Best areas to open tyre & exhaust centre in South West
19 South West 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 South West?
In South West, the best area to open a tyre and exhaust centre is North Devon, with a Gera Business Location Score of 82.5/100: premises at £61/m²/yr and local median pay £27,526. Cheltenham ranks lowest of 19 South West authorities at 37.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top South West area for tyre & exhaust centre: North Devon.
How this is calculatedSouth West ranked for tyre & exhaust centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Devon | 82.5/100 | £61 | £27,526 | £2,635 |
| 2 | Mid Devon | 82.4/100 | £60 | £29,224 | £2,592 |
| 3 | Teignbridge | 79.4/100 | £68 | £28,636 | £2,938 |
| 4 | Somerset | 74/100 | £69 | £29,152 | £2,981 |
| 5 | Cornwall | 72.5/100 | £70 | £27,006 | £3,024 |
| 6 | East Devon | 72/100 | £68 | £31,874 | £2,938 |
| 7 | Dorset | 69.2/100 | £81 | £29,292 | £3,499 |
| 8 | Torbay | 66.1/100 | £63 | £28,066 | £2,722 |
| 9 | Wiltshire | 65.6/100 | £76 | £30,000 | £3,283 |
| 10 | North Somerset | 65.1/100 | £85 | £28,749 | £3,672 |
| 11 | Exeter | 63.9/100 | £68 | £30,138 | £2,938 |
| 12 | Swindon | 59.7/100 | £75 | £32,933 | £3,240 |
| 13 | Plymouth | 59/100 | £69 | £30,346 | £2,981 |
| 14 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 54.5/100 | £100 | £31,121 | £4,320 |
| 15 | Gloucester | 52.5/100 | £100 | £30,796 | £4,320 |
| 16 | South Gloucestershire | 50.7/100 | £92 | £36,920 | £3,974 |
| 17 | Bath and North East Somerset | 49.6/100 | £95 | £32,004 | £4,104 |
| 18 | Bristol, City of | 45.6/100 | £88 | £36,652 | £3,802 |
| 19 | Cheltenham | 37.5/100 | £129 | £35,202 | £5,573 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for tyre & exhaust centre premises in South West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in South West is £60/m²/yr in Mid Devon. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North Devon ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for tyre & exhaust centre in North Devon?
- For a 100 m² unit in North Devon, business rates are roughly £2,635/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £6,100/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).