Site scorecard · Ref SAMPLE01
21 Oct 2026, 04:49 UTC
21 Oct 2026, 04:49 UTC
Site comparison
Specialty coffee shop
3 candidate sites scored on footfall, competition, catchment and access. Granary Square, King's Cross ranks first with 68/100.
1
Granary Square, King's CrossGranary Square Fountains, Granary Square, London N1C 4BH, UK
Good68/100
2
Redchurch St, Shoreditch56 Redchurch St, London E2 7DP, UK
Good61/100
3
Old Compton St, Soho25 Old Compton St, London W1D 5JN, UK
Fair58/100
Granary Square, King's CrossRedchurch St, ShoreditchOld Compton St, Soho
3candidate sites assessed
500 mstudy radius around each site
144+established competitors mapped
141hourly venue profiles read
Prepared for Sample report
Competitors: cafe, coffee shop (or a close variant: cafeteria, tea house); matching “specialty coffee”
Competitors: cafe, coffee shop (or a close variant: cafeteria, tea house); matching “specialty coffee”
Marketlyzer, the AI location agent
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Ranking
3 sites, one yardstick
#1 of 3
Granary Square, King's Cross
68/100Good
#2 of 3
Redchurch St, Shoreditch
61/100Good
#3 of 3
Old Compton St, Soho
58/100Fair
Granary Square, King's Cross ranks first with 68/100, 7 points ahead of Redchurch St, Shoreditch. It leads on footfall, competition and catchment.
Key findings
- Old Compton St, Soho has the busiest surroundings: 134,291 reviews across nearby places and 53 busy hours a week.
- Granary Square, King's Cross faces the least established competition: 33 within 500 m, nearest at 23 m.
- Granary Square, King's Cross has the largest resident base: 60,809 people within 1 km.
- Redchurch St, Shoreditch is the most walkable (94/100).
Where they are
Map unavailable.
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Section leaders
Footfall
Granary Square, King's Cross
100/100
Competition
Granary Square, King's Cross
25/100
Catchment
Granary Square, King's Cross
68/100
Access
Redchurch St, Shoreditch
77/100
Comparison
How the sites compare
| Metric | #1 Granary Square, King's Cross | #2 Redchurch St, Shoreditch | #3 Old Compton St, Soho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 68 | 61 | 58 |
| Footfall score | 100 | 85 | 95 |
| Reviews of nearby places | 110,494 | 25,313 | 134,291 |
| Busy hours per week | 69 | 37 | 53 |
| Area peak | Sat 13:00 | Sun 13:00 | Sat 17:00 |
| Competition score | 25 | 9 | 11 |
| Established competitors | 33+ | 51+ | 90+ |
| Nearest competitor (m) | 23 | 22 | 7 |
| Avg competitor rating | 4.18 | 4.57 | 4.39 |
| Catchment score | 68 | 67 | 45 |
| Residents within 1 km | 60,809 | 59,111 | 26,396 |
| GDP per capita (PPP, USD) | 68,993 | 62,816 | 68,993 |
| Access score | 66 | 77 | 67 |
| Walkability (0-100) | 86 | 94 | 85 |
| Transit stops | 1 | 4 | 2 |
▲ strongest value in the row. Scores run from 0 to 100 and higher is better in every section, so a high competition score means more room for a new entrant.
Ranked #1 · specialty coffee shop
Granary Square, King's Cross
Granary Square Fountains, Granary Square, London N1C 4BH, UK51.53540, -0.12516 · 500 m study radius
Good
Footfall35%100
Competition25%25
Catchment20%68
Access20%66
Strongest of the candidates on footfall, competition, catchment.
SiteCompetitor500 m
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Strengths
- Busy surroundings: 110,494 reviews across 181+ nearby places and 69 busy hours a week.
- Highly walkable (86/100) with 1 transit stops nearby.
Watch-outs
- Crowded: 33 established competitors within 500 m; the nearest, Ensemble, is 23 m away.
- 5 competitors sit within 100 m of the site.
