Best areas to open superstore / hypermarket in North West
24 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 superstore or hypermarket in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a superstore or hypermarket is Bolton, with a Gera Business Location Score of 58.6/100: premises at £158/m²/yr and local median pay £27,696. Fylde ranks lowest of 24 North West authorities at 48.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North West area for superstore / hypermarket: Bolton.
How this is calculatedNorth West ranked for superstore / hypermarket
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton | 58.6/100 | £158 | £27,696 | £6,826 |
| 2 | Oldham | 58.5/100 | £145 | £27,990 | £6,264 |
| 3 | Wigan | 57.2/100 | £145 | £28,003 | £6,264 |
| 4 | Trafford | 55.9/100 | £164 | £31,516 | £7,085 |
| 5 | Tameside | 55.5/100 | £162 | £27,115 | £6,998 |
| 6 | Sefton | 54.1/100 | £174 | £27,006 | £7,517 |
| 7 | Bury | 54/100 | £180 | £29,060 | £7,776 |
| 8 | Manchester | 53.9/100 | £155 | £36,554 | £6,696 |
| 9 | Stockport | 53.7/100 | £179 | £28,296 | £7,733 |
| 10 | Westmorland and Furness | 53.3/100 | £177 | £32,683 | £7,646 |
| 11 | Salford | 53.3/100 | £147 | £34,741 | £6,350 |
| 12 | Chorley | 53.3/100 | £170 | £29,415 | £7,344 |
| 13 | Halton | 52.6/100 | £154 | £32,465 | £6,653 |
| 14 | St. Helens | 52.4/100 | £174 | £28,468 | £7,517 |
| 15 | Warrington | 52.3/100 | £156 | £34,719 | £6,739 |
| 16 | Cheshire West and Chester | 52/100 | £175 | £30,636 | £7,560 |
| 17 | Lancaster | 51.7/100 | £178 | £29,091 | £7,690 |
| 18 | Cheshire East | 51.5/100 | £174 | £33,200 | £7,517 |
| 19 | Cumberland | 51.2/100 | £165 | £34,890 | £7,128 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 51.2/100 | £187 | £29,036 | £8,078 |
| 21 | Liverpool | 51.2/100 | £166 | £33,648 | £7,171 |
| 22 | Wirral | 50.8/100 | £183 | £28,840 | £7,906 |
| 23 | South Ribble | 48.3/100 | £190 | £30,126 | £8,208 |
| 24 | Fylde | 48.2/100 | £186 | £36,962 | £8,035 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for superstore / hypermarket premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £145/m²/yr in Oldham. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Bolton ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for superstore / hypermarket in Bolton?
- For a 100 m² unit in Bolton, business rates are roughly £6,826/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £15,800/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).