The 10 best streets to open a fried chicken shop in Leeds (2026 data)
Chicken shops are volume businesses: school-and-student flow, late hours, delivery apps - and they survive pitches trendier formats cannot. These ten streets scored highest.
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.
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Wakefield Westgate station area
Wakefield · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub44,762 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 14 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £23 per person and modelled rent is £146 per m².
Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £18,306/mo (range £10,068-£29,289)MODELLED Weekly station flow 44,762OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 14 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £146/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,869AREA CONTEXT -
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Burley Park station area
Leeds · 1.5-4 km from centre · transport hub14,503 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 5 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £24 per person and modelled rent is £216 per m².
Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £15,094/mo (range £8,302-£24,151)MODELLED Weekly station flow 14,503OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 5 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £216/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,813AREA CONTEXT -
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Burley-In-Wharfedale station area
Bradford · 15+ km from centre · transport hub11,639 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £27 per person and modelled rent is £142 per m².
Fit score 61/100MODELLED Est. revenue £18,178/mo (range £9,998-£29,085)MODELLED Weekly station flow 11,639OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £142/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,768AREA CONTEXT -
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Bradford Forster Square station area
Bradford · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub27,952 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 10 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £27 per person and modelled rent is £144 per m².
Fit score 61/100MODELLED Est. revenue £13,944/mo (range £7,669-£22,310)MODELLED Weekly station flow 27,952OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 10 (8 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £144/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,860AREA CONTEXT -
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Guiseley station area
Leeds · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub19,547 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £29 per person and modelled rent is £217 per m².
Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £16,736/mo (range £9,205-£26,777)MODELLED Weekly station flow 19,547OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 4 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £217/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,953AREA CONTEXT -
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Cardigan Road (Burley Park)
Leeds · 1.5-4 km from centre · side street10,152 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 7 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £24 per person and modelled rent is £186 per m².
Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £11,237/mo (range £6,180-£17,979)MODELLED Weekly station flow 10,152MODELLED Competitors within 400 m 7 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £186/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,813AREA CONTEXT -
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Cottingley station area
Leeds · 4-8 km from centre · transport hub1,014 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £26 per person and modelled rent is £208 per m².
Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £21,675/mo (range £11,921-£34,679)MODELLED Weekly station flow 1,014OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £208/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,798AREA CONTEXT -
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Frizinghall station area
Bradford · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub8,309 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 3 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £22 per person and modelled rent is £141 per m².
Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £12,610/mo (range £6,936-£20,177)MODELLED Weekly station flow 8,309OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 3 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £141/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,848AREA CONTEXT -
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Ilkley station area
Bradford · 15+ km from centre · transport hub26,048 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 7 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £26 per person and modelled rent is £144 per m².
Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £14,015/mo (range £7,708-£22,423)MODELLED Weekly station flow 26,048OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 7 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £144/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,556AREA CONTEXT -
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Dewsbury station area
Kirklees · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub18,164 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 10 recorded fried chicken shops competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £20 per person and modelled rent is £146 per m².
Fit score 59/100MODELLED Est. revenue £11,323/mo (range £6,227-£18,116)MODELLED Weekly station flow 18,164OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 10 (3 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £146/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,198AREA 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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