Best areas to open trade showroom in South West
25 South 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 South West?
In South West, the best area to open a trade showroom is Torridge, with a Gera Business Location Score of 69.7/100: premises at £27/m²/yr and local median pay £26,745. South Gloucestershire ranks lowest of 25 South West authorities at 51/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
South West ranked for trade showroom
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torridge | 69.7/100 | £27 | £26,745 | £1,166 |
| 2 | South Hams | 69/100 | £64 | £28,329 | £2,765 |
| 3 | Cornwall | 68.2/100 | £51 | £27,006 | £2,203 |
| 4 | North Devon | 68.2/100 | £56 | £27,526 | £2,419 |
| 5 | Cotswold | 68.2/100 | £79 | £29,655 | £3,413 |
| 6 | Dorset | 66.4/100 | £59 | £29,292 | £2,549 |
| 7 | West Devon | 65.2/100 | £76 | £28,161 | £3,283 |
| 8 | Torbay | 64.8/100 | £65 | £28,066 | £2,808 |
| 9 | Somerset | 64.7/100 | £56 | £29,152 | £2,419 |
| 10 | Mid Devon | 64.6/100 | £44 | £29,224 | £1,901 |
| 11 | North Somerset | 64.1/100 | £56 | £28,749 | £2,419 |
| 12 | East Devon | 63.9/100 | £57 | £31,874 | £2,462 |
| 13 | Teignbridge | 63.7/100 | £64 | £28,636 | £2,765 |
| 14 | Wiltshire | 62.5/100 | £65 | £30,000 | £2,808 |
| 15 | Exeter | 62.1/100 | £69 | £30,138 | £2,981 |
| 16 | Cheltenham | 62.1/100 | £57 | £35,202 | £2,462 |
| 17 | Gloucester | 61.6/100 | £63 | £30,796 | £2,722 |
| 18 | Bath and North East Somerset | 61.3/100 | £71 | £32,004 | £3,067 |
| 19 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 61.1/100 | £82 | £31,121 | £3,542 |
| 20 | Plymouth | 60.4/100 | £70 | £30,346 | £3,024 |
| 21 | Stroud | 59.9/100 | £80 | £32,495 | £3,456 |
| 22 | Tewkesbury | 57.7/100 | £64 | £37,088 | £2,765 |
| 23 | Swindon | 57.2/100 | £86 | £32,933 | £3,715 |
| 24 | Bristol, City of | 56.9/100 | £71 | £36,652 | £3,067 |
| 25 | South Gloucestershire | 51/100 | £126 | £36,920 | £5,443 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for trade showroom premises in South West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in South West is £27/m²/yr in Torridge. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Torridge ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for trade showroom in Torridge?
- For a 100 m² unit in Torridge, business rates are roughly £1,166/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,700/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).