Best areas to open tyre & exhaust centre in North East
11 North East 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 North East?
In North East, the best area to open a tyre and exhaust centre is Northumberland, with a Gera Business Location Score of 72.3/100: premises at £44/m²/yr and local median pay £27,769. Newcastle upon Tyne ranks lowest of 11 North East authorities at 53/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North East area for tyre & exhaust centre: Northumberland.
How this is calculatedNorth East ranked for tyre & exhaust centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northumberland | 72.3/100 | £44 | £27,769 | £1,901 |
| 2 | Darlington | 71.2/100 | £65 | £29,692 | £2,808 |
| 3 | Redcar and Cleveland | 69.9/100 | £48 | £28,356 | £2,074 |
| 4 | Gateshead | 68.2/100 | £57 | £28,507 | £2,462 |
| 5 | North Tyneside | 67.2/100 | £50 | £29,311 | £2,160 |
| 6 | County Durham | 66.9/100 | £54 | £29,393 | £2,333 |
| 7 | Hartlepool | 65.6/100 | £42 | £28,204 | £1,814 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 64.2/100 | £56 | £29,502 | £2,419 |
| 9 | Stockton-on-Tees | 61.6/100 | £71 | £29,537 | £3,067 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 59/100 | £68 | £28,214 | £2,938 |
| 11 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 53/100 | £67 | £31,786 | £2,894 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for tyre & exhaust centre premises in North East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North East is £42/m²/yr in Hartlepool. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Northumberland ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for tyre & exhaust centre in Northumberland?
- For a 100 m² unit in Northumberland, business rates are roughly £1,901/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £4,400/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).