How many hair salons and barbers are there within 1 km of Covent Garden?
55 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Covent Garden, 17.5 per km². 42 already have 100 or more reviews. A new hair salon needs better than the 4.7★ average and a clear reason to choose it.
Covent Garden, London · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 2nd most crowded of 14 areas mapped in London
Within 1 km
55
hair salons and barbers
Per km²
17.5
high competition
With 10+ reviews
54
enough to judge a rating
Established
42
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.7★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
271
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 55 hair salons and barbers here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up44 (80%)
- 4.0 to 4.49 (16%)
- 3.5 to 3.90 (0%)
- Below 3.51 (2%)
- Under 10 reviews1 (2%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head Office Men's Grooming Holborn | 5.0★ | 533 | 660 m |
| NOH Hair | 5.0★ | 335 | 940 m |
| The Barber Shop | 5.0★ | 248 | 1.0 km |
| Williams & Hirst | 5.0★ | 87 | 960 m |
| ALMA+MARGO Covent Garden Hair & Nail | 5.0★ | 74 | 510 m |
| Tone Soho | 5.0★ | 72 | 950 m |
| OS Lifestyle | 5.0★ | 65 | 670 m |
| Ashlie kuek | 5.0★ | 58 | 580 m |
| Ena Salon | 4.9★ | 1,802 | 550 m |
| Shunji Hair & Makeup Covent Garden | 4.9★ | 1,274 | 470 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Splash Soho | 4.3★ | 2,621 | 810 m |
| Live True London Soho ✂ | 4.3★ | 1,826 | 950 m |
| Ena Salon | 4.9★ | 1,802 | 550 m |
| Splash Charing Cross | 4.5★ | 1,518 | 400 m |
| Pall Mall Barbers London | Trafalgar | 4.8★ | 1,301 | 620 m |
Chains
- Ted’s Grooming Room · 2 outlets
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Questions
How many hair salons and barbers are there in Covent Garden?
55 within 1 km of the centre of Covent Garden, London, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 17.5 per km², which we rate high competition. It is the 2nd most crowded of the 14 London areas we mapped.
Is Covent Garden a good place to open a hair salon?
HIGH competition: 55 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Covent Garden, 17.5 per km². 42 already have 100 or more reviews. A new hair salon needs better than the 4.7★ average and a clear reason to choose it. 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 Covent Garden?
4.7 out of 5, across the 54 with at least 10 reviews. 44 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical hair salon here has 271 reviews.
Which hair salons and barbers in Covent Garden are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Head Office Men's Grooming Holborn (5.0, 533 reviews), NOH Hair (5.0, 335 reviews), The Barber Shop (5.0, 248 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Covent Garden 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.