The commercial core of Walkley is situated along South Road and contains a dwindling variety of shops. The polygon also incorporates the library, church buildings and public houses. Many of the shops are housed in terraces with larger than average front windows. They are depicted for the first time on the 1892 25 inch OS map replacing the previously agricultural landscape which is depicted on the 1st Edition OS map of 1855. Legibility of the previous agricultural landscape is zero.