How many hair salons and barbers are there within 1 km of Leith Walk?
45 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Leith Walk, 14.3 per km². There is room for a hair salon that does better than the 4.8★ average here.
Leith Walk, Edinburgh · scanned 13 October 2026 · the most crowded of 8 areas mapped in Edinburgh
Within 1 km
45
hair salons and barbers
Per km²
14.3
moderate competition
With 10+ reviews
43
enough to judge a rating
Established
15
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.8★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
76
per hair salon
Every hair salon in the circle
Measured within 1 km of the centre: LOW under 5, MODERATE 5–15, HIGH 15–40, INTENSE over 40 places per km².
Rating spread
How the 45 hair salons and barbers here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up40 (89%)
- 4.0 to 4.43 (7%)
- 3.5 to 3.90 (0%)
- Below 3.50 (0%)
- Under 10 reviews2 (4%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazen Men's Hair - Leith | 5.0★ | 598 | 290 m |
| Connoisseurs Barbershop | 5.0★ | 284 | 950 m |
| Mo's Sharp Style Barber | 5.0★ | 207 | 320 m |
| Outliers Barber Co | 5.0★ | 193 | 350 m |
| Rhubarb hair @121broughtonroad | 5.0★ | 122 | 830 m |
| Dyo cutz | 5.0★ | 52 | 930 m |
| Barber Road | 4.9★ | 748 | 630 m |
| King Leo Barbers | 4.9★ | 485 | 540 m |
| Half-Cut Barbershop | 4.9★ | 143 | 880 m |
| RGS Hair and Beauty | 4.9★ | 141 | 550 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barber Road | 4.9★ | 748 | 630 m |
| Brazen Men's Hair - Leith | 5.0★ | 598 | 290 m |
| King Leo Barbers | 4.9★ | 485 | 540 m |
| Veen Barbers | 4.7★ | 440 | 330 m |
| Indigo Hair & Beauty | 4.8★ | 318 | 200 m |
Chains
- Medusa Hair Salon · 2 outlets
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Questions
How many hair salons and barbers are there in Leith Walk?
45 within 1 km of the centre of Leith Walk, Edinburgh, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 14.3 per km², which we rate moderate competition. It is the most crowded of the 8 Edinburgh areas we mapped.
Is Leith Walk a good place to open a hair salon?
MODERATE competition: 45 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Leith Walk, 14.3 per km². There is room for a hair salon that does better than the 4.8★ average here. The numbers here are for the area centre; a free scan shows every competitor on a map around your exact address.
What is the average rating of hair salons and barbers in Leith Walk?
4.8 out of 5, across the 43 with at least 10 reviews. 40 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical hair salon here has 76 reviews.
Which hair salons and barbers in Leith Walk are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Brazen Men's Hair - Leith (5.0, 598 reviews), Connoisseurs Barbershop (5.0, 284 reviews), Mo's Sharp Style Barber (5.0, 207 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Leith Walk on 13 October 2026 and counted every hair salon on the map inside it. Places missing from the map or opened since are not counted, so treat the numbers as a floor. Average rating only counts places with 10 or more reviews.