Best areas to open commercial garage in Yorkshire and The Humber
13 Yorkshire and The Humber 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 Yorkshire and The Humber?
In Yorkshire and The Humber, the best area to open a commercial transport garage is North Lincolnshire, with a Gera Business Location Score of 89.8/100: premises at £23/m²/yr and local median pay £29,973. York ranks lowest of 13 Yorkshire and The Humber authorities at 65.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Yorkshire and The Humber area for commercial garage: North Lincolnshire.
How this is calculatedYorkshire and The Humber ranked for commercial garage
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Lincolnshire | 89.8/100 | £23 | £29,973 | £994 |
| 2 | North Yorkshire | 84.6/100 | £31 | £29,288 | £1,339 |
| 3 | North East Lincolnshire | 84.3/100 | £25 | £26,631 | £1,080 |
| 4 | Calderdale | 82.5/100 | £28 | £30,451 | £1,210 |
| 5 | Doncaster | 81.5/100 | £32 | £28,928 | £1,382 |
| 6 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 80.7/100 | £26 | £29,355 | £1,123 |
| 7 | Kirklees | 80.5/100 | £38 | £28,821 | £1,642 |
| 8 | Bradford | 80/100 | £35 | £29,745 | £1,512 |
| 9 | Rotherham | 78.3/100 | £39 | £29,088 | £1,685 |
| 10 | Wakefield | 77.6/100 | £55 | £30,950 | £2,376 |
| 11 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 74.5/100 | £28 | £29,790 | £1,210 |
| 12 | Leeds | 68.7/100 | £49 | £32,953 | £2,117 |
| 13 | York | 65.5/100 | £69 | £32,151 | £2,981 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for commercial garage premises in Yorkshire and The Humber?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Yorkshire and The Humber is £23/m²/yr in North Lincolnshire. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North Lincolnshire ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for commercial garage in North Lincolnshire?
- For a 100 m² unit in North Lincolnshire, 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).