The map calls it a dead end; someone calls it where they grew up.

Dead end is a description from the point of view of someone passing through. To the people who live there, it is a quiet street where children could play and everybody knew each other, and its supposed defect is precisely what made it good.

Official descriptions are always written from a particular position, usually that of the outsider or the administrator. When somewhere is labelled as lacking something, ask who is judging and by what purpose. The people who live there often have the more accurate account.