Best areas to open garden centre in North West
22 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 garden centre in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a garden centre is Hyndburn, with a Gera Business Location Score of 61.4/100: premises at £9/m²/yr and local median pay £27,323. Warrington ranks lowest of 22 North West authorities at 14.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
North West ranked for garden centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyndburn | 61.4/100 | £9 | £27,323 | £389 |
| 2 | Bolton | 61.1/100 | £13 | £27,696 | £562 |
| 3 | Manchester | 60.6/100 | £6 | £36,554 | £259 |
| 4 | West Lancashire | 59.7/100 | £8 | £28,909 | £346 |
| 5 | Trafford | 57.2/100 | £14 | £31,516 | £605 |
| 6 | Lancaster | 56.3/100 | £11 | £29,091 | £475 |
| 7 | South Ribble | 56.1/100 | £9 | £30,126 | £389 |
| 8 | Chorley | 53.5/100 | £14 | £29,415 | £605 |
| 9 | Sefton | 52.4/100 | £17 | £27,006 | £734 |
| 10 | Salford | 50.1/100 | £11 | £34,741 | £475 |
| 11 | Westmorland and Furness | 49.6/100 | £20 | £32,683 | £864 |
| 12 | Tameside | 47.5/100 | £20 | £27,115 | £864 |
| 13 | Cheshire East | 47.3/100 | £18 | £33,200 | £778 |
| 14 | Bury | 45.4/100 | £25 | £29,060 | £1,080 |
| 15 | Ribble Valley | 45/100 | £15 | £41,474 | £648 |
| 16 | Cumberland | 43.9/100 | £18 | £34,890 | £778 |
| 17 | St. Helens | 40.9/100 | £24 | £28,468 | £1,037 |
| 18 | Wirral | 40.7/100 | £24 | £28,840 | £1,037 |
| 19 | Cheshire West and Chester | 39.8/100 | £25 | £30,636 | £1,080 |
| 20 | Fylde | 39.6/100 | £23 | £36,962 | £994 |
| 21 | Wyre | 28.8/100 | £40 | £27,657 | £1,728 |
| 22 | Warrington | 14.5/100 | £42 | £34,719 | £1,814 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for garden centre premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £6/m²/yr in Manchester. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Hyndburn ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for garden centre in Hyndburn?
- For a 100 m² unit in Hyndburn, business rates are roughly £389/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £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).