Best areas to open garden centre in West Midlands
16 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 garden centre in West Midlands?
In West Midlands, the best area to open a garden centre is Wyre Forest, with a Gera Business Location Score of 63.9/100: premises at £7/m²/yr and local median pay £27,346. North Warwickshire ranks lowest of 16 West Midlands authorities at 29.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top West Midlands area for garden centre: Wyre Forest.
How this is calculatedWest Midlands ranked for garden centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyre Forest | 63.9/100 | £7 | £27,346 | £302 |
| 2 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 60.8/100 | £8 | £26,204 | £346 |
| 3 | Herefordshire, County of | 60.3/100 | £14 | £28,366 | £605 |
| 4 | Bromsgrove | 58/100 | £11 | £27,494 | £475 |
| 5 | Malvern Hills | 57.1/100 | £14 | £27,744 | £605 |
| 6 | Warwick | 56.1/100 | £9 | £33,616 | £389 |
| 7 | Birmingham | 52.7/100 | £13 | £33,374 | £562 |
| 8 | Telford and Wrekin | 50.5/100 | £14 | £30,601 | £605 |
| 9 | Stafford | 49.6/100 | £19 | £28,523 | £821 |
| 10 | Solihull | 48.9/100 | £13 | £35,794 | £562 |
| 11 | Shropshire | 47.1/100 | £22 | £28,397 | £950 |
| 12 | Lichfield | 47.1/100 | £19 | £28,845 | £821 |
| 13 | South Staffordshire | 45.9/100 | £18 | £28,259 | £778 |
| 14 | Stratford-on-Avon | 42.5/100 | £14 | £42,929 | £605 |
| 15 | Wychavon | 36.2/100 | £28 | £32,022 | £1,210 |
| 16 | North Warwickshire | 29.5/100 | £28 | £34,564 | £1,210 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for garden centre premises in West Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in West Midlands is £7/m²/yr in Wyre Forest. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Wyre Forest ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for garden centre in Wyre Forest?
- For a 100 m² unit in Wyre Forest, business rates are roughly £302/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £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).