Best UK areas to open tyre & exhaust centre
196 local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real commercial rent, local wages, business rates and market density.
Which UK areas are best for opening a tyre and exhaust centre in 2026?
The best UK area to open a tyre and exhaust centre is North Norfolk (East), with a Gera Business Location Score of 86.6/100: premises at £38/m²/yr and local median pay of £26,296. Bromley ranks lowest at 16.4/100. Ranked across 196 local authorities from 2025 government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top area for tyre & exhaust centre: North Norfolk.
How this is calculatedTop 10 areas for tyre & exhaust centre
| # | Local authority | Region | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Norfolk | East | 86.6/100 | £38 | £26,296 | £1,642 |
| 2 | North Devon | South West | 82.5/100 | £61 | £27,526 | £2,635 |
| 3 | Mid Devon | South West | 82.4/100 | £60 | £29,224 | £2,592 |
| 4 | Boston | East Midlands | 82.1/100 | £70 | £26,187 | £3,024 |
| 5 | Powys | Wales | 82.1/100 | £65 | £26,839 | £2,808 |
| 6 | Babergh | East | 81.5/100 | £52 | £25,785 | £2,246 |
| 7 | Herefordshire, County of | West Midlands | 81.4/100 | £56 | £28,366 | £2,419 |
| 8 | East Lindsey | East Midlands | 80.8/100 | £55 | £26,724 | £2,376 |
| 9 | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 79.8/100 | £61 | £29,973 | £2,635 |
| 10 | Wealden | South East | 79.5/100 | £64 | £27,639 | £2,765 |
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Budget covers estimated annual rent (VOA rateable value × floor area) plus the 2026-27 small-business rates bill (43.2p multiplier), spread over 12 months. Real reliefs (e.g. Small Business Rate Relief) can reduce the rates portion further.
Best areas to open a tyre and exhaust centre within £2,000/month
- 1North NorfolkEastGBLS 86.6≈ £363/mo
- 2North DevonSouth WestGBLS 82.5≈ £582/mo
- 3Mid DevonSouth WestGBLS 82.4≈ £573/mo
- 4BostonEast MidlandsGBLS 82.1≈ £668/mo
- 5PowysWalesGBLS 82.1≈ £621/mo
- 6BaberghEastGBLS 81.5≈ £496/mo
- 7Herefordshire, County ofWest MidlandsGBLS 81.4≈ £535/mo
- 8East LindseyEast MidlandsGBLS 80.8≈ £525/mo
- 9North LincolnshireYorkshire and The HumberGBLS 79.8≈ £582/mo
- 10WealdenSouth EastGBLS 79.5≈ £611/mo
- 11TeignbridgeSouth WestGBLS 79.4≈ £649/mo
- 12King's Lynn and West NorfolkEastGBLS 79.2≈ £544/mo
- 13South HollandEast MidlandsGBLS 78.9≈ £649/mo
- 14MaldonEastGBLS 78.6≈ £735/mo
- 15Denbighshire / Sir DdinbychWalesGBLS 77.7≈ £449/mo
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is the cheapest place to open a tyre and exhaust centre in the UK?
- By premises cost alone, the lowest VOA rateable value among the 196 ranked areas is £38/m²/yr in North Norfolk. But the Gera Business Location Score also weighs local wages and market demand: on the combined score, North Norfolk ranks #1 at 86.6/100.
- How much is rent and business rates for tyre & exhaust centre premises in North Norfolk?
- In North Norfolk, the VOA rateable value for this property type is £38 per m² per year. For a 100 m² unit that is about £3,800/yr rent, plus roughly £1,642/yr business rates at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p) — before any Small Business Rate Relief.
- What data is this based on?
- VOA Non-Domestic Rating Business Floorspace (rateable value per m², 31 March 2025), ONS UK Business Counts 2025 (market density), ONS ASHE 2025 (local wages) and ONS mid-2024 population — all Open Government Licence v3.0, joined on the ONS local-authority code.
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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).