Hair salon · Newcastle upon Tyne

Best hair salons in Newcastle upon Tyne ranked by Google reviews.

We pulled the top-ranked hair salons in Newcastle upon Tyne from Google’s own listings. Here’s the leaderboard, what the leaders share in common, and how a branded biglove.to link helps yours close the gap. Data refreshed from Google Places.

Leaderboard · top 10

Who’s winning the review race in Newcastle upon Tyne.

  1. 01 Hooker & Young — hair salon in Newcastle upon Tyne

    Hooker & Young

    5 Clayton Rd, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4RP

    5.0 ★ · 520 reviews

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  2. 02 Sanritz Hair Design — hair salon in Newcastle upon Tyne

    Sanritz Hair Design

    9 Church Rd, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1TX

    5.0 ★ · 401 reviews

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  3. 03 Leaf Hairdressing — hair salon in Newcastle upon Tyne

    Leaf Hairdressing

    200A Heaton Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5HP

    5.0 ★ · 313 reviews

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  4. 04 Hair Mechanics — hair salon in Newcastle upon Tyne

    Hair Mechanics

    57-58 Thornton St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4AW

    5.0 ★ · 290 reviews

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  5. 05 Sabai Hairdressing — hair salon in Newcastle upon Tyne

    Sabai Hairdressing

    21 Clayton St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5PN

    5.0 ★ · 122 reviews

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  6. 06 Green Ginger Hairdressing — hair salon in Newcastle upon Tyne

    Green Ginger Hairdressing

    1, Higham House, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AF

    4.9 ★ · 177 reviews

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  7. 07 ÂPRE Hair Concept — hair salon in Newcastle upon Tyne

    ÂPRE Hair Concept

    Siemens House, 3 Carliol Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6UF

    4.9 ★ · 157 reviews

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  8. 08 Lyndsey Morton hair salon — hair salon in Newcastle upon Tyne

    Lyndsey Morton hair salon

    14 Shakespeare St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6AQ

    4.9 ★ · 124 reviews

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  9. 09 Collective Hairdressing® — hair salon in Newcastle upon Tyne

    Collective Hairdressing®

    26 Ridley Pl, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8JW

    4.8 ★ · 269 reviews

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  10. 10 Nicholas Mark Hairdressing — hair salon in Newcastle upon Tyne

    Nicholas Mark Hairdressing

    5 Saville Pl, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8DQ

    4.7 ★ · 321 reviews

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What the leaders share

Patterns from the top of the leaderboard.

Hair salons run on referrals and Google reviews. The leaderboard below shows what asking customers consistently does to a review count over a few years.

  1. They ask every customer, every visit. Not just the obvious fans. The compounded effect of asking 100% of customers — even shyly, even with friction — beats asking 10% of customers enthusiastically.
  2. They make the link short enough to say out loud. The hair salons at the top of the Newcastle upon Tyne leaderboard print a memorable URL on receipts, table tents, or cards. Long Google review URLs don’t survive the trip from till to phone.
  3. They don’t gate. No "rate us 5 stars first" forms. No satisfaction filters that route happy customers one way and frustrated customers another. Google’s 2026 review policy and the FTC’s 2024 Consumer Reviews Rule both prohibit gating, and the leaderboard reflects it — the top Newcastle upon Tyne hair salons are clean.
  4. They follow up once, never twice. The polite single ask converts. The pushy second ask annoys.

How to climb the Newcastle upon Tyne hair salon leaderboard

Five steps that move the needle in 90 days.

  1. 01

    Claim a memorable review URL.

    Pick a slug that customers can read off your receipt. biglove.to/your-hair salon beats the long Google URL on every printed surface. Free preview at biglove.to/check — no signup needed to see your slug + QR.

  2. 02

    Print the QR somewhere your customers see it twice.

    Receipt and door sticker is the highest-conversion combo. The customer sees the QR when they pay, again when they leave, and again at home if they keep the receipt. Three impressions beats one impression by a wide margin.

  3. 03

    Make the ask part of the script.

    Train staff to mention the QR card during natural pauses ("If you enjoyed this, our Google review code is right here on the receipt"). Don’t script a 5-star pitch — that’s gating. Just point at the QR.

  4. 04

    Reply to every review within 48 hours.

    Public replies signal an active, accountable hair salon — both to future customers reading the reviews AND to Google’s ranking signals. A short, sincere thanks is enough; engagement matters more than length.

  5. 05

    Track which ask path works.

    Pro tier on biglove.to gives you click analytics — country, hour, device, referrer — so you can tell whether the receipt QR or the email signature is actually driving the reviews. Optimize what you can measure.

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