Best areas to open takeaway in South West
13 South 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 South West?
In South West, the best area to open a takeaway food outlet is Cornwall, with a Gera Business Location Score of 74.2/100: premises at £142/m²/yr and local median pay £27,006. South Gloucestershire ranks lowest of 13 South West authorities at 54.3/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
South West ranked for takeaway
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | 74.2/100 | £142 | £27,006 | £6,134 |
| 2 | Torbay | 73.1/100 | £86 | £28,066 | £3,715 |
| 3 | Dorset | 71.2/100 | £112 | £29,292 | £4,838 |
| 4 | Somerset | 68.6/100 | £91 | £29,152 | £3,931 |
| 5 | East Devon | 66.6/100 | £113 | £31,874 | £4,882 |
| 6 | Teignbridge | 66.5/100 | £139 | £28,636 | £6,005 |
| 7 | Wiltshire | 65.2/100 | £102 | £30,000 | £4,406 |
| 8 | Exeter | 63/100 | £126 | £30,138 | £5,443 |
| 9 | Plymouth | 62.6/100 | £127 | £30,346 | £5,486 |
| 10 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 61.9/100 | £149 | £31,121 | £6,437 |
| 11 | Swindon | 55.9/100 | £171 | £32,933 | £7,387 |
| 12 | Bristol, City of | 54.6/100 | £198 | £36,652 | £8,554 |
| 13 | South Gloucestershire | 54.3/100 | £161 | £36,920 | £6,955 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for takeaway premises in South West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in South West is £86/m²/yr in Torbay. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Cornwall ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for takeaway in Cornwall?
- For a 100 m² unit in Cornwall, business rates are roughly £6,134/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £14,200/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).