Best areas to open car showroom in North West
32 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 car showroom in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a car showroom is Hyndburn, with a Gera Business Location Score of 86/100: premises at £62/m²/yr and local median pay £27,323. Liverpool ranks lowest of 32 North West authorities at 61.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
North West ranked for car showroom
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyndburn | 86/100 | £62 | £27,323 | £2,678 |
| 2 | Pendle | 85.8/100 | £55 | £28,099 | £2,376 |
| 3 | South Ribble | 84.6/100 | £53 | £30,126 | £2,290 |
| 4 | Blackburn with Darwen | 82.9/100 | £76 | £30,572 | £3,283 |
| 5 | Burnley | 82.2/100 | £27 | £27,128 | £1,166 |
| 6 | Chorley | 82/100 | £56 | £29,415 | £2,419 |
| 7 | West Lancashire | 81/100 | £64 | £28,909 | £2,765 |
| 8 | Wyre | 80.5/100 | £51 | £27,657 | £2,203 |
| 9 | Oldham | 80.3/100 | £74 | £27,990 | £3,197 |
| 10 | Westmorland and Furness | 79.7/100 | £46 | £32,683 | £1,987 |
| 11 | Bury | 79.6/100 | £97 | £29,060 | £4,190 |
| 12 | Cumberland | 78.8/100 | £55 | £34,890 | £2,376 |
| 13 | Bolton | 78.7/100 | £97 | £27,696 | £4,190 |
| 14 | Cheshire East | 78/100 | £83 | £33,200 | £3,586 |
| 15 | Wigan | 77.5/100 | £85 | £28,003 | £3,672 |
| 16 | Lancaster | 76.9/100 | £46 | £29,091 | £1,987 |
| 17 | Warrington | 75.8/100 | £82 | £34,719 | £3,542 |
| 18 | Preston | 75.5/100 | £72 | £32,655 | £3,110 |
| 19 | Fylde | 75.4/100 | £41 | £36,962 | £1,771 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 75.1/100 | £92 | £29,036 | £3,974 |
| 21 | Stockport | 75/100 | £119 | £28,296 | £5,141 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 74.7/100 | £66 | £27,064 | £2,851 |
| 23 | Tameside | 74.5/100 | £78 | £27,115 | £3,370 |
| 24 | St. Helens | 74.1/100 | £64 | £28,468 | £2,765 |
| 25 | Cheshire West and Chester | 73.5/100 | £91 | £30,636 | £3,931 |
| 26 | Sefton | 73.4/100 | £66 | £27,006 | £2,851 |
| 27 | Trafford | 70.5/100 | £114 | £31,516 | £4,925 |
| 28 | Wirral | 70.3/100 | £62 | £28,840 | £2,678 |
| 29 | Halton | 68.7/100 | £85 | £32,465 | £3,672 |
| 30 | Salford | 65.2/100 | £82 | £34,741 | £3,542 |
| 31 | Manchester | 62/100 | £88 | £36,554 | £3,802 |
| 32 | Liverpool | 61.5/100 | £82 | £33,648 | £3,542 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for car showroom premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £27/m²/yr in Burnley. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Hyndburn ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for car showroom in Hyndburn?
- For a 100 m² unit in Hyndburn, business rates are roughly £2,678/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £6,200/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).