Location PotentialGlasgow
Model ranking · Health · Glasgow

The 10 best streets to open a pharmacy or chemist in Glasgow (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 331 Glasgow 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

    Glasgow Queen Street station area

    Glasgow City · City centre · transport hub

    286,743 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 3 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £28 per person and modelled rent is £244 per m².

    Fit score 71/100MODELLED Est. revenue £159,404/mo (range £87,672-£255,046)MODELLED Weekly station flow 286,743OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 3 (3 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £244/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,203AREA CONTEXT
  2. 2

    Buchanan Street (Glasgow Queen Street)

    Glasgow City · City centre · high street

    118,173 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 3 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £30 per person and modelled rent is £252 per m².

    Fit score 70/100MODELLED Est. revenue £92,921/mo (range £51,107-£148,674)MODELLED Weekly station flow 118,173MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 3 (3 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £252/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,203AREA CONTEXT
  3. 3

    Dalmarnock station area

    Glasgow City · 1.5-4 km from centre · transport hub

    8,861 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 £24 per person and modelled rent is £232 per m².

    Fit score 67/100MODELLED Est. revenue £44,341/mo (range £24,388-£70,946)MODELLED Weekly station flow 8,861OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £232/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,277AREA CONTEXT
  4. 4

    Union Street (Glasgow Central)

    Glasgow City · City centre · side street

    88,938 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 £31 per person and modelled rent is £207 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £57,340/mo (range £31,537-£91,744)MODELLED Weekly station flow 88,938MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 2 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £207/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,119AREA CONTEXT
  5. 5

    Priesthill and Darnley station area

    Glasgow City · 4-8 km from centre · transport hub

    3,208 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 £26 per person and modelled rent is £229 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £69,775/mo (range £38,376-£111,639)MODELLED Weekly station flow 3,208OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £229/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,498AREA CONTEXT
  6. 6

    Carntyne station area

    Glasgow City · 4-8 km from centre · transport hub

    7,361 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 £22 per person and modelled rent is £232 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £27,696/mo (range £15,233-£44,314)MODELLED Weekly station flow 7,361OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £232/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 867AREA CONTEXT
  7. 7

    Glasgow Central station area

    Glasgow City · City centre · transport hub

    485,116 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 £29 per person and modelled rent is £246 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £184,408/mo (range £101,424-£295,052)MODELLED Weekly station flow 485,116OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 2 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £246/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,119AREA CONTEXT
  8. 8

    Buchanan Street (Buchanan Quarter)

    Glasgow City · City centre · high street

    51,687 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 £29 per person and modelled rent is £249 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £36,301/mo (range £19,966-£58,082)MODELLED Weekly station flow 51,687MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 4 (3 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £249/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,119AREA CONTEXT
  9. 9

    Byres Road (West End - Byres Road)

    Glasgow City · 1.5-4 km from centre · high street

    27,567 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 £247 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £37,182/mo (range £20,450-£59,491)MODELLED Weekly station flow 27,567MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 2 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £247/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,154AREA CONTEXT
  10. 10

    West Nile Street (Glasgow Queen Street)

    Glasgow City · City centre · side street

    13,903 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 3 recorded pharmacies and chemists competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £26 per person and modelled rent is £202 per m².

    Fit score 63/100MODELLED Est. revenue £46,475/mo (range £25,561-£74,361)MODELLED Weekly station flow 13,903MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 3 (3 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £202/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,203AREA CONTEXT

How this ranking works

One fixed concept is scored against every one of the 331 Glasgow 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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