Best areas to open commercial garage in North West
33 North 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 commercial transport garage in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a commercial transport garage is Hyndburn, with a Gera Business Location Score of 86.7/100: premises at £23/m²/yr and local median pay £27,323. Manchester ranks lowest of 33 North West authorities at 63.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North West area for commercial garage: Hyndburn.
How this is calculatedNorth West ranked for commercial garage
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyndburn | 86.7/100 | £23 | £27,323 | £994 |
| 2 | Pendle | 86.1/100 | £23 | £28,099 | £994 |
| 3 | South Ribble | 83.7/100 | £34 | £30,126 | £1,469 |
| 4 | Rossendale | 83.5/100 | £33 | £27,288 | £1,426 |
| 5 | Blackburn with Darwen | 83.4/100 | £34 | £30,572 | £1,469 |
| 6 | Chorley | 81.6/100 | £32 | £29,415 | £1,382 |
| 7 | Bury | 80.6/100 | £44 | £29,060 | £1,901 |
| 8 | Ribble Valley | 80.4/100 | £46 | £41,474 | £1,987 |
| 9 | West Lancashire | 80.3/100 | £41 | £28,909 | £1,771 |
| 10 | Burnley | 80/100 | £32 | £27,128 | £1,382 |
| 11 | Bolton | 79.6/100 | £46 | £27,696 | £1,987 |
| 12 | Oldham | 79.5/100 | £48 | £27,990 | £2,074 |
| 13 | Cumberland | 79.1/100 | £25 | £34,890 | £1,080 |
| 14 | Wyre | 79/100 | £40 | £27,657 | £1,728 |
| 15 | Westmorland and Furness | 78.8/100 | £31 | £32,683 | £1,339 |
| 16 | Cheshire East | 78.3/100 | £42 | £33,200 | £1,814 |
| 17 | Stockport | 77.6/100 | £44 | £28,296 | £1,901 |
| 18 | Wigan | 77.2/100 | £51 | £28,003 | £2,203 |
| 19 | Warrington | 76.3/100 | £40 | £34,719 | £1,728 |
| 20 | Preston | 76/100 | £35 | £32,655 | £1,512 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 75.7/100 | £47 | £29,036 | £2,030 |
| 22 | Tameside | 75.5/100 | £35 | £27,115 | £1,512 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 74.5/100 | £39 | £27,064 | £1,685 |
| 24 | Cheshire West and Chester | 74.4/100 | £43 | £30,636 | £1,858 |
| 25 | St. Helens | 73.6/100 | £42 | £28,468 | £1,814 |
| 26 | Sefton | 73.2/100 | £41 | £27,006 | £1,771 |
| 27 | Trafford | 72/100 | £53 | £31,516 | £2,290 |
| 28 | Wirral | 69.8/100 | £42 | £28,840 | £1,814 |
| 29 | Halton | 69.3/100 | £44 | £32,465 | £1,901 |
| 30 | Salford | 65.1/100 | £50 | £34,741 | £2,160 |
| 31 | Knowsley | 64.1/100 | £38 | £32,181 | £1,642 |
| 32 | Liverpool | 63.2/100 | £34 | £33,648 | £1,469 |
| 33 | Manchester | 63.1/100 | £43 | £36,554 | £1,858 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for commercial garage premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £23/m²/yr in Hyndburn. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Hyndburn ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for commercial garage in Hyndburn?
- For a 100 m² unit in Hyndburn, business rates are roughly £994/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,300/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).