Best areas to open car showroom in Wales
22 Wales 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 Wales?
In Wales, the best area to open a car showroom is Powys, with a Gera Business Location Score of 92.9/100: premises at £45/m²/yr and local median pay £26,839. Cardiff / Caerdydd ranks lowest of 22 Wales authorities at 66.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Wales ranked for car showroom
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powys | 92.9/100 | £45 | £26,839 | £1,944 |
| 2 | Ceredigion | 89.4/100 | £56 | £27,868 | £2,419 |
| 3 | Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin | 86.4/100 | £55 | £29,835 | £2,376 |
| 4 | Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 83.7/100 | £56 | £34,480 | £2,419 |
| 5 | Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro | 83.1/100 | £51 | £26,535 | £2,203 |
| 6 | Conwy | 83/100 | £91 | £26,961 | £3,931 |
| 7 | Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 82.6/100 | £51 | £27,011 | £2,203 |
| 8 | Gwynedd | 82/100 | £38 | £25,217 | £1,642 |
| 9 | Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy | 81.7/100 | £50 | £32,805 | £2,160 |
| 10 | Blaenau Gwent | 79.3/100 | £45 | £26,241 | £1,944 |
| 11 | Torfaen / Tor-faen | 79.3/100 | £47 | £31,105 | £2,030 |
| 12 | Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr | 79.2/100 | £60 | £30,377 | £2,592 |
| 13 | Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn | 78.1/100 | £56 | £29,867 | £2,419 |
| 14 | Wrexham / Wrecsam | 77/100 | £68 | £30,080 | £2,938 |
| 15 | Caerphilly / Caerffili | 75.1/100 | £53 | £28,187 | £2,290 |
| 16 | Swansea / Abertawe | 74.8/100 | £63 | £31,348 | £2,722 |
| 17 | Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg | 74.5/100 | £85 | £28,528 | £3,672 |
| 18 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 74.4/100 | £51 | £28,454 | £2,203 |
| 19 | Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful | 73.3/100 | £47 | £27,843 | £2,030 |
| 20 | Newport / Casnewydd | 72/100 | £77 | £32,340 | £3,326 |
| 21 | Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot | 71.5/100 | £56 | £30,055 | £2,419 |
| 22 | Cardiff / Caerdydd | 66.2/100 | £92 | £33,599 | £3,974 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for car showroom premises in Wales?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £38/m²/yr in Gwynedd. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Powys ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for car showroom in Powys?
- For a 100 m² unit in Powys, business rates are roughly £1,944/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £4,500/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).