Best areas to open vehicle repair garage in North West
35 North 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 vehicle repair garage in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a vehicle repair garage is Pendle, with a Gera Business Location Score of 85/100: premises at £31/m²/yr and local median pay £28,099. Manchester ranks lowest of 35 North West authorities at 61.6/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North West area for vehicle repair garage: Pendle.
How this is calculatedNorth West ranked for vehicle repair garage
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pendle | 85/100 | £31 | £28,099 | £1,339 |
| 2 | Hyndburn | 84.9/100 | £35 | £27,323 | £1,512 |
| 3 | Blackburn with Darwen | 82.1/100 | £38 | £30,572 | £1,642 |
| 4 | Rossendale | 82.1/100 | £38 | £27,288 | £1,642 |
| 5 | Ribble Valley | 81.2/100 | £33 | £41,474 | £1,426 |
| 6 | South Ribble | 80.7/100 | £47 | £30,126 | £2,030 |
| 7 | Bury | 80.3/100 | £38 | £29,060 | £1,642 |
| 8 | West Lancashire | 80.2/100 | £35 | £28,909 | £1,512 |
| 9 | Burnley | 79.7/100 | £32 | £27,128 | £1,382 |
| 10 | Cumberland | 79.1/100 | £26 | £34,890 | £1,123 |
| 11 | Bolton | 78.8/100 | £42 | £27,696 | £1,814 |
| 12 | Oldham | 78.8/100 | £42 | £27,990 | £1,814 |
| 13 | Wyre | 77.8/100 | £41 | £27,657 | £1,771 |
| 14 | Westmorland and Furness | 77.4/100 | £37 | £32,683 | £1,598 |
| 15 | Chorley | 77.3/100 | £53 | £29,415 | £2,290 |
| 16 | Wigan | 76/100 | £46 | £28,003 | £1,987 |
| 17 | Stockport | 75.8/100 | £46 | £28,296 | £1,987 |
| 18 | Lancaster | 75.2/100 | £35 | £29,091 | £1,512 |
| 19 | Cheshire East | 75/100 | £53 | £33,200 | £2,290 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 74.8/100 | £43 | £29,036 | £1,858 |
| 21 | Preston | 74.2/100 | £41 | £32,655 | £1,771 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 73.9/100 | £37 | £27,064 | £1,598 |
| 23 | Fylde | 73.6/100 | £33 | £36,962 | £1,426 |
| 24 | Tameside | 73.3/100 | £43 | £27,115 | £1,858 |
| 25 | Warrington | 73.1/100 | £51 | £34,719 | £2,203 |
| 26 | Sefton | 72.8/100 | £37 | £27,006 | £1,598 |
| 27 | Cheshire West and Chester | 72.3/100 | £47 | £30,636 | £2,030 |
| 28 | St. Helens | 71.7/100 | £45 | £28,468 | £1,944 |
| 29 | Trafford | 68.9/100 | £57 | £31,516 | £2,462 |
| 30 | Wirral | 68.3/100 | £43 | £28,840 | £1,858 |
| 31 | Halton | 67.9/100 | £44 | £32,465 | £1,901 |
| 32 | Knowsley | 64.6/100 | £31 | £32,181 | £1,339 |
| 33 | Salford | 63.7/100 | £47 | £34,741 | £2,030 |
| 34 | Liverpool | 62.9/100 | £33 | £33,648 | £1,426 |
| 35 | Manchester | 61.6/100 | £44 | £36,554 | £1,901 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for vehicle repair garage premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £26/m²/yr in Cumberland. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Pendle ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for vehicle repair garage in Pendle?
- For a 100 m² unit in Pendle, business rates are roughly £1,339/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £3,100/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).