How many hair salons and barbers are there within 1 km of Portobello?
10 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Portobello, 3.2 per km². Few direct competitors; check the foot traffic before you read that as demand.
Portobello, Edinburgh · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 8th most crowded of 8 areas mapped in Edinburgh
Within 1 km
10
hair salons and barbers
Per km²
3.2
low competition
With 10+ reviews
9
enough to judge a rating
Established
5
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.7★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
92
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 10 hair salons and barbers here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up8 (80%)
- 4.0 to 4.41 (10%)
- 3.5 to 3.90 (0%)
- Below 3.50 (0%)
- Under 10 reviews1 (10%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barber House | 4.9★ | 189 | 20 m |
| Buddies of Portobello | 4.8★ | 134 | 380 m |
| Kurdistan barber | 4.7★ | 136 | 100 m |
| JK Barbers | 4.6★ | 133 | 80 m |
| Shapes | 4.6★ | 50 | 200 m |
| Turkish Hair Ways | 4.4★ | 175 | 90 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barber House | 4.9★ | 189 | 20 m |
| Turkish Hair Ways | 4.4★ | 175 | 90 m |
| Kurdistan barber | 4.7★ | 136 | 100 m |
| Buddies of Portobello | 4.8★ | 134 | 380 m |
| JK Barbers | 4.6★ | 133 | 80 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of Portobello.
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Questions
How many hair salons and barbers are there in Portobello?
10 within 1 km of the centre of Portobello, Edinburgh, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 3.2 per km², which we rate low competition. It is the 8th most crowded of the 8 Edinburgh areas we mapped.
Is Portobello a good place to open a hair salon?
LOW competition: 10 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Portobello, 3.2 per km². Few direct competitors; check the foot traffic before you read that as demand. 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 Portobello?
4.7 out of 5, across the 9 with at least 10 reviews. 8 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical hair salon here has 92 reviews.
Which hair salons and barbers in Portobello are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Barber House (4.9, 189 reviews), Buddies of Portobello (4.8, 134 reviews), Kurdistan barber (4.7, 136 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Portobello 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.