Best areas to open takeaway in North West
22 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 takeaway food outlet in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a takeaway food outlet is Westmorland and Furness, with a Gera Business Location Score of 76.4/100: premises at £90/m²/yr and local median pay £32,683. Knowsley ranks lowest of 22 North West authorities at 55.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North West area for takeaway: Westmorland and Furness.
How this is calculatedNorth West ranked for takeaway
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westmorland and Furness | 76.4/100 | £90 | £32,683 | £3,888 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 76.1/100 | £83 | £27,064 | £3,586 |
| 3 | Cumberland | 70.6/100 | £69 | £34,890 | £2,981 |
| 4 | Burnley | 67.9/100 | £63 | £27,128 | £2,722 |
| 5 | Blackburn with Darwen | 66.8/100 | £59 | £30,572 | £2,549 |
| 6 | Oldham | 66.2/100 | £79 | £27,990 | £3,413 |
| 7 | Bury | 65.4/100 | £96 | £29,060 | £4,147 |
| 8 | Tameside | 65.3/100 | £86 | £27,115 | £3,715 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 64.9/100 | £81 | £29,036 | £3,499 |
| 10 | Wigan | 64.7/100 | £81 | £28,003 | £3,499 |
| 11 | Lancaster | 64.7/100 | £150 | £29,091 | £6,480 |
| 12 | Stockport | 64.6/100 | £122 | £28,296 | £5,270 |
| 13 | Bolton | 64.5/100 | £95 | £27,696 | £4,104 |
| 14 | Preston | 64.3/100 | £71 | £32,655 | £3,067 |
| 15 | Liverpool | 63.6/100 | £119 | £33,648 | £5,141 |
| 16 | Cheshire East | 63/100 | £106 | £33,200 | £4,579 |
| 17 | South Ribble | 61.5/100 | £111 | £30,126 | £4,795 |
| 18 | Salford | 61.1/100 | £89 | £34,741 | £3,845 |
| 19 | Manchester | 59.2/100 | £166 | £36,554 | £7,171 |
| 20 | Trafford | 58.8/100 | £184 | £31,516 | £7,949 |
| 21 | Warrington | 57.7/100 | £152 | £34,719 | £6,566 |
| 22 | Knowsley | 55.1/100 | £139 | £32,181 | £6,005 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for takeaway premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £59/m²/yr in Blackburn with Darwen. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Westmorland and Furness ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for takeaway in Westmorland and Furness?
- For a 100 m² unit in Westmorland and Furness, business rates are roughly £3,888/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £9,000/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).