The 10 best streets to open a laundrette or dry cleaner in London (2026 data)
Laundrettes are a pure neighbourhood business: dense renters, few cars, weekly habits. The model scores exactly that - residents within walking distance and passing flow. These ten streets scored highest.
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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 19 recorded laundrettes and dry cleaners competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £469 per m².
Fit score 67/100MODELLED Est. revenue £7,432/mo (range £4,088-£11,891)MODELLED Weekly station flow 338,030OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 19 (0 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 5 recorded laundrettes and dry cleaners competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £282 per m².
Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £7,369/mo (range £4,053-£11,790)MODELLED Weekly station flow 272,379OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 5 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £282/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,895AREA CONTEXT -
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Battersea Park Road
Wandsworth · Zone 2 · high street201,772 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 9 recorded laundrettes and dry cleaners competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £30 per person and modelled rent is £356 per m².
Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £6,441/mo (range £3,543-£10,306)MODELLED Weekly station flow 201,772OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 9 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £356/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,181AREA CONTEXT -
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Heathrow Terminal 5 station area
Hillingdon · Zone 6 · transport hub203,734 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded laundrettes and dry cleaners competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £281 per m².
Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £6,859/mo (range £3,773-£10,975)MODELLED Weekly station flow 203,734OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 4 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £281/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,895AREA CONTEXT -
5
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 8 recorded laundrettes and dry cleaners competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £45 per person and modelled rent is £700 per m².
Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £14,984/mo (range £8,241-£23,975)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 -
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Redriff Road (Surrey Quays)
Southwark · Zone 2 · side street181,809 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 15 recorded laundrettes and dry cleaners competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £37 per person and modelled rent is £311 per m².
Fit score 63/100MODELLED Est. revenue £5,024/mo (range £2,763-£8,039)MODELLED Weekly station flow 181,809OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 15 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £311/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,601AREA CONTEXT -
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Ponders End station area
Enfield · Zone 5 · transport hub16,955 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded laundrettes and dry cleaners competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £25 per person and modelled rent is £259 per m².
Fit score 63/100MODELLED Est. revenue £3,575/mo (range £1,966-£5,721)MODELLED Weekly station flow 16,955OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £259/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,634AREA CONTEXT -
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Ben Jonson Road (Mile End Road)
Tower Hamlets · Zone 2 · side street10,141 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 2 recorded laundrettes and dry cleaners competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £370 per m².
Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £4,915/mo (range £2,703-£7,864)MODELLED Weekly station flow 10,141OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 2 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £370/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 4,274AREA CONTEXT -
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Lower Sydenham station area
Bromley · Zone 4 · transport hub15,086 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded laundrettes and dry cleaners competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £26 per person and modelled rent is £254 per m².
Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £3,031/mo (range £1,667-£4,850)MODELLED Weekly station flow 15,086OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £254/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,316AREA CONTEXT -
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Heathrow Terminal 4 station area
Hillingdon · Zone 6 · transport hub93,203 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 3 recorded laundrettes and dry cleaners competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £278 per m².
Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £4,493/mo (range £2,471-£7,189)MODELLED Weekly station flow 93,203OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 3 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £278/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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