo can.