Best areas to open takeaway in Yorkshire and The Humber
13 Yorkshire and The Humber 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 Yorkshire and The Humber?
In Yorkshire and The Humber, the best area to open a takeaway food outlet is North Yorkshire, with a Gera Business Location Score of 73.4/100: premises at £103/m²/yr and local median pay £29,288. Leeds ranks lowest of 13 Yorkshire and The Humber authorities at 61.6/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Yorkshire and The Humber area for takeaway: North Yorkshire.
How this is calculatedYorkshire and The Humber ranked for takeaway
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Yorkshire | 73.4/100 | £103 | £29,288 | £4,450 |
| 2 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 68/100 | £88 | £29,355 | £3,802 |
| 3 | North Lincolnshire | 67.3/100 | £68 | £29,973 | £2,938 |
| 4 | Calderdale | 67.1/100 | £90 | £30,451 | £3,888 |
| 5 | North East Lincolnshire | 66.2/100 | £112 | £26,631 | £4,838 |
| 6 | Doncaster | 66/100 | £80 | £28,928 | £3,456 |
| 7 | Wakefield | 65.7/100 | £70 | £30,950 | £3,024 |
| 8 | York | 65.3/100 | £148 | £32,151 | £6,394 |
| 9 | Kirklees | 65.2/100 | £95 | £28,821 | £4,104 |
| 10 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 65/100 | £79 | £29,790 | £3,413 |
| 11 | Rotherham | 64.7/100 | £78 | £29,088 | £3,370 |
| 12 | Bradford | 64.2/100 | £92 | £29,745 | £3,974 |
| 13 | Leeds | 61.6/100 | £118 | £32,953 | £5,098 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for takeaway premises in Yorkshire and The Humber?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Yorkshire and The Humber is £68/m²/yr in North Lincolnshire. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North Yorkshire ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for takeaway in North Yorkshire?
- For a 100 m² unit in North Yorkshire, business rates are roughly £4,450/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £10,300/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).