Should you open a Turkish restaurant in Harborough?
Harborough scores 25 out of 100 on our demand index — a tough market right now. The council currently has 5 Turkish restaurants against an estimated 439 monthly searches for Turkish food, which works out to roughly 12,203 residents for every Turkish restaurant already trading here. The single biggest factor behind that number is local search interest per restaurant, which ranks higher here than in most other councils in England and Wales. That combination of supply, search interest and population is what the verdict above is based on: Harborough looks a tough market right now for someone weighing up whether to open a Turkish restaurant in the area, relative to every other council we track.
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How this score breaks down
How Harborough compares in East Midlands
Harborough ranks 29 of 35 councils in East Midlands by demand score, and 11 of 35 by number of Turkish restaurants. The table below shows its four nearest neighbours by score.
Where the gap is
- Searches per restaurant here run at 55 a month, well below the 108-a-month median across councils with reliable data — a sign the market may already be saturated relative to demand.
The hygiene picture
Of the 5 Turkish food businesses we hold hygiene data for in Harborough, 100% are rated 5 (the top FSA score) and 0% are rated 2 or below, with 0 still awaiting inspection — the local bar for hygiene is already high, so a new entrant would need to match it from day one.
Where they cluster: Most Turkish restaurants in Harborough sit in LE9 and LE16 — 3 in LE9, 2 in LE16.
Restaurants already here
| # | Name | Postcode | Hygiene rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Delight Turkish \& Mediterranean Cuisine | LE16 7PA | 5 |
| 02 | Fellas Takeaway | LE9 6RE | 5 |
| 03 | Istanbul Kitchen | LE16 9AA | — |
| 04 | Jan Saray | LE9 6RA | — |
| 05 | Turkuaz Restaurant | LE9 6RA | — |
What it would cost here
Fitting out a 100 m² Turkish restaurant in Harborough with a mid-range fit-out, using our small-town cost assumptions, comes to roughly £174,402 – £348,546 up front. The two largest lines are fit-out & build (£90,000 – £150,000) and kitchen equipment (£20,847 – £76,060).
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Frequently asked questions
- How many Turkish restaurants are in Harborough?
- Harborough currently has 5 Turkish restaurants.
- Is there demand for a Turkish restaurant in Harborough?
- Yes — an estimated 439 monthly searches relate to Turkish food in Harborough, giving it a demand score of 25/100.
- What would it cost to open a Turkish restaurant in Harborough?
- A 100 m² restaurant with a mid-range fit-out costs roughly £174,402 – £348,546 to open in Harborough, based on our cost model.
- How does Harborough compare to the rest of East Midlands?
- Harborough scores 25/100 and ranks 29 of 35 in East Midlands. The region's top-scoring council is Nottingham, at 74/100.
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