Best areas to open post office in North West
15 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 post office in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a post office is Wirral, with a Gera Business Location Score of 62.5/100: premises at £46/m²/yr and local median pay £28,840. Trafford ranks lowest of 15 North West authorities at 47.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
North West ranked for post office
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wirral | 62.5/100 | £46 | £28,840 | £1,987 |
| 2 | Wigan | 62.1/100 | £50 | £28,003 | £2,160 |
| 3 | Westmorland and Furness | 60.7/100 | £62 | £32,683 | £2,678 |
| 4 | Sefton | 60.4/100 | £73 | £27,006 | £3,154 |
| 5 | Bolton | 58.5/100 | £95 | £27,696 | £4,104 |
| 6 | Bury | 57.6/100 | £93 | £29,060 | £4,018 |
| 7 | Cheshire East | 56.6/100 | £73 | £33,200 | £3,154 |
| 8 | Tameside | 56.5/100 | £93 | £27,115 | £4,018 |
| 9 | Stockport | 55.1/100 | £107 | £28,296 | £4,622 |
| 10 | Cumberland | 54.4/100 | £73 | £34,890 | £3,154 |
| 11 | Manchester | 52.5/100 | £89 | £36,554 | £3,845 |
| 12 | Salford | 52.1/100 | £82 | £34,741 | £3,542 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 51.3/100 | £95 | £33,648 | £4,104 |
| 14 | Ribble Valley | 50.5/100 | £77 | £41,474 | £3,326 |
| 15 | Trafford | 47.5/100 | £148 | £31,516 | £6,394 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for post office premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £46/m²/yr in Wirral. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Wirral ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for post office in Wirral?
- For a 100 m² unit in Wirral, business rates are roughly £1,987/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £4,600/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).