Best areas to open tyre & exhaust centre in Wales
13 Wales 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 Wales?
In Wales, the best area to open a tyre and exhaust centre is Powys, with a Gera Business Location Score of 82.1/100: premises at £65/m²/yr and local median pay £26,839. Cardiff / Caerdydd ranks lowest of 13 Wales authorities at 46.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Wales ranked for tyre & exhaust centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powys | 82.1/100 | £65 | £26,839 | £2,808 |
| 2 | Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 77.7/100 | £47 | £27,011 | £2,030 |
| 3 | Conwy | 77.2/100 | £58 | £26,961 | £2,506 |
| 4 | Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 74.5/100 | £54 | £34,480 | £2,333 |
| 5 | Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin | 74.3/100 | £67 | £29,835 | £2,894 |
| 6 | Caerphilly / Caerffili | 70.3/100 | £45 | £28,187 | £1,944 |
| 7 | Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr | 70/100 | £58 | £30,377 | £2,506 |
| 8 | Gwynedd | 68.7/100 | £71 | £25,217 | £3,067 |
| 9 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 67/100 | £52 | £28,454 | £2,246 |
| 10 | Wrexham / Wrecsam | 66.7/100 | £63 | £30,080 | £2,722 |
| 11 | Newport / Casnewydd | 62.3/100 | £60 | £32,340 | £2,592 |
| 12 | Swansea / Abertawe | 59.6/100 | £75 | £31,348 | £3,240 |
| 13 | Cardiff / Caerdydd | 46.1/100 | £92 | £33,599 | £3,974 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for tyre & exhaust centre premises in Wales?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £45/m²/yr in Caerphilly / Caerffili. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Powys ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for tyre & exhaust centre in Powys?
- For a 100 m² unit in Powys, business rates are roughly £2,808/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £6,500/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).