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The 10 best streets to open an optician or eyewear shop in Bristol (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 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 1 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £207 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £98,574/mo (range £54,215-£157,718)MODELLED Weekly station flow 208,618OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 1 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £207/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,015AREA CONTEXT
  2. 2

    Stapleton Road station area

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

    5,851 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 21 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £26 per person and modelled rent is £196 per m².

    Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £8,002/mo (range £4,401-£12,804)MODELLED Weekly station flow 5,851OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 21 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £196/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,590AREA CONTEXT
  3. 3

    Ashley Down station area

    Bristol · 1.5-4 km from centre · transport hub

    978 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 £23 per person and modelled rent is £191 per m².

    Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £18,531/mo (range £10,192-£29,650)MODELLED Weekly station flow 978OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £191/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,863AREA CONTEXT
  4. 4

    Lawrence Hill station area

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

    6,518 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 14 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £26 per person and modelled rent is £197 per m².

    Fit score 59/100MODELLED Est. revenue £7,416/mo (range £4,079-£11,866)MODELLED Weekly station flow 6,518OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 14 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £197/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,935AREA CONTEXT
  5. 5

    Clifton Down station area

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

    15,683 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 48 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £30 per person and modelled rent is £199 per m².

    Fit score 58/100MODELLED Est. revenue £3,543/mo (range £1,949-£5,669)MODELLED Weekly station flow 15,683OBSERVED Competitors within 500 m 48 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £199/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,914AREA CONTEXT
  6. 6

    Stapleton Road (Easton)

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

    1,746 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 16 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £25 per person and modelled rent is £167 per m².

    Fit score 55/100MODELLED Est. revenue £8,944/mo (range £4,919-£14,310)MODELLED Weekly station flow 1,746MODELLED Competitors within 500 m 16 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £167/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,590AREA CONTEXT
  7. 7

    Eastgate Road (Stapleton Road)

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

    175 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 9 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £25 per person and modelled rent is £161 per m².

    Fit score 55/100MODELLED Est. revenue £12,592/mo (range £6,925-£20,147)MODELLED Weekly station flow 175MODELLED Competitors within 500 m 9 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £161/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,590AREA CONTEXT
  8. 8

    Saint Mark's Road (Stapleton Road)

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

    786 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 19 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £25 per person and modelled rent is £165 per m².

    Fit score 55/100MODELLED Est. revenue £7,776/mo (range £4,277-£12,442)MODELLED Weekly station flow 786MODELLED Competitors within 500 m 19 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £165/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,590AREA CONTEXT
  9. 9

    Eastgate Road (Bristol-5)

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

    175 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 9 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £161 per m².

    Fit score 54/100MODELLED Est. revenue £12,590/mo (range £6,925-£20,144)MODELLED Weekly station flow 175MODELLED Competitors within 500 m 9 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £161/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,590AREA CONTEXT
  10. 10

    Fishponds Road (Stapleton Road)

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

    175 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 6 recorded opticians competing within 500 m. Typical spend nearby is £25 per person and modelled rent is £161 per m².

    Fit score 54/100MODELLED Est. revenue £15,569/mo (range £8,563-£24,910)MODELLED Weekly station flow 175MODELLED Competitors within 500 m 6 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £161/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,590AREA 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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