What is the cheapest area for funeral home premises in Wales?

The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £28/m²/yr in Blaenau Gwent. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro ranks #1.

How much are business rates for funeral home in Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro?

For a 100 m² unit in Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro, business rates are roughly £1,728/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £4,000/yr rent — before Small Business Rate Relief.

Best areas to open funeral home in Wales

19 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 funeral home in Wales?

In Wales, the best area to open a funeral home is Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro, with a Gera Business Location Score of 70.4/100: premises at £40/m²/yr and local median pay £26,535. Newport / Casnewydd ranks lowest of 19 Wales authorities at 40/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.

Source:VOA Business Floorspace + ONS Business Counts + ONS ASHE (work geography) + ONS population estimates·As of 2025 (VOA 31 March 2025; ASHE 2025 provisional; Business Counts 2025; population mid-2024) · updated annual · last refreshed 19 June 2026

Gera Business Location Score

Top Wales area for funeral home: Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro.

How this is calculated

70.4 / 100

Wales ranked for funeral home

Gera Business Location Score — Funeral home, Wales (2025 data)
#	Local authority	GBLS	Rent (£/m²/yr)	Local pay	Rates / 100 m²
1	Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro	70.4/100	£40	£26,535	£1,728
2	Powys	68.4/100	£38	£26,839	£1,642
3	Gwynedd	67.2/100	£39	£25,217	£1,685
4	Blaenau Gwent	62.4/100	£28	£26,241	£1,210
5	Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych	62.3/100	£41	£27,011	£1,771
6	Conwy	62.2/100	£45	£26,961	£1,944
7	Ceredigion	61.3/100	£41	£27,868	£1,771
8	Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr	58.8/100	£31	£30,377	£1,339
9	Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin	57.3/100	£46	£29,835	£1,987
10	Wrexham / Wrecsam	56.4/100	£41	£30,080	£1,771
11	Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot	53.9/100	£41	£30,055	£1,771
12	Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful	52.9/100	£49	£27,843	£2,117
13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	52.5/100	£50	£28,454	£2,160
14	Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy	52.5/100	£54	£32,805	£2,333
15	Flintshire / Sir y Fflint	48.3/100	£48	£34,480	£2,074
16	Caerphilly / Caerffili	45.9/100	£68	£28,187	£2,938
17	Swansea / Abertawe	43.3/100	£70	£31,348	£3,024
18	Cardiff / Caerdydd	41.8/100	£70	£33,599	£3,024
19	Newport / Casnewydd	40/100	£71	£32,340	£3,067

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest area for funeral home premises in Wales?: The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £28/m²/yr in Blaenau Gwent. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro ranks #1.
How much are business rates for funeral home in Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro?: For a 100 m² unit in Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro, business rates are roughly £1,728/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £4,000/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).