Best areas to open commercial garage in London
21 London local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a commercial transport garage in London?
In London, the best area to open a commercial transport garage is Harrow, with a Gera Business Location Score of 67.1/100: premises at £99/m²/yr and local median pay £32,208. Westminster ranks lowest of 21 London authorities at 11.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
London ranked for commercial garage
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrow | 67.1/100 | £99 | £32,208 | £4,277 |
| 2 | Brent | 66.1/100 | £92 | £32,335 | £3,974 |
| 3 | Merton | 66/100 | £79 | £32,983 | £3,413 |
| 4 | Hillingdon | 65/100 | £100 | £37,941 | £4,320 |
| 5 | Enfield | 64.8/100 | £123 | £31,252 | £5,314 |
| 6 | Barnet | 62.7/100 | £96 | £30,926 | £4,147 |
| 7 | Ealing | 61.9/100 | £116 | £33,592 | £5,011 |
| 8 | Hounslow | 60.2/100 | £103 | £38,422 | £4,450 |
| 9 | Haringey | 59/100 | £111 | £27,716 | £4,795 |
| 10 | Waltham Forest | 58/100 | £130 | £28,880 | £5,616 |
| 11 | Newham | 52.9/100 | £91 | £39,117 | £3,931 |
| 12 | Kensington and Chelsea | 51.3/100 | £110 | £38,541 | £4,752 |
| 13 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 47.2/100 | £115 | £44,042 | £4,968 |
| 14 | Islington | 46.9/100 | £92 | £49,624 | £3,974 |
| 15 | Lambeth | 45.3/100 | £120 | £42,039 | £5,184 |
| 16 | Hackney | 45.2/100 | £175 | £37,736 | £7,560 |
| 17 | Southwark | 43.6/100 | £97 | £47,136 | £4,190 |
| 18 | Wandsworth | 43.6/100 | £168 | £37,534 | £7,258 |
| 19 | Camden | 41.5/100 | £193 | £48,822 | £8,338 |
| 20 | Tower Hamlets | 39.9/100 | £77 | £59,974 | £3,326 |
| 21 | Westminster | 11.1/100 | £458 | £49,973 | £19,786 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for commercial garage premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £77/m²/yr in Tower Hamlets. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Harrow ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for commercial garage in Harrow?
- For a 100 m² unit in Harrow, business rates are roughly £4,277/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £9,900/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).