Location PotentialManchester
Model ranking · Bakery · Manchester

The 10 best streets to open a bakery in Manchester (2026 data)

Bakeries live on repeat local trade, so the model weighs residents, family context and morning flows heavily. These ten streets scored highest.

Format scored: A bakery and patisserie: £9 average ticket, mostly takeaway, trading mornings through early afternoon, seven days a week.

Computed 12 September 2026 over 444 Manchester 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

    Rochdale station area

    Rochdale · 15+ km from centre · transport hub

    31,260 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 1 recorded bakeries competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £17 per person and modelled rent is £149 per m².

    Fit score 67/100MODELLED Est. revenue £20,581/mo (range £11,319-£32,929)MODELLED Weekly station flow 31,260OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 1 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £149/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,663AREA CONTEXT
  2. 2

    Piccadilly Station Approach (Manchester Piccadilly)

    Manchester · City centre · side street

    367,878 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 15 recorded bakeries competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £37 per person and modelled rent is £195 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £29,056/mo (range £15,981-£46,489)MODELLED Weekly station flow 367,878MODELLED Competitors within 400 m 15 (9 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £195/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,991AREA CONTEXT
  3. 3

    Stockport station area

    Stockport · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub

    82,393 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 10 recorded bakeries competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £25 per person and modelled rent is £181 per m².

    Fit score 63/100MODELLED Est. revenue £18,551/mo (range £10,203-£29,682)MODELLED Weekly station flow 82,393OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 10 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £181/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,897AREA CONTEXT
  4. 4

    Manchester Airport station area

    Manchester · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub

    105,832 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 2 recorded bakeries competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £222 per m².

    Fit score 63/100MODELLED Est. revenue £25,636/mo (range £14,100-£41,018)MODELLED Weekly station flow 105,832OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 2 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £222/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,643AREA CONTEXT
  5. 5

    Salford Crescent station area

    Salford · 1.5-4 km from centre · transport hub

    25,063 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded bakeries competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £22 per person and modelled rent is £163 per m².

    Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £24,639/mo (range £13,552-£39,423)MODELLED Weekly station flow 25,063OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 4 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £163/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,939AREA CONTEXT
  6. 6

    Mauldeth Road station area

    Manchester · 4-8 km from centre · transport hub

    6,100 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded bakeries competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £26 per person and modelled rent is £213 per m².

    Fit score 62/100MODELLED Est. revenue £19,120/mo (range £10,516-£30,592)MODELLED Weekly station flow 6,100OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £213/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,821AREA CONTEXT
  7. 7

    Horwich Parkway station area

    Manchester · 15+ km from centre · transport hub

    10,547 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 1 recorded bakeries competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £24 per person and modelled rent is £215 per m².

    Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £15,695/mo (range £8,632-£25,113)MODELLED Weekly station flow 10,547OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 1 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £215/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,769AREA CONTEXT
  8. 8

    Davenport station area

    Stockport · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub

    5,591 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded bakeries competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £27 per person and modelled rent is £174 per m².

    Fit score 60/100MODELLED Est. revenue £16,785/mo (range £9,232-£26,855)MODELLED Weekly station flow 5,591OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £174/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,641AREA CONTEXT
  9. 9

    Heaton Chapel station area

    Stockport · 4-8 km from centre · transport hub

    11,953 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded bakeries competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £27 per person and modelled rent is £176 per m².

    Fit score 59/100MODELLED Est. revenue £13,611/mo (range £7,486-£21,777)MODELLED Weekly station flow 11,953OBSERVED Competitors within 400 m 4 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £176/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,671AREA CONTEXT
  10. 10

    Broughton Street (Manchester Victoria)

    Manchester · 1.5-4 km from centre · side street

    4,821 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 2 recorded bakeries competing within 400 m. Typical spend nearby is £29 per person and modelled rent is £184 per m².

    Fit score 59/100MODELLED Est. revenue £13,669/mo (range £7,518-£21,870)MODELLED Weekly station flow 4,821MODELLED Competitors within 400 m 2 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £184/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,393AREA CONTEXT

How this ranking works

One fixed concept is scored against every one of the 444 Manchester 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, 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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