1Footfall
100 / 100
110,494reviews of nearby places
181+places sampled in radius
69busy hours per week
Sat 13:00area peak hour
30% / 27%weekday / weekend foot traffic (average, as a share of each venue’s own peak)
Weekly pattern
quiet busy
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Morning 21%Midday 32%Afternoon 22%Evening 24%
Typical day
Weekday
Weekend
Peak
Activity is spread across the day. The area peaks on Saturday at 13:00. Resident base: 60,809 residents within 1 km (19,356 per km²).
Relative activity by hour, averaged over 37 sampled venues; 100 is each venue’s own busiest hour.
| Most-reviewed places nearby | Category | Distance | Rating | Reviews | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Potter Shop King's Cross | Store | 359 m | 4.3 | 34,953 | Sun 12:00 |
| Dishoom King's Cross | Indian Restaurant | 93 m | 4.8 | 20,251 | Wed 19:00 |
| Granary Square | Plaza | 58 m | 4.5 | 7,735 | – |
| Caravan King's Cross | Restaurant | 40 m | 4.5 | 6,267 | Wed 19:00 |
| The Lighterman | Gastropub | 56 m | 4.2 | 5,792 | Tue 19:00 |
2Competition
25 / 100
33+established competitors (10+ reviews)
23 mnearest competitor
5within 100 m
4.18average competitor rating
39listings in total, 6 below 10 reviews
| # | Competitor | Distance | Rating | Reviews | Price | Avg vs own peak | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ensemble | 23 m | 4.6 | 31 | $ | – | – |
| 2 | Caravan King's Cross | 40 m | 4.5 | 6,267 | $$ | 51 | Wed 19:00 |
| 3 | News & Coffee | 42 m | 4.7 | 52 | $ | 52 | Thu 08:00 |
| 4 | Axe Coffee Co | 83 m | 5.0 | 13 | $ | – | – |
| 5 | Redemption Roasters, King's Cross Coal Drops Yard | 87 m | 4.4 | 1,076 | $ | 35 | Sat 15:00 |
| 6 | Amala Chai - Kings Cross Tuk Tuk | 116 m | 4.9 | 132 | – | – | – |
| 7 | Waite & Rose Café | 143 m | 3.7 | 10 | $ | – | – |
| 8 | Kingfisher Café, London Wildlife Trust | 178 m | 4.5 | 33 | $ | – | – |
| 9 | Carhartt Coffee | 188 m | 4.7 | 311 | $ | – | – |
| 10 | Community Cafe at 5 Pancras Square | 200 m | 5.0 | 127 | $ | – | – |
The 10 nearest of 33 shown, numbered as on the map. Listings below 10 reviews are not scored. “Avg vs own peak” is each venue’s average activity against its own busiest hour (100): it shows how evenly a venue trades, not which is busier. It and the peak appear where hourly activity was sampled. The search could not list every competitor in this dense area: the count is a minimum.
3Catchment
68 / 100
60,809residents within 1 km
19,356residents per km² of land
$68,993GDP per capita (PPP), region
+22%GDP per capita change since 2000
Age mix
0-14 18%15-24 12%25-44 26%45-64 26%65+ 19%
4Access
66 / 100
86walkability, 0-100
1transit stops
243pedestrian crossings
27.2 kmmapped footways
88%lit pathways
56%wheelchair accessible
5Local prices
context, not scored
No city price benchmarks were available for this location.
6Score build-up
68 / 100
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Footfall | 100 | 35% |
| Review volume nearby | 100 | 60% |
| Busy hours per week | 100 | 40% |
| Competition | 25 | 25% |
| Established competitors | 18 | 50% |
| Incumbent strength (rating) | 62 | 25% |
| Distance to nearest competitor | 5 | 25% |
| Catchment | 68 | 20% |
| Residents within 1 km | 68 | 100% |
| Access | 66 | 20% |
| Walkability | 86 | 75% |
| Transit stops | 7 | 25% |
Ranked #2 · specialty coffee shop
Redchurch St, Shoreditch
56 Redchurch St, London E2 7DP, UK51.52446, -0.07457 · 500 m study radius
Good
Footfall35%85
Competition25%9
Catchment20%67
Access20%77
Strongest of the candidates on access.
