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Model ranking · Bars · Leeds

The 10 best streets to open a cocktail bar in Leeds (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 313 Leeds 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

    Menston station area

    Leeds · 15+ km from centre · transport hub

    12,625 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 1 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £24 per person and modelled rent is £216 per m².

    Fit score 71/100MODELLED Est. revenue £36,057/mo (range £19,831-£57,691)MODELLED Weekly station flow 12,625OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 1 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £216/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,692AREA CONTEXT
  2. 2

    Leeds station area

    Leeds · City centre · transport hub

    523,773 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 104 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £227 per m².

    Fit score 70/100MODELLED Est. revenue £61,014/mo (range £33,558-£97,623)MODELLED Weekly station flow 523,773OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 104 (10 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £227/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,048AREA CONTEXT
  3. 3

    Park Row (Leeds)

    Leeds · City centre · side street

    15,713 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 151 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £32 per person and modelled rent is £187 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £3,511/mo (range £1,931-£5,617)MODELLED Weekly station flow 15,713MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 151 (18 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £187/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,048AREA CONTEXT
  4. 4

    Main Street (Bingley)

    Bradford · 15+ km from centre · high street

    10,026 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 18 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £25 per person and modelled rent is £148 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £21,956/mo (range £12,076-£35,130)MODELLED Weekly station flow 10,026MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 18 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £148/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,006AREA CONTEXT
  5. 5

    Horsforth station area

    Leeds · 4-8 km from centre · transport hub

    17,069 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £30 per person and modelled rent is £217 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £31,686/mo (range £17,427-£50,698)MODELLED Weekly station flow 17,069OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 4 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £217/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,678AREA CONTEXT
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    New Pudsey station area

    Leeds · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub

    15,133 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £27 per person and modelled rent is £216 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £35,826/mo (range £19,704-£57,322)MODELLED Weekly station flow 15,133OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £216/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,663AREA CONTEXT
  7. 7

    East Parade (Leeds)

    Leeds · City centre · side street

    15,713 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 112 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £32 per person and modelled rent is £187 per m².

    Fit score 63/100MODELLED Est. revenue £4,370/mo (range £2,403-£6,991)MODELLED Weekly station flow 15,713MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 112 (17 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £187/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,048AREA CONTEXT
  8. 8

    Bradford Forster Square station area

    Bradford · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub

    27,952 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 39 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £27 per person and modelled rent is £144 per m².

    Fit score 63/100MODELLED Est. revenue £15,907/mo (range £8,749-£25,452)MODELLED Weekly station flow 27,952OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 39 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £144/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,860AREA CONTEXT
  9. 9

    Wharf Approach (Leeds)

    Leeds · City centre · side street

    73,655 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 92 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £32 per person and modelled rent is £191 per m².

    Fit score 63/100MODELLED Est. revenue £10,817/mo (range £5,949-£17,307)MODELLED Weekly station flow 73,655MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 92 (9 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £191/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,048AREA CONTEXT
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    Great George Street (Leeds)

    Leeds · City centre · side street

    15,713 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 61 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £32 per person and modelled rent is £187 per m².

    Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £7,041/mo (range £3,872-£11,265)MODELLED Weekly station flow 15,713MODELLED Competitors within 600 m 61 (13 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £187/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,048AREA CONTEXT

How this ranking works

One fixed concept is scored against every one of the 313 Leeds 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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