Research tools for UK pharmacy

Pharmacy8 is built on official NHS and government data for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, refreshed as each source publishes. The Neighbourhood Atlas and site study cover England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

• Neighbourhood Atlas

  A research map for pharmacy sites: deprivation, population, GP access, existing pharmacies and planned housing for any postcode.

  Owners, buyers and applicants researching a location · Octo

• Site study report

  An objective study of any postcode: population, deprivation, GP access and the pharmacies already serving the area.

  Anyone weighing up a new or relocated pharmacy · Octo

• Pharmacy benchmarking

  See where any UK pharmacy sits among comparable pharmacies in its nation: items, Pharmacy First, NMS and other services by percentile.

  Owners, buyers, advisers and groups · Octo

• Diligence report

  Evidence on a pharmacy you are buying or financing: dispensing and service trends, GP dependence and how local competitors are moving.

  Buyers, brokers and lenders · Octo

• Group estate

  Track every branch in a group side by side: volumes, services and which branches need a closer look.

  Multiples and growing groups · Octo

How the figures are worked out: methodology. Terms explained: glossary.