Best areas to open gym / fitness suite in North West
34 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 gym or fitness studio in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a gym or fitness studio is Tameside, with a Gera Business Location Score of 65/100: premises at £21/m²/yr and local median pay £27,115. Manchester ranks lowest of 34 North West authorities at 53.9/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North West area for gym / fitness suite: Tameside.
How this is calculatedNorth West ranked for gym / fitness suite
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tameside | 65/100 | £21 | £27,115 | £907 |
| 2 | Hyndburn | 64.6/100 | £23 | £27,323 | £994 |
| 3 | Burnley | 64.5/100 | £24 | £27,128 | £1,037 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 63.9/100 | £30 | £27,064 | £1,296 |
| 5 | Sefton | 63.9/100 | £33 | £27,006 | £1,426 |
| 6 | Bolton | 63.5/100 | £32 | £27,696 | £1,382 |
| 7 | Bury | 63.5/100 | £28 | £29,060 | £1,210 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 63.5/100 | £25 | £29,036 | £1,080 |
| 9 | Wirral | 63.4/100 | £29 | £28,840 | £1,253 |
| 10 | Oldham | 63.1/100 | £32 | £27,990 | £1,382 |
| 11 | Rossendale | 63.1/100 | £36 | £27,288 | £1,555 |
| 12 | Wyre | 63.1/100 | £35 | £27,657 | £1,512 |
| 13 | Wigan | 62.8/100 | £34 | £28,003 | £1,469 |
| 14 | St. Helens | 62.7/100 | £32 | £28,468 | £1,382 |
| 15 | Blackburn with Darwen | 62.4/100 | £26 | £30,572 | £1,123 |
| 16 | Pendle | 62.2/100 | £38 | £28,099 | £1,642 |
| 17 | Westmorland and Furness | 61.9/100 | £28 | £32,683 | £1,210 |
| 18 | Stockport | 61.7/100 | £46 | £28,296 | £1,987 |
| 19 | Lancaster | 61/100 | £45 | £29,091 | £1,944 |
| 20 | Chorley | 60.7/100 | £48 | £29,415 | £2,074 |
| 21 | Liverpool | 60.7/100 | £30 | £33,648 | £1,296 |
| 22 | Cumberland | 60.5/100 | £28 | £34,890 | £1,210 |
| 23 | South Ribble | 60.4/100 | £47 | £30,126 | £2,030 |
| 24 | Halton | 60.1/100 | £37 | £32,465 | £1,598 |
| 25 | Warrington | 59.9/100 | £33 | £34,719 | £1,426 |
| 26 | West Lancashire | 59.3/100 | £59 | £28,909 | £2,549 |
| 27 | Cheshire West and Chester | 59.2/100 | £55 | £30,636 | £2,376 |
| 28 | Preston | 59.1/100 | £45 | £32,655 | £1,944 |
| 29 | Cheshire East | 58.9/100 | £50 | £33,200 | £2,160 |
| 30 | Salford | 58.7/100 | £39 | £34,741 | £1,685 |
| 31 | Trafford | 58/100 | £62 | £31,516 | £2,678 |
| 32 | Fylde | 58/100 | £40 | £36,962 | £1,728 |
| 33 | Ribble Valley | 54.1/100 | £54 | £41,474 | £2,333 |
| 34 | Manchester | 53.9/100 | £71 | £36,554 | £3,067 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for gym / fitness suite premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £21/m²/yr in Tameside. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Tameside ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for gym / fitness suite in Tameside?
- For a 100 m² unit in Tameside, business rates are roughly £907/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,100/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).