Best areas to open funeral home in South West
14 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 funeral home in South West?
In South West, the best area to open a funeral home is East Devon, with a Gera Business Location Score of 51.6/100: premises at £62/m²/yr and local median pay £31,874. South Gloucestershire ranks lowest of 14 South West authorities at 17.3/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
South West ranked for funeral home
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Devon | 51.6/100 | £62 | £31,874 | £2,678 |
| 2 | North Somerset | 49.6/100 | £67 | £28,749 | £2,894 |
| 3 | South Hams | 48.7/100 | £84 | £28,329 | £3,629 |
| 4 | Cornwall | 47.9/100 | £78 | £27,006 | £3,370 |
| 5 | North Devon | 44.1/100 | £83 | £27,526 | £3,586 |
| 6 | Somerset | 41.2/100 | £89 | £29,152 | £3,845 |
| 7 | Plymouth | 40.8/100 | £68 | £30,346 | £2,938 |
| 8 | Dorset | 35.7/100 | £112 | £29,292 | £4,838 |
| 9 | Bath and North East Somerset | 33.9/100 | £101 | £32,004 | £4,363 |
| 10 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 31.9/100 | £104 | £31,121 | £4,493 |
| 11 | Wiltshire | 31.4/100 | £114 | £30,000 | £4,925 |
| 12 | Teignbridge | 24.4/100 | £132 | £28,636 | £5,702 |
| 13 | Swindon | 23.3/100 | £107 | £32,933 | £4,622 |
| 14 | South Gloucestershire | 17.3/100 | £115 | £36,920 | £4,968 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for funeral home premises in South West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in South West is £62/m²/yr in East Devon. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, East Devon ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for funeral home in East Devon?
- For a 100 m² unit in East Devon, 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).