SiteCompetitor500 m
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Strengths
- Busy surroundings: 25,313 reviews across 191+ nearby places and 37 busy hours a week.
- Highly walkable (94/100) with 4 transit stops nearby.
Watch-outs
- Crowded: 51 established competitors within 500 m; the nearest, Allpress Coffee Roasters Shoreditch, is 22 m away.
- Incumbents are well rated (average 4.6), so the bar for service is high.
1Footfall
85 / 100
25,313reviews of nearby places
191+places sampled in radius
37busy hours per week
Sun 13:00area peak hour
25% / 29%weekday / weekend foot traffic (average, as a share of each venue’s own peak)
Weekly pattern
quiet busy
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Morning 17%Midday 33%Afternoon 24%Evening 26%
Typical day
Weekday
Weekend
Peak
Activity is spread across the day. The area peaks on Sunday at 13:00. Resident base: 59,111 residents within 1 km (18,816 per km²).
Relative activity by hour, averaged over 44 sampled venues; 100 is each venue’s own busiest hour.
| Most-reviewed places nearby | Category | Distance | Rating | Reviews | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owl & Pussycat | Pub | 66 m | 4.2 | 2,593 | Thu 19:00 |
| Rich Mix | Movie Theater | 95 m | 4.5 | 2,339 | Sat 14:00 |
| Shoreditch House | Association / Organization | 121 m | 4.5 | 2,152 | Sat 23:00 |
| Lahpet Restaurant Shoreditch | Burmese Restaurant | 114 m | 4.5 | 1,466 | Thu 19:00 |
| Shuffle Club | Cocktail Bar | 56 m | 4.4 | 1,230 | Thu 18:00 |
2Competition
9 / 100
51+established competitors (10+ reviews)
22 mnearest competitor
2within 100 m
4.57average competitor rating
66listings in total, 15 below 10 reviews
| # | Competitor | Distance | Rating | Reviews | Price | Avg vs own peak | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allpress Coffee Roasters Shoreditch | 22 m | 4.4 | 709 | $ | 59 | Sat 11:00 |
| 2 | Oitij-jo Kitchen | 95 m | 5.0 | 15 | $ | – | – |
| 3 | Artful Blend Shoreditch | 109 m | 4.7 | 181 | $ | 58 | Sun 14:00 |
| 4 | Gecko Coffeehouse | 124 m | 4.5 | 664 | $$ | 38 | Sun 12:00 |
| 5 | Urban Baristas - Shoreditch | 128 m | 4.8 | 96 | $$ | – | – |
| 6 | macchiato | 133 m | 4.9 | 248 | $ | – | – |
| 7 | Dishoom Shoreditch | 140 m | 4.8 | 48,664 | $$ | 59 | Thu 20:00 |
| 8 | Franze & Evans - Shoreditch | 141 m | 4.2 | 638 | $$ | 47 | Sat 12:00 |
| 9 | Blank Street Coffee | 158 m | 4.6 | 661 | $ | 54 | Wed 08:00 |
| 10 | The After School Cookie Club - Shoreditch | 158 m | 4.3 | 493 | $ | 63 | Thu 20:00 |
The 10 nearest of 51 shown, numbered as on the map. Listings below 10 reviews are not scored. “Avg vs own peak” is each venue’s average activity against its own busiest hour (100): it shows how evenly a venue trades, not which is busier. It and the peak appear where hourly activity was sampled. The search could not list every competitor in this dense area: the count is a minimum.
3Catchment
67 / 100
59,111residents within 1 km
18,816residents per km² of land
$62,816GDP per capita (PPP), region
+17%GDP per capita change since 2000
Age mix
0-14 18%15-24 12%25-44 26%45-64 26%65+ 19%
4Access
77 / 100
94walkability, 0-100
4transit stops
355pedestrian crossings
13.6 kmmapped footways
100%lit pathways
75%wheelchair accessible
5Local prices
context, not scored
No city price benchmarks were available for this location.
