Best areas to open takeaway in Wales
14 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 takeaway food outlet in Wales?
In Wales, the best area to open a takeaway food outlet is Ceredigion, with a Gera Business Location Score of 77.2/100: premises at £99/m²/yr and local median pay £27,868. Newport / Casnewydd ranks lowest of 14 Wales authorities at 60.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Wales ranked for takeaway
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceredigion | 77.2/100 | £99 | £27,868 | £4,277 |
| 2 | Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 73.4/100 | £78 | £27,011 | £3,370 |
| 3 | Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful | 69.2/100 | £47 | £27,843 | £2,030 |
| 4 | Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin | 68.6/100 | £75 | £29,835 | £3,240 |
| 5 | Swansea / Abertawe | 68/100 | £64 | £31,348 | £2,765 |
| 6 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 66/100 | £67 | £28,454 | £2,894 |
| 7 | Caerphilly / Caerffili | 64.9/100 | £78 | £28,187 | £3,370 |
| 8 | Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot | 64.4/100 | £75 | £30,055 | £3,240 |
| 9 | Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 64.1/100 | £57 | £34,480 | £2,462 |
| 10 | Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy | 64/100 | £135 | £32,805 | £5,832 |
| 11 | Torfaen / Tor-faen | 63.6/100 | £66 | £31,105 | £2,851 |
| 12 | Wrexham / Wrecsam | 63.4/100 | £83 | £30,080 | £3,586 |
| 13 | Cardiff / Caerdydd | 62.5/100 | £107 | £33,599 | £4,622 |
| 14 | Newport / Casnewydd | 60.5/100 | £122 | £32,340 | £5,270 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for takeaway premises in Wales?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £47/m²/yr in Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Ceredigion ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for takeaway in Ceredigion?
- For a 100 m² unit in Ceredigion, business rates are roughly £4,277/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £9,900/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).