Best areas to open tyre & exhaust centre in London
3 London local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a tyre and exhaust centre in London?
In London, the best area to open a tyre and exhaust centre is Kingston upon Thames, with a Gera Business Location Score of 30.4/100: premises at £123/m²/yr and local median pay £36,898. Bromley ranks lowest of 3 London authorities at 16.4/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top London area for tyre & exhaust centre: Kingston upon Thames.
How this is calculatedLondon ranked for tyre & exhaust centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston upon Thames | 30.4/100 | £123 | £36,898 | £5,314 |
| 2 | Richmond upon Thames | 25/100 | £133 | £35,263 | £5,746 |
| 3 | Bromley | 16.4/100 | £172 | £33,520 | £7,430 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for tyre & exhaust centre premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £123/m²/yr in Kingston upon Thames. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Kingston upon Thames ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for tyre & exhaust centre in Kingston upon Thames?
- For a 100 m² unit in Kingston upon Thames, business rates are roughly £5,314/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £12,300/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).