Best areas to open superstore / hypermarket in Wales
17 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 superstore or hypermarket in Wales?
In Wales, the best area to open a superstore or hypermarket is Newport / Casnewydd, with a Gera Business Location Score of 62.8/100: premises at £97/m²/yr and local median pay £32,340. Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy ranks lowest of 17 Wales authorities at 49.3/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Wales area for superstore / hypermarket: Newport / Casnewydd.
How this is calculatedWales ranked for superstore / hypermarket
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport / Casnewydd | 62.8/100 | £97 | £32,340 | £4,190 |
| 2 | Conwy | 62.4/100 | £141 | £26,961 | £6,091 |
| 3 | Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro | 61.8/100 | £140 | £26,535 | £6,048 |
| 4 | Powys | 61.8/100 | £143 | £26,839 | £6,178 |
| 5 | Gwynedd | 60.9/100 | £151 | £25,217 | £6,523 |
| 6 | Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin | 58/100 | £144 | £29,835 | £6,221 |
| 7 | Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg | 57.6/100 | £143 | £28,528 | £6,178 |
| 8 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 57.6/100 | £140 | £28,454 | £6,048 |
| 9 | Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 57.1/100 | £162 | £27,011 | £6,998 |
| 10 | Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr | 57.1/100 | £144 | £30,377 | £6,221 |
| 11 | Caerphilly / Caerffili | 56.9/100 | £142 | £28,187 | £6,134 |
| 12 | Swansea / Abertawe | 55.8/100 | £143 | £31,348 | £6,178 |
| 13 | Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 54.6/100 | £143 | £34,480 | £6,178 |
| 14 | Cardiff / Caerdydd | 53.6/100 | £150 | £33,599 | £6,480 |
| 15 | Wrexham / Wrecsam | 52.7/100 | £162 | £30,080 | £6,998 |
| 16 | Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot | 52.5/100 | £160 | £30,055 | £6,912 |
| 17 | Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy | 49.3/100 | £190 | £32,805 | £8,208 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for superstore / hypermarket premises in Wales?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £97/m²/yr in Newport / Casnewydd. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Newport / Casnewydd ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for superstore / hypermarket in Newport / Casnewydd?
- For a 100 m² unit in Newport / Casnewydd, business rates are roughly £4,190/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £9,700/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).