Best areas to open hair & beauty salon in North West
35 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 hair or beauty salon in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a hair or beauty salon is Hyndburn, with a Gera Business Location Score of 64.6/100: premises at £58/m²/yr and local median pay £27,323. Manchester ranks lowest of 35 North West authorities at 49/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North West area for hair & beauty salon: Hyndburn.
How this is calculatedNorth West ranked for hair & beauty salon
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyndburn | 64.6/100 | £58 | £27,323 | £2,506 |
| 2 | Rossendale | 64/100 | £66 | £27,288 | £2,851 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 62.9/100 | £76 | £27,064 | £3,283 |
| 4 | Burnley | 62.9/100 | £74 | £27,128 | £3,197 |
| 5 | Blackburn with Darwen | 61.8/100 | £67 | £30,572 | £2,894 |
| 6 | St. Helens | 61.8/100 | £77 | £28,468 | £3,326 |
| 7 | Pendle | 61.6/100 | £83 | £28,099 | £3,586 |
| 8 | Wigan | 61.5/100 | £84 | £28,003 | £3,629 |
| 9 | Tameside | 61.2/100 | £91 | £27,115 | £3,931 |
| 10 | Wyre | 61.1/100 | £91 | £27,657 | £3,931 |
| 11 | Sefton | 60.7/100 | £100 | £27,006 | £4,320 |
| 12 | Wirral | 60.6/100 | £92 | £28,840 | £3,974 |
| 13 | Oldham | 60.4/100 | £95 | £27,990 | £4,104 |
| 14 | Bolton | 60.3/100 | £99 | £27,696 | £4,277 |
| 15 | Chorley | 60.3/100 | £92 | £29,415 | £3,974 |
| 16 | Lancaster | 60.2/100 | £92 | £29,091 | £3,974 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 60/100 | £93 | £29,036 | £4,018 |
| 18 | Westmorland and Furness | 59.9/100 | £83 | £32,683 | £3,586 |
| 19 | Bury | 59.6/100 | £101 | £29,060 | £4,363 |
| 20 | Halton | 59.3/100 | £83 | £32,465 | £3,586 |
| 21 | Cumberland | 59/100 | £78 | £34,890 | £3,370 |
| 22 | South Ribble | 59/100 | £101 | £30,126 | £4,363 |
| 23 | Preston | 58.8/100 | £88 | £32,655 | £3,802 |
| 24 | West Lancashire | 57.5/100 | £119 | £28,909 | £5,141 |
| 25 | Stockport | 57.1/100 | £130 | £28,296 | £5,616 |
| 26 | Liverpool | 56.9/100 | £103 | £33,648 | £4,450 |
| 27 | Cheshire West and Chester | 56.3/100 | £125 | £30,636 | £5,400 |
| 28 | Salford | 55.6/100 | £107 | £34,741 | £4,622 |
| 29 | Fylde | 55.3/100 | £105 | £36,962 | £4,536 |
| 30 | Knowsley | 55.3/100 | £119 | £32,181 | £5,141 |
| 31 | Warrington | 55.1/100 | £115 | £34,719 | £4,968 |
| 32 | Trafford | 55.1/100 | £134 | £31,516 | £5,789 |
| 33 | Cheshire East | 54.7/100 | £131 | £33,200 | £5,659 |
| 34 | Ribble Valley | 53.2/100 | £105 | £41,474 | £4,536 |
| 35 | Manchester | 49/100 | £164 | £36,554 | £7,085 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for hair & beauty salon premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £58/m²/yr in Hyndburn. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Hyndburn ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for hair & beauty salon in Hyndburn?
- For a 100 m² unit in Hyndburn, business rates are roughly £2,506/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £5,800/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).