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The 10 best streets to open a cocktail bar in Bristol (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 170 Bristol 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

    Bristol Temple Meads station area

    Bristol, City of · City centre · transport hub

    208,618 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 9 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £207 per m².

    Fit score 79/100MODELLED Est. revenue £86,996/mo (range £47,848-£139,193)MODELLED Weekly station flow 208,618OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 9 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £207/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,015AREA CONTEXT
  2. 2

    Old Market Street (Bristol Temple Meads)

    Bristol, City of · City centre · side street

    6,259 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 25 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £28 per person and modelled rent is £170 per m².

    Fit score 76/100MODELLED Est. revenue £19,963/mo (range £10,980-£31,941)MODELLED Weekly station flow 6,259MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 25 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £170/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,015AREA CONTEXT
  3. 3

    Whiteladies Road (Clifton Down)

    Bristol, City of · 1.5-4 km from centre · high street

    5,489 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 22 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £205 per m².

    Fit score 74/100MODELLED Est. revenue £21,302/mo (range £11,716-£34,083)MODELLED Weekly station flow 5,489MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 22 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £205/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,914AREA CONTEXT
  4. 4

    Oxford Street (Bristol Temple Meads)

    Bristol, City of · 1.5-4 km from centre · side street

    6,259 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 7 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £28 per person and modelled rent is £170 per m².

    Fit score 73/100MODELLED Est. revenue £32,484/mo (range £17,866-£51,975)MODELLED Weekly station flow 6,259MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 7 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £170/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,015AREA CONTEXT
  5. 5

    Montpelier station area

    Bristol, City of · 1.5-4 km from centre · transport hub

    4,834 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 27 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £29 per person and modelled rent is £196 per m².

    Fit score 70/100MODELLED Est. revenue £17,380/mo (range £9,559-£27,808)MODELLED Weekly station flow 4,834OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 27 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £196/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,987AREA CONTEXT
  6. 6

    Cotham Hill (Clifton Down)

    Bristol, City of · 1.5-4 km from centre · high street

    3,659 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 20 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £30 per person and modelled rent is £204 per m².

    Fit score 69/100MODELLED Est. revenue £20,655/mo (range £11,360-£33,047)MODELLED Weekly station flow 3,659MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 20 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £204/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,914AREA CONTEXT
  7. 7

    Cheltenham Road (Ashley)

    Bristol, City of · 1.5-4 km from centre · side street

    145 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 £160 per m².

    Fit score 68/100MODELLED Est. revenue £20,599/mo (range £11,329-£32,958)MODELLED Weekly station flow 145MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 19 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £160/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,987AREA CONTEXT
  8. 8

    Chandos Road (Clifton Down)

    Bristol, City of · 1.5-4 km from centre · side street

    471 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 17 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £30 per person and modelled rent is £163 per m².

    Fit score 68/100MODELLED Est. revenue £21,589/mo (range £11,874-£34,543)MODELLED Weekly station flow 471MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 17 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £163/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,914AREA CONTEXT
  9. 9

    Whiteladies Road (BS8)

    Bristol, City of · 1.5-4 km from centre · high street

    4,444 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 25 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £204 per m².

    Fit score 67/100MODELLED Est. revenue £18,291/mo (range £10,060-£29,266)MODELLED Weekly station flow 4,444MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 25 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £204/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,914AREA CONTEXT
  10. 10

    Queen's Road (Clifton Down)

    Bristol, City of · City centre · side street

    471 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 41 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £163 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £12,950/mo (range £7,122-£20,719)MODELLED Weekly station flow 471MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 41 (3 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £163/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,914AREA CONTEXT

How this ranking works

One fixed concept is scored against every one of the 170 Bristol 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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