Best areas to open takeaway in East
43 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 takeaway food outlet in East?
In East, the best area to open a takeaway food outlet is North Norfolk, with a Gera Business Location Score of 77.8/100: premises at £122/m²/yr and local median pay £26,296. Three Rivers ranks lowest of 43 East authorities at 47.9/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
East ranked for takeaway
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Norfolk | 77.8/100 | £122 | £26,296 | £5,270 |
| 2 | Great Yarmouth | 73.3/100 | £93 | £26,484 | £4,018 |
| 3 | Maldon | 67.8/100 | £116 | £25,496 | £5,011 |
| 4 | East Suffolk | 67.8/100 | £110 | £30,821 | £4,752 |
| 5 | Norwich | 67.7/100 | £115 | £28,457 | £4,968 |
| 6 | Dacorum | 67.5/100 | £155 | £18,675 | £6,696 |
| 7 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 66.9/100 | £112 | £30,544 | £4,838 |
| 8 | Fenland | 66/100 | £87 | £27,005 | £3,758 |
| 9 | Babergh | 65.9/100 | £133 | £25,785 | £5,746 |
| 10 | Southend-on-Sea | 65.8/100 | £136 | £26,955 | £5,875 |
| 11 | Breckland | 65.7/100 | £104 | £28,303 | £4,493 |
| 12 | West Suffolk | 65.3/100 | £119 | £29,613 | £5,141 |
| 13 | Tendring | 64.9/100 | £126 | £27,067 | £5,443 |
| 14 | East Cambridgeshire | 63.2/100 | £98 | £30,232 | £4,234 |
| 15 | South Norfolk | 62.3/100 | £121 | £29,114 | £5,227 |
| 16 | North Hertfordshire | 61.4/100 | £144 | £33,409 | £6,221 |
| 17 | Ipswich | 61.2/100 | £142 | £30,605 | £6,134 |
| 18 | Colchester | 60.7/100 | £129 | £31,056 | £5,573 |
| 19 | Castle Point | 60.6/100 | £139 | £27,524 | £6,005 |
| 20 | Huntingdonshire | 60.3/100 | £124 | £32,441 | £5,357 |
| 21 | Uttlesford | 60.1/100 | £154 | £32,124 | £6,653 |
| 22 | Bedford | 59.7/100 | £135 | £33,148 | £5,832 |
| 23 | Luton | 59.6/100 | £135 | £29,640 | £5,832 |
| 24 | Watford | 59.6/100 | £172 | £31,833 | £7,430 |
| 25 | Braintree | 59.5/100 | £123 | £32,175 | £5,314 |
| 26 | East Hertfordshire | 59.5/100 | £164 | £32,293 | £7,085 |
| 27 | Peterborough | 59.2/100 | £146 | £31,062 | £6,307 |
| 28 | Broxbourne | 59.2/100 | £170 | £29,980 | £7,344 |
| 29 | Epping Forest | 58.8/100 | £198 | £30,038 | £8,554 |
| 30 | Central Bedfordshire | 58.4/100 | £153 | £30,963 | £6,610 |
| 31 | St Albans | 57.6/100 | £197 | £33,468 | £8,510 |
| 32 | Broadland | 57.4/100 | £139 | £32,576 | £6,005 |
| 33 | Brentwood | 56.8/100 | £201 | £30,607 | £8,683 |
| 34 | Harlow | 56.7/100 | £147 | £32,320 | £6,350 |
| 35 | Hertsmere | 56.3/100 | £216 | £36,000 | £9,331 |
| 36 | Chelmsford | 56.2/100 | £184 | £32,010 | £7,949 |
| 37 | Cambridge | 55.9/100 | £177 | £40,266 | £7,646 |
| 38 | Basildon | 54.4/100 | £173 | £32,050 | £7,474 |
| 39 | Stevenage | 54/100 | £147 | £41,224 | £6,350 |
| 40 | South Cambridgeshire | 51.6/100 | £165 | £41,348 | £7,128 |
| 41 | Welwyn Hatfield | 51.3/100 | £175 | £39,794 | £7,560 |
| 42 | Thurrock | 48.3/100 | £240 | £34,388 | £10,368 |
| 43 | Three Rivers | 47.9/100 | £213 | £43,202 | £9,202 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for takeaway premises in East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East is £87/m²/yr in Fenland. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North Norfolk ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for takeaway in North Norfolk?
- For a 100 m² unit in North Norfolk, business rates are roughly £5,270/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £12,200/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).