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The 10 best streets to open a tattoo or piercing studio in London (2026 data)

Tattoo studios are destination businesses that still feed on scene density: young residents, nightlife gravity and creative neighbours. These ten streets scored highest.

Format scored: A custom studio with piercing: £120 average sitting, 3 artists, appointments plus weekend walk-ins.

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

  1. 1

    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 tattoo and piercing studios competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £45 per person and modelled rent is £700 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £209,911/mo (range £115,451-£335,858)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
  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 tattoo and piercing studios competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £30 per person and modelled rent is £356 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £59,688/mo (range £32,828-£95,501)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

    Sloane Street (Brompton Road, Knightsbridge)

    Kensington and Chelsea · Zone 1 · high street

    60,780 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 56 recorded tattoo and piercing studios competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £47 per person and modelled rent is £619 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £8,295/mo (range £4,562-£13,272)MODELLED Weekly station flow 60,780OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 56 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £619/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,568AREA 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 tattoo and piercing studios competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £37 per person and modelled rent is £311 per m².

    Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £43,914/mo (range £24,152-£70,262)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

    Ledbury Road (Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill)

    Kensington and Chelsea · Zone 2 · side street

    94,230 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 56 recorded tattoo and piercing studios competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £45 per person and modelled rent is £515 per m².

    Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £8,374/mo (range £4,606-£13,399)MODELLED Weekly station flow 94,230OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 56 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £515/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,957AREA CONTEXT
  6. 6

    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 tattoo and piercing studios competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £469 per m².

    Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £70,917/mo (range £39,004-£113,468)MODELLED Weekly station flow 338,030OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 19 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £469/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 4,274AREA CONTEXT
  7. 7

    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 tattoo and piercing studios competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £34 per person and modelled rent is £311 per m².

    Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £124,700/mo (range £68,585-£199,520)MODELLED Weekly station flow 263,263OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 2 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £311/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,851AREA CONTEXT
  8. 8

    Brompton Road, Knightsbridge

    Kensington and Chelsea · Zone 1 · major retail street

    282,192 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 58 recorded tattoo and piercing studios competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £48 per person and modelled rent is £797 per m².

    Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £21,652/mo (range £11,909-£34,644)MODELLED Weekly station flow 282,192OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 58 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £797/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,568AREA CONTEXT
  9. 9

    St Katharine Docks

    Tower Hamlets · Zone 1 · managed estate

    345,055 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded tattoo and piercing studios competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £49 per person and modelled rent is £551 per m².

    Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £124,601/mo (range £68,530-£199,361)MODELLED Weekly station flow 345,055OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 4 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £551/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,986AREA CONTEXT
  10. 10

    Ponders End station area

    Enfield · Zone 5 · transport hub

    16,955 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded tattoo and piercing studios competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £25 per person and modelled rent is £259 per m².

    Fit score 61/100MODELLED Est. revenue £38,454/mo (range £21,150-£61,526)MODELLED Weekly station flow 16,955OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £259/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,634AREA 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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