Best areas to open car showroom in North East
12 North East 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 North East?
In North East, the best area to open a car showroom is Darlington, with a Gera Business Location Score of 83.9/100: premises at £36/m²/yr and local median pay £29,692. Newcastle upon Tyne ranks lowest of 12 North East authorities at 65.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
North East ranked for car showroom
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darlington | 83.9/100 | £36 | £29,692 | £1,555 |
| 2 | Gateshead | 78/100 | £38 | £28,507 | £1,642 |
| 3 | Northumberland | 77.1/100 | £45 | £27,769 | £1,944 |
| 4 | Redcar and Cleveland | 75.8/100 | £52 | £28,356 | £2,246 |
| 5 | County Durham | 74.3/100 | £65 | £29,393 | £2,808 |
| 6 | Stockton-on-Tees | 74.1/100 | £74 | £29,537 | £3,197 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 72.9/100 | £57 | £29,502 | £2,462 |
| 8 | South Tyneside | 71.8/100 | £48 | £25,490 | £2,074 |
| 9 | North Tyneside | 71.6/100 | £91 | £29,311 | £3,931 |
| 10 | Hartlepool | 70.4/100 | £40 | £28,204 | £1,728 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 70.1/100 | £76 | £28,214 | £3,283 |
| 12 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 65.1/100 | £78 | £31,786 | £3,370 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for car showroom premises in North East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North East is £36/m²/yr in Darlington. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Darlington ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for car showroom in Darlington?
- For a 100 m² unit in Darlington, business rates are roughly £1,555/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £3,600/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).