Location PotentialEdinburgh
Model ranking · Health · Edinburgh

The 10 best streets to open a pharmacy or chemist in Edinburgh (2026 data)

Pharmacies trade on prescriptions and convenience: older and family residents, all-day flow, and distance from the multiples. These ten streets scored highest.

Format scored: An independent community pharmacy: £14 average retail ticket plus scripts, standard hours six days a week.

Computed 12 September 2026 over 249 Edinburgh 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

    Multrees Walk (St James Quarter)

    City of Edinburgh · City centre · side street

    49,010 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 2 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £35 per person and modelled rent is £237 per m².

    Fit score 67/100MODELLED Est. revenue £37,579/mo (range £20,668-£60,126)MODELLED Weekly station flow 49,010MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 2 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £237/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 770AREA CONTEXT
  2. 2

    Leith Walk

    City of Edinburgh · City centre · high street

    436,424 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 1 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £295 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £200,418/mo (range £110,230-£320,669)MODELLED Weekly station flow 436,424OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 1 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £295/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 761AREA CONTEXT
  3. 3

    Haymarket station area

    City of Edinburgh · 1.5-4 km from centre · transport hub

    63,951 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 2 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £32 per person and modelled rent is £275 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £44,368/mo (range £24,402-£70,989)MODELLED Weekly station flow 63,951OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 2 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £275/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 922AREA CONTEXT
  4. 4

    Leith Walk (Leith Walk)

    City of Edinburgh · City centre · high street

    268,261 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 1 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £294 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £140,137/mo (range £77,075-£224,219)MODELLED Weekly station flow 268,261MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 1 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £294/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 761AREA CONTEXT
  5. 5

    Crighton Place (Leith Walk)

    City of Edinburgh · City centre · side street

    60,058 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 1 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £30 per person and modelled rent is £237 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £47,562/mo (range £26,159-£76,100)MODELLED Weekly station flow 60,058MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 1 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £237/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 761AREA CONTEXT
  6. 6

    St James Crescent (St James Quarter)

    City of Edinburgh · City centre · high street

    126,026 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £35 per person and modelled rent is £290 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £53,945/mo (range £29,670-£86,312)MODELLED Weekly station flow 126,026MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 4 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £290/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 770AREA CONTEXT
  7. 7

    St James Quarter

    City of Edinburgh · City centre · managed estate

    436,424 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £347 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £142,077/mo (range £78,142-£227,323)MODELLED Weekly station flow 436,424OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 4 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £347/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 770AREA CONTEXT
  8. 8

    Curriehill station area

    City of Edinburgh · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub

    2,382 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £28 per person and modelled rent is £263 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £88,327/mo (range £48,580-£141,324)MODELLED Weekly station flow 2,382OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £263/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 3,321AREA CONTEXT
  9. 9

    Canongate (St James Quarter)

    City of Edinburgh · City centre · side street

    13,093 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 1 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £232 per m².

    Fit score 63/100MODELLED Est. revenue £23,715/mo (range £13,043-£37,944)MODELLED Weekly station flow 13,093MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 1 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £232/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 770AREA CONTEXT
  10. 10

    Haymarket Terrace (Haymarket)

    City of Edinburgh · 1.5-4 km from centre · side street

    14,719 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 2 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £30 per person and modelled rent is £233 per m².

    Fit score 63/100MODELLED Est. revenue £24,734/mo (range £13,604-£39,574)MODELLED Weekly station flow 14,719MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 2 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £233/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 922AREA CONTEXT

How this ranking works

One fixed concept is scored against every one of the 249 Edinburgh 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 2022 (Scotland) residents for the local Data Zone, and rent context from the Scottish Assessors valuation roll. 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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