Best areas to open takeaway in West Midlands
24 West Midlands 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 West Midlands?
In West Midlands, the best area to open a takeaway food outlet is Herefordshire, County of, with a Gera Business Location Score of 69.3/100: premises at £107/m²/yr and local median pay £28,366. Coventry ranks lowest of 24 West Midlands authorities at 55.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top West Midlands area for takeaway: Herefordshire, County of.
How this is calculatedWest Midlands ranked for takeaway
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herefordshire, County of | 69.3/100 | £107 | £28,366 | £4,622 |
| 2 | Wyre Forest | 68.6/100 | £77 | £27,346 | £3,326 |
| 3 | Stafford | 68/100 | £87 | £28,523 | £3,758 |
| 4 | Shropshire | 67.2/100 | £135 | £28,397 | £5,832 |
| 5 | Malvern Hills | 66.8/100 | £122 | £27,744 | £5,270 |
| 6 | Bromsgrove | 66.4/100 | £105 | £27,494 | £4,536 |
| 7 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 66/100 | £98 | £27,238 | £4,234 |
| 8 | Walsall | 64.6/100 | £72 | £28,691 | £3,110 |
| 9 | East Staffordshire | 64/100 | £107 | £31,048 | £4,622 |
| 10 | Dudley | 64/100 | £79 | £29,071 | £3,413 |
| 11 | Warwick | 62.9/100 | £143 | £33,616 | £6,178 |
| 12 | Wychavon | 62.7/100 | £126 | £32,022 | £5,443 |
| 13 | Worcester | 62.5/100 | £131 | £30,003 | £5,659 |
| 14 | Sandwell | 62.1/100 | £117 | £28,766 | £5,054 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton | 61.9/100 | £92 | £32,053 | £3,974 |
| 16 | Stoke-on-Trent | 61.8/100 | £96 | £30,767 | £4,147 |
| 17 | Telford and Wrekin | 61.8/100 | £113 | £30,601 | £4,882 |
| 18 | Birmingham | 61.5/100 | £112 | £33,374 | £4,838 |
| 19 | Rugby | 60.8/100 | £109 | £36,417 | £4,709 |
| 20 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 59.9/100 | £115 | £31,319 | £4,968 |
| 21 | Redditch | 59.2/100 | £132 | £30,780 | £5,702 |
| 22 | Stratford-on-Avon | 59/100 | £154 | £42,929 | £6,653 |
| 23 | Solihull | 56.4/100 | £152 | £35,794 | £6,566 |
| 24 | Coventry | 55.1/100 | £151 | £35,124 | £6,523 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for takeaway premises in West Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in West Midlands is £72/m²/yr in Walsall. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Herefordshire, County of ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for takeaway in Herefordshire, County of?
- For a 100 m² unit in Herefordshire, County of, business rates are roughly £4,622/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £10,700/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).