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👔Opening a Dry cleaner in Bristol: a location research guide

Bristol — A creative and tech-driven West Country hub with strong independent retail and food-scene density. If you're thinking about opening a dry cleaner here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.

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What to look at on the map

For a dry cleaner, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Bristol on the interactive map, focus on these:

  • 🏢Office density

    Office workers drop off on the way to / from work.

  • 🏠Residential density (500m)

    Upper-middle residential within 1km drives weekend volume.

  • 🅿️Parking nearby

    Quick in-out — needs drive-up or street parking.

Where to look in Bristol

Bristol has several commercial districts where dry cleaner businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

  • City Centre
  • Stokes Croft
  • Clifton
  • Gloucester Road
  • Bedminster

15 dry cleaners mapped in Bristol

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  • The Dry CleanersUnclaimed
    51.5177, -2.5466
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  • Smarty dry cleanersUnclaimed
    Redcliff Hill Bristol·site
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  • Johnson'sUnclaimed
    51.4442, -2.5949
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  • Steam GleamUnclaimed
    55 Two Mile Hill Road Bristol·site
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  • Victoria Dry CleanersUnclaimed
    Victoria Street Bristol·site
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  • ParkersUnclaimed
    1 Stoke Lane Westbury on Trym Bristol
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  • Trym TailoringUnclaimed
    51.4943, -2.6183
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  • Direct Dry CleanersUnclaimed
    63 Gloucester Road Bishopston Bristol·site
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  • Horfield Dry CleanersUnclaimed
    307A Gloucester Road Bristol
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  • Timpson;Johnsons;Max PhotoUnclaimed
    93 Henleaze Road Henleaze Bristol
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  • GeevesUnclaimed
    60 The Mall Bristol
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  • Crystal Dry CleaningUnclaimed
    51.4892, -2.5034
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  • ChathamsUnclaimed
    48 Sandy Park Road Bristol
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  • SmartyUnclaimed
    51.4163, -2.4992
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  • TimpsonUnclaimed
    51.4736, -2.5627
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Investment outlook

Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a dry cleaner:

¥30-80万 incl. dry-cleaning machine + presser + reception fit-out.

Common rookie mistakes

The mistakes that sink first-time dry cleaner owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:

  • ⚠Solvent compliance (perc) is heavily regulated — varies by country

Open the interactive map

Ready to scan Bristol block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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