Best areas to open hair & beauty salon in North East
12 North East local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a hair or beauty salon in North East?
In North East, the best area to open a hair or beauty salon is South Tyneside, with a Gera Business Location Score of 64/100: premises at £73/m²/yr and local median pay £25,490. Newcastle upon Tyne ranks lowest of 12 North East authorities at 56.6/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North East area for hair & beauty salon: South Tyneside.
How this is calculatedNorth East ranked for hair & beauty salon
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Tyneside | 64/100 | £73 | £25,490 | £3,154 |
| 2 | Redcar and Cleveland | 62.3/100 | £74 | £28,356 | £3,197 |
| 3 | County Durham | 62.1/100 | £72 | £29,393 | £3,110 |
| 4 | Hartlepool | 61.7/100 | £81 | £28,204 | £3,499 |
| 5 | Darlington | 61/100 | £85 | £29,692 | £3,672 |
| 6 | Northumberland | 60.3/100 | £101 | £27,769 | £4,363 |
| 7 | Stockton-on-Tees | 60.1/100 | £90 | £29,537 | £3,888 |
| 8 | North Tyneside | 59.3/100 | £100 | £29,311 | £4,320 |
| 9 | Gateshead | 59/100 | £107 | £28,507 | £4,622 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 59/100 | £106 | £28,214 | £4,579 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 58/100 | £108 | £29,502 | £4,666 |
| 12 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 56.6/100 | £115 | £31,786 | £4,968 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for hair & beauty salon premises in North East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North East is £72/m²/yr in County Durham. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, South Tyneside ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for hair & beauty salon in South Tyneside?
- For a 100 m² unit in South Tyneside, business rates are roughly £3,154/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £7,300/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).