Best areas to open car showroom in London
23 London local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a car showroom in London?
In London, the best area to open a car showroom is Havering, with a Gera Business Location Score of 72.6/100: premises at £115/m²/yr and local median pay £31,874. Westminster ranks lowest of 23 London authorities at 10/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
London ranked for car showroom
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havering | 72.6/100 | £115 | £31,874 | £4,968 |
| 2 | Redbridge | 70.8/100 | £91 | £28,125 | £3,931 |
| 3 | Bexley | 69.9/100 | £97 | £27,441 | £4,190 |
| 4 | Harrow | 69.8/100 | £119 | £32,208 | £5,141 |
| 5 | Enfield | 67.8/100 | £152 | £31,252 | £6,566 |
| 6 | Hillingdon | 67.7/100 | £123 | £37,941 | £5,314 |
| 7 | Merton | 67.2/100 | £110 | £32,983 | £4,752 |
| 8 | Brent | 67.1/100 | £134 | £32,335 | £5,789 |
| 9 | Ealing | 63.8/100 | £158 | £33,592 | £6,826 |
| 10 | Barnet | 63.7/100 | £138 | £30,926 | £5,962 |
| 11 | Sutton | 63.3/100 | £112 | £35,113 | £4,838 |
| 12 | Bromley | 62.6/100 | £104 | £33,520 | £4,493 |
| 13 | Croydon | 62.1/100 | £114 | £34,987 | £4,925 |
| 14 | Waltham Forest | 61.5/100 | £150 | £28,880 | £6,480 |
| 15 | Hounslow | 61.4/100 | £148 | £38,422 | £6,394 |
| 16 | Kingston upon Thames | 61.2/100 | £106 | £36,898 | £4,579 |
| 17 | Greenwich | 58.5/100 | £129 | £30,787 | £5,573 |
| 18 | Richmond upon Thames | 56.4/100 | £142 | £35,263 | £6,134 |
| 19 | Newham | 55.4/100 | £102 | £39,117 | £4,406 |
| 20 | Lewisham | 54.6/100 | £119 | £34,965 | £5,141 |
| 21 | Wandsworth | 49.5/100 | £169 | £37,534 | £7,301 |
| 22 | Tower Hamlets | 26.8/100 | £324 | £59,974 | £13,997 |
| 23 | Westminster | 10/100 | £727 | £49,973 | £31,406 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for car showroom premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £91/m²/yr in Redbridge. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Havering ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for car showroom in Havering?
- For a 100 m² unit in Havering, business rates are roughly £4,968/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £11,500/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).