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Model ranking · Hair & beauty

The 10 best streets to open a hairdresser or barber shop in London (2026 data)

Hair and barber shops live on repeat local custom, so the model weights residents, daytime flow and how many chairs already compete nearby. These ten streets scored highest.

Format scored: A unisex salon-barber hybrid: £28 average ticket, 3 chairs, open six days a week including early evenings.

Computed 12 September 2026 over 2,480 London street segments. Every figure carries its label: OBSERVED, AREA CONTEXT or MODELLED.

  1. 1

    Mile End Road

    Tower Hamlets · Zone 2 · high street

    338,030 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 19 recorded hairdressers and barbers competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £469 per m².

    Fit score 75/100MODELLED Est. revenue £17,397/mo (range £9,568-£27,835)MODELLED Weekly station flow 338,030OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 19 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £469/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 4,274AREA CONTEXT
  2. 2

    Battersea Park Road

    Wandsworth · Zone 2 · high street

    201,772 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 9 recorded hairdressers and barbers competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £30 per person and modelled rent is £356 per m².

    Fit score 74/100MODELLED Est. revenue £13,168/mo (range £7,242-£21,068)MODELLED Weekly station flow 201,772OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 9 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £356/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,181AREA CONTEXT
  3. 3

    Northcote Road, Battersea

    Wandsworth · Zone 2 · market street

    263,263 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 2 recorded hairdressers and barbers competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £34 per person and modelled rent is £311 per m².

    Fit score 72/100MODELLED Est. revenue £25,605/mo (range £14,083-£40,969)MODELLED Weekly station flow 263,263OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 2 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £311/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,851AREA CONTEXT
  4. 4

    Redriff Road (Surrey Quays)

    Southwark · Zone 2 · side street

    181,809 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 15 recorded hairdressers and barbers competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £37 per person and modelled rent is £311 per m².

    Fit score 71/100MODELLED Est. revenue £9,873/mo (range £5,430-£15,797)MODELLED Weekly station flow 181,809OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 15 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £311/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,601AREA CONTEXT
  5. 5

    Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross

    Camden · Zone 1 · managed estate

    1,576,967 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 8 recorded hairdressers and barbers competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £45 per person and modelled rent is £700 per m².

    Fit score 70/100MODELLED Est. revenue £41,220/mo (range £22,671-£65,952)MODELLED Weekly station flow 1,576,967OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 8 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £700/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,948AREA CONTEXT
  6. 6

    Heathrow Terminal 5 station area

    Hillingdon · Zone 6 · transport hub

    203,734 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded hairdressers and barbers competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £281 per m².

    Fit score 70/100MODELLED Est. revenue £14,507/mo (range £7,979-£23,212)MODELLED Weekly station flow 203,734OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 4 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £281/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,895AREA CONTEXT
  7. 7

    Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station area

    Hillingdon · Zone 6 · transport hub

    272,379 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 5 recorded hairdressers and barbers competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £282 per m².

    Fit score 70/100MODELLED Est. revenue £16,566/mo (range £9,111-£26,505)MODELLED Weekly station flow 272,379OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 5 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £282/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,895AREA CONTEXT
  8. 8

    Fonthill Road (Stroud Green Road, Finsbury Park)

    Islington · Zone 2 · high street

    108,133 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 51 recorded hairdressers and barbers competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £392 per m².

    Fit score 70/100MODELLED Est. revenue £2,464/mo (range £1,355-£3,943)MODELLED Weekly station flow 108,133OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 51 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £392/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,365AREA CONTEXT
  9. 9

    Ben Jonson Road (Mile End Road)

    Tower Hamlets · Zone 2 · side street

    10,141 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 2 recorded hairdressers and barbers competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £370 per m².

    Fit score 69/100MODELLED Est. revenue £11,631/mo (range £6,397-£18,609)MODELLED Weekly station flow 10,141OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 2 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £370/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 4,274AREA CONTEXT
  10. 10

    Old Kent Road

    Southwark · Zone 2 · high street

    72,275 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 12 recorded hairdressers and barbers competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £372 per m².

    Fit score 69/100MODELLED Est. revenue £5,363/mo (range £2,950-£8,581)MODELLED Weekly station flow 72,275OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 12 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £372/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,259AREA 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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