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Model ranking · Health · Birmingham

The 10 best streets to open an optician or eyewear shop in Birmingham (2026 data)

Opticians mix medical appointments with retail tickets: they need older, professional catchments and trust - and enough passing flow to fill the test room. These ten streets scored highest.

Format scored: An independent optician with retail frames: £180 average dispense, 1 test room, six days a week.

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

    Fountain Business Park (Sandwell and Dudley)

    Sandwell · 8-15 km from centre · side street

    10,850 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £20 per person and modelled rent is £129 per m².

    Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £25,165/mo (range £13,841-£40,264)MODELLED Weekly station flow 10,850MODELLED Competitors within 500 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £129/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,975AREA CONTEXT
  2. 2

    Birmingham Moor Street station area

    Birmingham · City centre · transport hub

    137,093 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 62 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £23 per person and modelled rent is £193 per m².

    Fit score 61/100MODELLED Est. revenue £10,333/mo (range £5,683-£16,533)MODELLED Weekly station flow 137,093OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 62 (4 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £193/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,594AREA CONTEXT
  3. 3

    Sandwell and Dudley station area

    Sandwell · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub

    19,288 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £20 per person and modelled rent is £150 per m².

    Fit score 61/100MODELLED Est. revenue £30,584/mo (range £16,821-£48,934)MODELLED Weekly station flow 19,288OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £150/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,975AREA CONTEXT
  4. 4

    Selly Oak station area

    Birmingham · 4-8 km from centre · transport hub

    44,280 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 23 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £25 per person and modelled rent is £190 per m².

    Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £11,954/mo (range £6,575-£19,127)MODELLED Weekly station flow 44,280OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 23 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £190/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,521AREA CONTEXT
  5. 5

    Small Heath station area

    Birmingham · 1.5-4 km from centre · transport hub

    4,305 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 2 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £20 per person and modelled rent is £184 per m².

    Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £22,552/mo (range £12,404-£36,084)MODELLED Weekly station flow 4,305OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 2 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £184/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,836AREA CONTEXT
  6. 6

    The Bullring (Birmingham Moor Street)

    Birmingham · City centre · high street

    59,013 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 86 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £25 per person and modelled rent is £200 per m².

    Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £4,526/mo (range £2,489-£7,242)MODELLED Weekly station flow 59,013MODELLED Competitors within 500 m 86 (4 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £200/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,594AREA CONTEXT
  7. 7

    Smethwick Galton Bridge station area

    Sandwell · 4-8 km from centre · transport hub

    13,379 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 5 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £19 per person and modelled rent is £149 per m².

    Fit score 58/100MODELLED Est. revenue £15,925/mo (range £8,759-£25,481)MODELLED Weekly station flow 13,379OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 5 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £149/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,269AREA CONTEXT
  8. 8

    The Hawthorns station area

    Sandwell · 4-8 km from centre · transport hub

    6,414 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £20 per person and modelled rent is £148 per m².

    Fit score 58/100MODELLED Est. revenue £32,342/mo (range £17,788-£51,747)MODELLED Weekly station flow 6,414OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £148/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,938AREA CONTEXT
  9. 9

    Wylde Green station area

    Birmingham · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub

    9,987 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £29 per person and modelled rent is £187 per m².

    Fit score 57/100MODELLED Est. revenue £22,266/mo (range £12,246-£35,626)MODELLED Weekly station flow 9,987OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £187/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,724AREA CONTEXT
  10. 10

    Duddeston station area

    Birmingham · 1.5-4 km from centre · transport hub

    6,532 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £27 per person and modelled rent is £185 per m².

    Fit score 57/100MODELLED Est. revenue £22,785/mo (range £12,532-£36,456)MODELLED Weekly station flow 6,532OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £185/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,168AREA 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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