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Model ranking · Bars · Birmingham

The 10 best streets to open a cocktail bar in Birmingham (2026 data)

Late-night demand is concentrated and competition is fierce, so the ranking leans on Friday and Saturday station flows, nightlife context and recorded bars within 600 m. These ten streets come out on top.

Format scored: A cocktail and natural wine bar: £30 average ticket, 36 seats, trading Wednesday to Saturday nights.

Computed 12 September 2026 over 378 Birmingham street segments. Every figure carries its label: OBSERVED, AREA CONTEXT or MODELLED.

OBSERVED measured at the street or station · AREA CONTEXT residents or borough statistics around it · MODELLED transparent estimates we compute, with the rule shown. Nothing is presented as more precise than its source.

  1. 1

    Blake Street station area

    Birmingham · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub

    6,615 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 1 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £29 per person and modelled rent is £185 per m².

    Fit score 70/100MODELLED Est. revenue £34,623/mo (range £19,043-£55,397)MODELLED Weekly station flow 6,615OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 1 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £185/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,786AREA CONTEXT
  2. 2

    Birmingham New Street station area

    Birmingham · City centre · transport hub

    702,410 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 94 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £198 per m².

    Fit score 69/100MODELLED Est. revenue £74,630/mo (range £41,047-£119,408)MODELLED Weekly station flow 702,410OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 94 (9 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £198/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,071AREA CONTEXT
  3. 3

    Church Street (Birmingham Snow Hill)

    Birmingham · City centre · side street

    5,444 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 64 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £28 per person and modelled rent is £160 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £5,566/mo (range £3,061-£8,905)MODELLED Weekly station flow 5,444MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 64 (8 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £160/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,071AREA CONTEXT
  4. 4

    High Street (Stourbridge Town)

    Dudley · 15+ km from centre · side street

    4,748 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 19 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £28 per person and modelled rent is £130 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £19,430/mo (range £10,687-£31,088)MODELLED Weekly station flow 4,748MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 19 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £130/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,017AREA CONTEXT
  5. 5

    Hurst Street (Birmingham New Street)

    Birmingham · City centre · high street

    21,072 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 81 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £29 per person and modelled rent is £197 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £7,088/mo (range £3,898-£11,340)MODELLED Weekly station flow 21,072MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 81 (6 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £197/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,071AREA CONTEXT
  6. 6

    Sutton Coldfield station area

    Birmingham · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub

    19,848 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 10 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £28 per person and modelled rent is £188 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £34,294/mo (range £18,862-£54,871)MODELLED Weekly station flow 19,848OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 10 (3 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £188/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,156AREA CONTEXT
  7. 7

    Stourbridge Junction station area

    Dudley · 15+ km from centre · transport hub

    28,231 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 5 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £27 per person and modelled rent is £154 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £32,933/mo (range £18,113-£52,693)MODELLED Weekly station flow 28,231OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 5 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £154/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,538AREA CONTEXT
  8. 8

    Bennett's Hill (Birmingham New Street)

    Birmingham · City centre · side street

    21,072 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 68 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £30 per person and modelled rent is £163 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £7,950/mo (range £4,372-£12,720)MODELLED Weekly station flow 21,072MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 68 (8 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £163/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,071AREA CONTEXT
  9. 9

    Colmore Row (Birmingham Snow Hill)

    Birmingham · City centre · high street

    14,518 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 66 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £30 per person and modelled rent is £196 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £6,834/mo (range £3,759-£10,935)MODELLED Weekly station flow 14,518MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 66 (8 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £196/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,071AREA CONTEXT
  10. 10

    Wolverhampton station area

    Wolverhampton · 15+ km from centre · transport hub

    100,677 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 24 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £26 per person and modelled rent is £149 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £37,117/mo (range £20,414-£59,387)MODELLED Weekly station flow 100,677OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 24 (5 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £149/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,285AREA CONTEXT

How this ranking works

One fixed concept is scored against every one of the 378 Birmingham street segments in the Location Potential dataset: station entries and exits (National Rail: ORR Estimates of Station Usage 2024-25 (annual; day-of-week split modelled)), 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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