Best areas to open pharmacy in Yorkshire and The Humber
12 Yorkshire and The Humber local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a pharmacy in Yorkshire and The Humber?
In Yorkshire and The Humber, the best area to open a pharmacy is Kirklees, with a Gera Business Location Score of 70/100: premises at £251/m²/yr and local median pay £28,821. Doncaster ranks lowest of 12 Yorkshire and The Humber authorities at 55.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Yorkshire and The Humber area for pharmacy: Kirklees.
How this is calculatedYorkshire and The Humber ranked for pharmacy
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirklees | 70/100 | £251 | £28,821 | £10,843 |
| 2 | Bradford | 68.3/100 | £232 | £29,745 | £10,022 |
| 3 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 68/100 | £191 | £29,790 | £8,251 |
| 4 | Leeds | 63.4/100 | £221 | £32,953 | £9,547 |
| 5 | Calderdale | 62.7/100 | £261 | £30,451 | £11,275 |
| 6 | Wakefield | 61/100 | £224 | £30,950 | £9,677 |
| 7 | Rotherham | 60.5/100 | £233 | £29,088 | £10,066 |
| 8 | North Lincolnshire | 57.2/100 | £284 | £29,973 | £12,269 |
| 9 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 57.1/100 | £313 | £29,355 | £13,522 |
| 10 | North Yorkshire | 57.1/100 | £344 | £29,288 | £14,861 |
| 11 | North East Lincolnshire | 56/100 | £330 | £26,631 | £14,256 |
| 12 | Doncaster | 55.2/100 | £288 | £28,928 | £12,442 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for pharmacy premises in Yorkshire and The Humber?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Yorkshire and The Humber is £191/m²/yr in Kingston upon Hull, City of. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Kirklees ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for pharmacy in Kirklees?
- For a 100 m² unit in Kirklees, business rates are roughly £10,843/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £25,100/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).