"By foot" vs "On foot"

[Tom]

Hi

Could you please tell me which one of the following is more natural?

1- His house is only five minutes on foot.
2- His house is only five minutes by foot.

Tom

[Alan]

Hi Tom,

On foot is the usual expression but in your sentence both on foot and by foot don't really fit. I would say something like: His house is only a five minute walk away.

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[Conchita]

Then, if you wanted to be informal, you could also say:

His house is withing spitting distance.

[Alan]

Or a hop and a skip away!
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[Tom]

[Conchita]

Oops, sorry, typo! I meant 'within'.

[Tom]

Many, many thanks, Alan and Conchita! Here is my last question regarding this topic!

[Mister Micawber]

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It seems natural to me.

1,160,000 English pages for "by foot"
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