Best areas to open farm shop in Wales
5 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 farm shop in Wales?
In Wales, the best area to open a farm shop is Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg, with a Gera Business Location Score of 63.1/100: premises at £37/m²/yr and local median pay £28,528. Cardiff / Caerdydd ranks lowest of 5 Wales authorities at 39.9/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Wales area for farm shop: Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg.
How this is calculatedWales ranked for farm shop
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg | 63.1/100 | £37 | £28,528 | £1,598 |
| 2 | Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 59.8/100 | £64 | £27,011 | £2,765 |
| 3 | Wrexham / Wrecsam | 52/100 | £58 | £30,080 | £2,506 |
| 4 | Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 46.6/100 | £64 | £34,480 | £2,765 |
| 5 | Cardiff / Caerdydd | 39.9/100 | £85 | £33,599 | £3,672 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for farm shop premises in Wales?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £37/m²/yr in Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for farm shop in Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg?
- For a 100 m² unit in Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg, business rates are roughly £1,598/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £3,700/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).