Best areas to open betting shop in South West
10 South West local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a betting shop in South West?
In South West, the best area to open a betting shop is Torbay, with a Gera Business Location Score of 58.3/100: premises at £124/m²/yr and local median pay £28,066. Bath and North East Somerset ranks lowest of 10 South West authorities at 51.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
South West ranked for betting shop
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torbay | 58.3/100 | £124 | £28,066 | £5,357 |
| 2 | Somerset | 57.6/100 | £128 | £29,152 | £5,530 |
| 3 | Plymouth | 55.9/100 | £131 | £30,346 | £5,659 |
| 4 | Teignbridge | 55.5/100 | £149 | £28,636 | £6,437 |
| 5 | Cornwall | 55.1/100 | £159 | £27,006 | £6,869 |
| 6 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 53.9/100 | £151 | £31,121 | £6,523 |
| 7 | Exeter | 53.2/100 | £159 | £30,138 | £6,869 |
| 8 | Wiltshire | 52.5/100 | £170 | £30,000 | £7,344 |
| 9 | Swindon | 51.4/100 | £160 | £32,933 | £6,912 |
| 10 | Bath and North East Somerset | 51.2/100 | £172 | £32,004 | £7,430 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for betting shop premises in South West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in South West is £124/m²/yr in Torbay. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Torbay ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for betting shop in Torbay?
- For a 100 m² unit in Torbay, business rates are roughly £5,357/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £12,400/yr rent — before Small Business Rate Relief.
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Contains public sector information published by Valuation Office Agency and Office for National Statistics and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: VOA Business Floorspace + ONS Business Counts + ONS ASHE (work geography) + ONS population estimates (2025 (VOA 31 March 2025; ASHE 2025 provisional; Business Counts 2025; population mid-2024), published December 2025).