Best areas to open superstore / hypermarket in North East
9 North East local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a superstore or hypermarket in North East?
In North East, the best area to open a superstore or hypermarket is Sunderland, with a Gera Business Location Score of 59.6/100: premises at £131/m²/yr and local median pay £28,214. North Tyneside ranks lowest of 9 North East authorities at 52.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North East area for superstore / hypermarket: Sunderland.
How this is calculatedNorth East ranked for superstore / hypermarket
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 59.6/100 | £131 | £28,214 | £5,659 |
| 2 | Gateshead | 58.7/100 | £142 | £28,507 | £6,134 |
| 3 | South Tyneside | 58.7/100 | £143 | £25,490 | £6,178 |
| 4 | Northumberland | 54.6/100 | £168 | £27,769 | £7,258 |
| 5 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 53.2/100 | £159 | £31,786 | £6,869 |
| 6 | County Durham | 53.1/100 | £163 | £29,393 | £7,042 |
| 7 | Stockton-on-Tees | 53/100 | £161 | £29,537 | £6,955 |
| 8 | Redcar and Cleveland | 52.2/100 | £172 | £28,356 | £7,430 |
| 9 | North Tyneside | 52.2/100 | £169 | £29,311 | £7,301 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for superstore / hypermarket premises in North East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North East is £131/m²/yr in Sunderland. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Sunderland ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for superstore / hypermarket in Sunderland?
- For a 100 m² unit in Sunderland, business rates are roughly £5,659/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £13,100/yr rent — before Small Business Rate Relief.
Opening a superstore or hypermarket in North East?
Set up your UK GDPR and EU AI Act compliance from day one with a fixed-scope GeraCompliance sprint.
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).