Best areas to open trade showroom 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 trade showroom in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a trade showroom is Blackpool, with a Gera Business Location Score of 68.2/100: premises at £44/m²/yr and local median pay £27,064. Manchester ranks lowest of 35 North West authorities at 57.8/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North West area for trade showroom: Blackpool.
How this is calculatedNorth West ranked for trade showroom
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool | 68.2/100 | £44 | £27,064 | £1,901 |
| 2 | Bolton | 67.4/100 | £52 | £27,696 | £2,246 |
| 3 | Rossendale | 67.1/100 | £33 | £27,288 | £1,426 |
| 4 | Blackburn with Darwen | 67/100 | £48 | £30,572 | £2,074 |
| 5 | Hyndburn | 66.9/100 | £37 | £27,323 | £1,598 |
| 6 | Burnley | 66.8/100 | £41 | £27,128 | £1,771 |
| 7 | Pendle | 66.7/100 | £44 | £28,099 | £1,901 |
| 8 | Wyre | 66.1/100 | £65 | £27,657 | £2,808 |
| 9 | Lancaster | 65.7/100 | £34 | £29,091 | £1,469 |
| 10 | Sefton | 65.7/100 | £53 | £27,006 | £2,290 |
| 11 | Bury | 65.1/100 | £68 | £29,060 | £2,938 |
| 12 | St. Helens | 65.1/100 | £41 | £28,468 | £1,771 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 64.5/100 | £57 | £29,036 | £2,462 |
| 14 | Tameside | 64.2/100 | £62 | £27,115 | £2,678 |
| 15 | Preston | 64.1/100 | £54 | £32,655 | £2,333 |
| 16 | Wirral | 64.1/100 | £50 | £28,840 | £2,160 |
| 17 | Stockport | 63.9/100 | £76 | £28,296 | £3,283 |
| 18 | Westmorland and Furness | 63.8/100 | £68 | £32,683 | £2,938 |
| 19 | Oldham | 63.8/100 | £67 | £27,990 | £2,894 |
| 20 | Chorley | 63.7/100 | £58 | £29,415 | £2,506 |
| 21 | Wigan | 63.5/100 | £58 | £28,003 | £2,506 |
| 22 | West Lancashire | 63.3/100 | £59 | £28,909 | £2,549 |
| 23 | Fylde | 63/100 | £39 | £36,962 | £1,685 |
| 24 | Trafford | 62.4/100 | £87 | £31,516 | £3,758 |
| 25 | Cheshire West and Chester | 62.3/100 | £68 | £30,636 | £2,938 |
| 26 | Halton | 62/100 | £40 | £32,465 | £1,728 |
| 27 | Cheshire East | 61.5/100 | £69 | £33,200 | £2,981 |
| 28 | South Ribble | 61/100 | £70 | £30,126 | £3,024 |
| 29 | Cumberland | 60.9/100 | £57 | £34,890 | £2,462 |
| 30 | Liverpool | 60.4/100 | £64 | £33,648 | £2,765 |
| 31 | Salford | 59.4/100 | £63 | £34,741 | £2,722 |
| 32 | Warrington | 59.2/100 | £70 | £34,719 | £3,024 |
| 33 | Ribble Valley | 58.7/100 | £58 | £41,474 | £2,506 |
| 34 | Knowsley | 58.2/100 | £64 | £32,181 | £2,765 |
| 35 | Manchester | 57.8/100 | £99 | £36,554 | £4,277 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for trade showroom premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £33/m²/yr in Rossendale. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Blackpool ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for trade showroom in Blackpool?
- For a 100 m² unit in Blackpool, business rates are roughly £1,901/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £4,400/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).