Best areas to open post office in Wales
19 Wales 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 Wales?
In Wales, the best area to open a post office is Gwynedd, with a Gera Business Location Score of 68.5/100: premises at £42/m²/yr and local median pay £25,217. Cardiff / Caerdydd ranks lowest of 19 Wales authorities at 45.4/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Wales ranked for post office
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwynedd | 68.5/100 | £42 | £25,217 | £1,814 |
| 2 | Powys | 65.7/100 | £55 | £26,839 | £2,376 |
| 3 | Conwy | 65.6/100 | £57 | £26,961 | £2,462 |
| 4 | Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful | 63.3/100 | £46 | £27,843 | £1,987 |
| 5 | Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 62.9/100 | £63 | £27,011 | £2,722 |
| 6 | Ceredigion | 62.9/100 | £73 | £27,868 | £3,154 |
| 7 | Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin | 62.8/100 | £47 | £29,835 | £2,030 |
| 8 | Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn | 59.9/100 | £65 | £29,867 | £2,808 |
| 9 | Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot | 58.8/100 | £55 | £30,055 | £2,376 |
| 10 | Wrexham / Wrecsam | 58.2/100 | £61 | £30,080 | £2,635 |
| 11 | Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro | 58.2/100 | £99 | £26,535 | £4,277 |
| 12 | Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr | 57.9/100 | £71 | £30,377 | £3,067 |
| 13 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 57.5/100 | £75 | £28,454 | £3,240 |
| 14 | Caerphilly / Caerffili | 56.9/100 | £77 | £28,187 | £3,326 |
| 15 | Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 55.3/100 | £66 | £34,480 | £2,851 |
| 16 | Newport / Casnewydd | 55.1/100 | £73 | £32,340 | £3,154 |
| 17 | Swansea / Abertawe | 54.7/100 | £81 | £31,348 | £3,499 |
| 18 | Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg | 54.2/100 | £99 | £28,528 | £4,277 |
| 19 | Cardiff / Caerdydd | 45.4/100 | £130 | £33,599 | £5,616 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for post office premises in Wales?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £42/m²/yr in Gwynedd. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Gwynedd ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for post office in Gwynedd?
- For a 100 m² unit in Gwynedd, business rates are roughly £1,814/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £4,200/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).