Best areas to open commercial garage in West Midlands
23 West Midlands 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 West Midlands?
In West Midlands, the best area to open a commercial transport garage is Herefordshire, County of, with a Gera Business Location Score of 87.9/100: premises at £37/m²/yr and local median pay £28,366. Warwick ranks lowest of 23 West Midlands authorities at 65.9/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top West Midlands area for commercial garage: Herefordshire, County of.
How this is calculatedWest Midlands ranked for commercial garage
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herefordshire, County of | 87.9/100 | £37 | £28,366 | £1,598 |
| 2 | Shropshire | 87.4/100 | £38 | £28,397 | £1,642 |
| 3 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 86.2/100 | £40 | £26,204 | £1,728 |
| 4 | North Warwickshire | 84.9/100 | £52 | £34,564 | £2,246 |
| 5 | Stafford | 84/100 | £38 | £28,523 | £1,642 |
| 6 | Stoke-on-Trent | 82.9/100 | £34 | £30,767 | £1,469 |
| 7 | Wychavon | 82.8/100 | £56 | £32,022 | £2,419 |
| 8 | Lichfield | 81.2/100 | £49 | £28,845 | £2,117 |
| 9 | East Staffordshire | 80.9/100 | £54 | £31,048 | £2,333 |
| 10 | Sandwell | 80.4/100 | £47 | £28,766 | £2,030 |
| 11 | Cannock Chase | 79.3/100 | £61 | £29,719 | £2,635 |
| 12 | Dudley | 78.9/100 | £48 | £29,071 | £2,074 |
| 13 | South Staffordshire | 77.8/100 | £42 | £28,259 | £1,814 |
| 14 | Stratford-on-Avon | 77.3/100 | £44 | £42,929 | £1,901 |
| 15 | Telford and Wrekin | 77.2/100 | £48 | £30,601 | £2,074 |
| 16 | Walsall | 76.7/100 | £48 | £28,691 | £2,074 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton | 75.9/100 | £51 | £32,053 | £2,203 |
| 18 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 75.7/100 | £41 | £27,238 | £1,771 |
| 19 | Tamworth | 75.4/100 | £64 | £28,143 | £2,765 |
| 20 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 74.1/100 | £53 | £31,319 | £2,290 |
| 21 | Birmingham | 70.4/100 | £45 | £33,374 | £1,944 |
| 22 | Coventry | 67.6/100 | £70 | £35,124 | £3,024 |
| 23 | Warwick | 65.9/100 | £88 | £33,616 | £3,802 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for commercial garage premises in West Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in West Midlands is £34/m²/yr in Stoke-on-Trent. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Herefordshire, County of ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for commercial garage in Herefordshire, County of?
- For a 100 m² unit in Herefordshire, County of, business rates are roughly £1,598/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £3,700/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).