6Score build-up
61 / 100
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Footfall | 85 | 35% |
| Review volume nearby | 100 | 60% |
| Busy hours per week | 62 | 40% |
| Competition | 9 | 25% |
| Established competitors | 5 | 50% |
| Incumbent strength (rating) | 23 | 25% |
| Distance to nearest competitor | 4 | 25% |
| Catchment | 67 | 20% |
| Residents within 1 km | 67 | 100% |
| Access | 77 | 20% |
| Walkability | 94 | 75% |
| Transit stops | 27 | 25% |
Ranked #3 · specialty coffee shop
Old Compton St, Soho
25 Old Compton St, London W1D 5JN, UK51.51316, -0.13132 · 500 m study radius
Fair
Footfall35%95
Competition25%11
Catchment20%45
Access20%67
SiteCompetitor500 m
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Strengths
- Busy surroundings: 134,291 reviews across 190+ nearby places and 53 busy hours a week.
- Highly walkable (85/100) with 2 transit stops nearby.
Watch-outs
- Crowded: 90 established competitors within 500 m; the nearest, Cafe de Nata, is 7 m away.
- 12 competitors sit within 100 m of the site.
1Footfall
95 / 100
134,291reviews of nearby places
190+places sampled in radius
53busy hours per week
Sat 17:00area peak hour
27% / 29%weekday / weekend foot traffic (average, as a share of each venue’s own peak)
Weekly pattern
quiet busy
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Morning 15%Midday 29%Afternoon 24%Evening 33%
Typical day
Weekday
Weekend
Peak
Activity is spread across the day. The area peaks on Saturday at 17:00. Resident base: 26,396 residents within 1 km (8,402 per km²).
Relative activity by hour, averaged over 60 sampled venues; 100 is each venue’s own busiest hour.
| Most-reviewed places nearby | Category | Distance | Rating | Reviews | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinatown | Market | 154 m | 4.5 | 35,579 | – |
| Prince Edward Theatre | Performing Arts Theater | 61 m | 4.7 | 12,944 | – |
| Soho Square Gardens | Park | 220 m | 4.4 | 7,352 | Sat 17:00 |
| Ronnie Scott's | Bar | 37 m | 4.7 | 6,964 | Sat 22:00 |
| L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele | Pizza Restaurant | 36 m | 4.3 | 3,978 | Sat 18:00 |
2Competition
11 / 100
90+established competitors (10+ reviews)
7 mnearest competitor
12within 100 m
4.39average competitor rating
112listings in total, 22 below 10 reviews
| # | Competitor | Distance | Rating | Reviews | Price | Avg vs own peak | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafe de Nata | 7 m | 4.6 | 1,613 | $ | 59 | Thu 19:00 |
| 2 | Caffè Nero | 13 m | 4.0 | 1,116 | $ | 58 | Tue 16:00 |
| 3 | Prosecco Caffè | 27 m | 4.8 | 1,398 | $$ | 42 | Sat 19:00 |
| 4 | Bar Italia | 30 m | 4.2 | 2,260 | $ | 36 | Fri 22:00 |
| 5 | JOE & THE JUICE | 43 m | 3.9 | 837 | $$ | 48 | Sun 11:00 |
| 6 | Pret A Manger | 54 m | 3.9 | 502 | $ | – | – |
| 7 | Amorino Gelato - London Soho | 71 m | 4.7 | 4,147 | – | 57 | Fri 22:00 |
| 8 | The Colombian Coffee Company | 83 m | 4.6 | 598 | $ | – | – |
| 9 | The Breakfast Club Old Compton Street | 90 m | 4.7 | 1,242 | $$ | 50 | Sat 11:00 |
| 10 | Sacred Grounds | 92 m | 4.7 | 323 | $ | – | – |
The 10 nearest of 90 shown, numbered as on the map. Listings below 10 reviews are not scored. “Avg vs own peak” is each venue’s average activity against its own busiest hour (100): it shows how evenly a venue trades, not which is busier. It and the peak appear where hourly activity was sampled. The search could not list every competitor in this dense area: the count is a minimum.
