Best areas to open funeral home in North East
8 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 funeral home in North East?
In North East, the best area to open a funeral home is South Tyneside, with a Gera Business Location Score of 57.6/100: premises at £48/m²/yr and local median pay £25,490. Sunderland ranks lowest of 8 North East authorities at 48.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North East area for funeral home: South Tyneside.
How this is calculatedNorth East ranked for funeral home
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Tyneside | 57.6/100 | £48 | £25,490 | £2,074 |
| 2 | Gateshead | 55.1/100 | £48 | £28,507 | £2,074 |
| 3 | Northumberland | 54.7/100 | £59 | £27,769 | £2,549 |
| 4 | Redcar and Cleveland | 54/100 | £47 | £28,356 | £2,030 |
| 5 | County Durham | 53.4/100 | £47 | £29,393 | £2,030 |
| 6 | North Tyneside | 52.6/100 | £53 | £29,311 | £2,290 |
| 7 | Stockton-on-Tees | 51.1/100 | £52 | £29,537 | £2,246 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 48.1/100 | £60 | £28,214 | £2,592 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for funeral home premises in North East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North East is £47/m²/yr in Redcar and Cleveland. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, South Tyneside ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for funeral home in South Tyneside?
- For a 100 m² unit in South Tyneside, business rates are roughly £2,074/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £4,800/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).