The 10 best streets to open a fried chicken shop in London (2026 data)
Chicken shops are volume businesses: school-and-student flow, late hours, delivery apps - and they survive pitches trendier formats cannot. These ten streets scored highest.
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Sloane Street (Brompton Road, Knightsbridge)
Kensington and Chelsea · Zone 1 · high street60,780 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 3 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £47 per person and modelled rent is £619 per m².
Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £47,642/mo (range £26,203-£76,227)MODELLED Weekly station flow 60,780OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 3 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £619/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,568AREA CONTEXT -
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Brompton Road, Knightsbridge
Kensington and Chelsea · Zone 1 · major retail street282,192 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 5 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £48 per person and modelled rent is £797 per m².
Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £93,218/mo (range £51,270-£149,148)MODELLED Weekly station flow 282,192OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 5 (3 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £797/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,568AREA CONTEXT -
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Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross
Camden · Zone 1 · managed estate1,576,967 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 5 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £45 per person and modelled rent is £700 per m².
Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £180,771/mo (range £99,424-£289,234)MODELLED Weekly station flow 1,576,967OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 5 (3 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £700/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,948AREA CONTEXT -
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Knightsbridge (Brompton Road, Knightsbridge)
Kensington and Chelsea · Zone 1 · side street17,366 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 2 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £47 per person and modelled rent is £503 per m².
Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £28,262/mo (range £15,544-£45,219)MODELLED Weekly station flow 17,366OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 2 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £503/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,568AREA CONTEXT -
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Ledbury Road (Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill)
Kensington and Chelsea · Zone 2 · side street94,230 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 2 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £45 per person and modelled rent is £515 per m².
Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £56,781/mo (range £31,229-£90,849)MODELLED Weekly station flow 94,230OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 2 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £515/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,957AREA CONTEXT -
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Camden High Street
Camden · Zone 2 · high street454,587 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 19 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £44 per person and modelled rent is £587 per m².
Fit score 59/100MODELLED Est. revenue £79,447/mo (range £43,696-£127,116)MODELLED Weekly station flow 454,587OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 19 (7 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £587/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,668AREA CONTEXT -
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St Katharine Docks
Tower Hamlets · Zone 1 · managed estate345,055 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 1 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £49 per person and modelled rent is £551 per m².
Fit score 59/100MODELLED Est. revenue £109,717/mo (range £60,345-£175,548)MODELLED Weekly station flow 345,055OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 1 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £551/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,986AREA CONTEXT -
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Westbourne Grove (Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill)
Kensington and Chelsea · Zone 2 · high street86,153 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 3 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £45 per person and modelled rent is £622 per m².
Fit score 59/100MODELLED Est. revenue £48,100/mo (range £26,455-£76,960)MODELLED Weekly station flow 86,153OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 3 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £622/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,957AREA CONTEXT -
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Mile End Road
Tower Hamlets · Zone 2 · high street338,030 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 13 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £469 per m².
Fit score 58/100MODELLED Est. revenue £85,930/mo (range £47,261-£137,487)MODELLED Weekly station flow 338,030OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 13 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £469/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 4,274AREA CONTEXT -
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Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station area
Hillingdon · Zone 6 · transport hub272,379 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 2 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £282 per m².
Fit score 58/100MODELLED Est. revenue £88,708/mo (range £48,789-£141,933)MODELLED Weekly station flow 272,379OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 2 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £282/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,895AREA CONTEXT
How this ranking works
One fixed concept is scored against every one of the 2,480 London street segments in the Location Potential dataset: station entries and exits from TfL Annual Station Counts 2025 (National Rail: ORR 2024-25), recorded venues within the concept's competition radius (400 m to 1 km by type) from OpenStreetMap, Census 2021 residents for the local LSOA, business crime from data.police.uk, and rent context from Valuation Office Agency rateable values. Scores and revenue figures are MODELLED planning estimates with fixed, published rules, not observed takings. The full method, sources and limits are on the Method page.
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