3Catchment
45 / 100
26,396residents within 1 km
8,402residents per km² of land
$68,993GDP per capita (PPP), region
+22%GDP per capita change since 2000
Age mix
0-14 18%15-24 12%25-44 26%45-64 26%65+ 19%
4Access
67 / 100
85walkability, 0-100
2transit stops
870pedestrian crossings
45.0 kmmapped footways
82%lit pathways
54%wheelchair accessible
5Local prices
context, not scored
No city price benchmarks were available for this location.
6Score build-up
58 / 100
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Footfall | 95 | 35% |
| Review volume nearby | 100 | 60% |
| Busy hours per week | 88 | 40% |
| Competition | 11 | 25% |
| Established competitors | 0 | 50% |
| Incumbent strength (rating) | 41 | 25% |
| Distance to nearest competitor | 1 | 25% |
| Catchment | 45 | 20% |
| Residents within 1 km | 45 | 100% |
| Access | 67 | 20% |
| Walkability | 85 | 75% |
| Transit stops | 13 | 25% |
How the scores are built
Each site receives four sub-scores from 0 to 100, each built from the raw measures below using fixed bands. The overall score is the weighted average of the available sub-scores. The same inputs always produce the same scores.
| Section | Measure (share of section) | Band mapped to 0-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Footfall weight 35% | Reviews of nearby places (60%) | 200 to 150,000 reviews (log scale, more is better) |
| Busy hours per week (40%), hours where the area's mean occupancy is 40+ (from 3+ venues' hourly profiles) | 0 to 60 h (linear, more is better) | |
| Competition weight 25% | Established competitors in the radius, 10+ reviews (50%) | 2 to 60 (log scale, fewer is better), per 500 m circle |
| Average competitor rating (25%) | 3.8 to 4.8 stars (linear, lower is better) | |
| Distance to nearest competitor (25%) | 0 to 500 m (linear, further is better; 500 m or more, or none, scores 100) | |
| Catchment weight 20% | Residents within 1 km (100%) | 5,000 to 200,000 people (log scale, more is better) |
| Access weight 20% | Walkability score of mapped street features (75%) | 0 to 100 as measured |
| Transit stops in the radius (25%) | 0 to 15 stops (linear, more is better), per 500 m circle |
What was measured
- Nearby places: up to the 20 nearest places of every category (shops, food and drink, services, venues and attractions) within 500 m of each site. A “+” means at least one category had more than 20, so counts are a floor.
- Competitors: operating businesses within 500 m whose main type is cafe, coffee shop (or a close variant: cafeteria, tea house); matching “specialty coffee”. Places that only list one of these as a secondary type do not count. Only those with at least 10 reviews are counted and scored; newer, inactive or duplicate listings are reported separately. Where the search could not list every competitor in a dense area, the count is shown as a minimum (“+”) and no site is named as facing the least competition.
- Hourly activity: foot traffic by hour of the week, as a share of each venue’s own busiest hour (100%), for the most-reviewed nearby places and top competitors. The site grid and curves average them, with closed hours counted as zero. They show when an area is alive, not visitor counts.
- Catchment: gridded resident population within 1 km (2020 estimates); GDP per capita at purchasing-power parity for the surrounding region (cells about 9 km wide, so nearby sites often share it) (latest 2022).
- Access: walkability from mapped footways, crossings, lighting and street amenities within 500 m; mapping completeness varies by city.
- Local prices: city-level averages in USD, shown for context and not scored.
- Strengths, watch-outs and findings: fixed sentences triggered by thresholds on the measures above, not written case by case.
Reading this report
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Generated 21 Oct 2026, 04:49 UTC · Ref SAMPLE01 · Scorecard v1.9 · Marketlyzer, the AI location agent
Base maps © Esri, HERE, Garmin · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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