Best areas to open superstore / hypermarket in Yorkshire and The Humber
13 Yorkshire and The Humber 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 Yorkshire and The Humber?
In Yorkshire and The Humber, the best area to open a superstore or hypermarket is North East Lincolnshire, with a Gera Business Location Score of 61.3/100: premises at £139/m²/yr and local median pay £26,631. East Riding of Yorkshire ranks lowest of 13 Yorkshire and The Humber authorities at 50.6/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Yorkshire and The Humber area for superstore / hypermarket: North East Lincolnshire.
How this is calculatedYorkshire and The Humber ranked for superstore / hypermarket
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North East Lincolnshire | 61.3/100 | £139 | £26,631 | £6,005 |
| 2 | Bradford | 54.9/100 | £166 | £29,745 | £7,171 |
| 3 | Kirklees | 54.5/100 | £172 | £28,821 | £7,430 |
| 4 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 53.6/100 | £161 | £29,790 | £6,955 |
| 5 | Wakefield | 52.9/100 | £162 | £30,950 | £6,998 |
| 6 | North Yorkshire | 52.8/100 | £187 | £29,288 | £8,078 |
| 7 | North Lincolnshire | 52.1/100 | £173 | £29,973 | £7,474 |
| 8 | Rotherham | 51.9/100 | £174 | £29,088 | £7,517 |
| 9 | Doncaster | 51.7/100 | £182 | £28,928 | £7,862 |
| 10 | York | 51.3/100 | £177 | £32,151 | £7,646 |
| 11 | Calderdale | 51.2/100 | £185 | £30,451 | £7,992 |
| 12 | Leeds | 51.1/100 | £169 | £32,953 | £7,301 |
| 13 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 50.6/100 | £187 | £29,355 | £8,078 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for superstore / hypermarket premises in Yorkshire and The Humber?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Yorkshire and The Humber is £139/m²/yr in North East Lincolnshire. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North East Lincolnshire ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for superstore / hypermarket in North East Lincolnshire?
- For a 100 m² unit in North East Lincolnshire, business rates are roughly £6,005/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £13,900/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).