Best areas to open farm shop in South West
15 South 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 farm shop in South West?
In South West, the best area to open a farm shop is South Hams, with a Gera Business Location Score of 74.5/100: premises at £43/m²/yr and local median pay £28,329. South Gloucestershire ranks lowest of 15 South West authorities at 36.3/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
South West ranked for farm shop
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Hams | 74.5/100 | £43 | £28,329 | £1,858 |
| 2 | Cotswold | 69.8/100 | £60 | £29,655 | £2,592 |
| 3 | West Devon | 66/100 | £51 | £28,161 | £2,203 |
| 4 | Dorset | 65.6/100 | £49 | £29,292 | £2,117 |
| 5 | Cornwall | 64.3/100 | £60 | £27,006 | £2,592 |
| 6 | Teignbridge | 63.2/100 | £42 | £28,636 | £1,814 |
| 7 | North Devon | 62.2/100 | £69 | £27,526 | £2,981 |
| 8 | Mid Devon | 62/100 | £39 | £29,224 | £1,685 |
| 9 | Wiltshire | 59.2/100 | £46 | £30,000 | £1,987 |
| 10 | East Devon | 58.3/100 | £52 | £31,874 | £2,246 |
| 11 | Somerset | 56.8/100 | £62 | £29,152 | £2,678 |
| 12 | Stroud | 46.8/100 | £74 | £32,495 | £3,197 |
| 13 | Tewkesbury | 42.8/100 | £60 | £37,088 | £2,592 |
| 14 | Bath and North East Somerset | 41.5/100 | £93 | £32,004 | £4,018 |
| 15 | South Gloucestershire | 36.3/100 | £74 | £36,920 | £3,197 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for farm shop premises in South West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in South West is £39/m²/yr in Mid Devon. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, South Hams ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for farm shop in South Hams?
- For a 100 m² unit in South Hams, business rates are roughly £1,858/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £4,300/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).