Best areas to open golf course 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 golf course in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a golf course is Stockport, with a Gera Business Location Score of 70.2/100: premises at £61/m²/yr and local median pay £28,296. Fylde ranks lowest of 22 North West authorities at 50.7/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
North West ranked for golf course
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockport | 70.2/100 | £61 | £28,296 | £2,635 |
| 2 | Hyndburn | 68.8/100 | £49 | £27,323 | £2,117 |
| 3 | Bury | 67.5/100 | £60 | £29,060 | £2,592 |
| 4 | Bolton | 66.5/100 | £63 | £27,696 | £2,722 |
| 5 | Lancaster | 65.3/100 | £58 | £29,091 | £2,506 |
| 6 | Sefton | 65.1/100 | £77 | £27,006 | £3,326 |
| 7 | Trafford | 64.6/100 | £68 | £31,516 | £2,938 |
| 8 | Westmorland and Furness | 63.9/100 | £67 | £32,683 | £2,894 |
| 9 | Wirral | 63.7/100 | £71 | £28,840 | £3,067 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 63.2/100 | £61 | £29,036 | £2,635 |
| 11 | Tameside | 63.1/100 | £70 | £27,115 | £3,024 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 62.6/100 | £51 | £33,648 | £2,203 |
| 13 | Oldham | 61.9/100 | £71 | £27,990 | £3,067 |
| 14 | Cheshire West and Chester | 60.8/100 | £76 | £30,636 | £3,283 |
| 15 | Cheshire East | 59.8/100 | £80 | £33,200 | £3,456 |
| 16 | Chorley | 59.1/100 | £86 | £29,415 | £3,715 |
| 17 | Wigan | 57.6/100 | £83 | £28,003 | £3,586 |
| 18 | Warrington | 56.9/100 | £68 | £34,719 | £2,938 |
| 19 | St. Helens | 54.8/100 | £84 | £28,468 | £3,629 |
| 20 | Ribble Valley | 52.6/100 | £69 | £41,474 | £2,981 |
| 21 | Cumberland | 52.5/100 | £83 | £34,890 | £3,586 |
| 22 | Fylde | 50.7/100 | £86 | £36,962 | £3,715 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for golf course premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £49/m²/yr in Hyndburn. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Stockport ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for golf course in Stockport?
- For a 100 m² unit in Stockport, business rates are roughly £2,635/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £6,100/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).