Best areas to open betting shop in London
31 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 betting shop in London?
In London, the best area to open a betting shop is Bexley, with a Gera Business Location Score of 56.7/100: premises at £139/m²/yr and local median pay £27,441. Camden ranks lowest of 31 London authorities at 17.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
London ranked for betting shop
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bexley | 56.7/100 | £139 | £27,441 | £6,005 |
| 2 | Lewisham | 52.2/100 | £150 | £34,965 | £6,480 |
| 3 | Greenwich | 51.9/100 | £169 | £30,787 | £7,301 |
| 4 | Sutton | 48/100 | £183 | £35,113 | £7,906 |
| 5 | Enfield | 46.9/100 | £214 | £31,252 | £9,245 |
| 6 | Merton | 46.3/100 | £211 | £32,983 | £9,115 |
| 7 | Harrow | 45.9/100 | £216 | £32,208 | £9,331 |
| 8 | Redbridge | 45.6/100 | £235 | £28,125 | £10,152 |
| 9 | Barnet | 45.4/100 | £233 | £30,926 | £10,066 |
| 10 | Bromley | 45.2/100 | £221 | £33,520 | £9,547 |
| 11 | Waltham Forest | 45/100 | £241 | £28,880 | £10,411 |
| 12 | Hillingdon | 44.5/100 | £201 | £37,941 | £8,683 |
| 13 | Richmond upon Thames | 44.4/100 | £232 | £35,263 | £10,022 |
| 14 | Haringey | 43.2/100 | £270 | £27,716 | £11,664 |
| 15 | Hackney | 43/100 | £235 | £37,736 | £10,152 |
| 16 | Ealing | 42.1/100 | £244 | £33,592 | £10,541 |
| 17 | Newham | 42/100 | £215 | £39,117 | £9,288 |
| 18 | Brent | 41.6/100 | £254 | £32,335 | £10,973 |
| 19 | Kingston upon Thames | 41.3/100 | £239 | £36,898 | £10,325 |
| 20 | Croydon | 41.1/100 | £244 | £34,987 | £10,541 |
| 21 | Hounslow | 39.8/100 | £241 | £38,422 | £10,411 |
| 22 | Lambeth | 39.7/100 | £230 | £42,039 | £9,936 |
| 23 | Southwark | 38.3/100 | £222 | £47,136 | £9,590 |
| 24 | Wandsworth | 34.1/100 | £300 | £37,534 | £12,960 |
| 25 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 33.4/100 | £286 | £44,042 | £12,355 |
| 26 | Islington | 33.2/100 | £274 | £49,624 | £11,837 |
| 27 | City of London | 32.7/100 | £431 | £67,064 | £18,619 |
| 28 | Kensington and Chelsea | 31/100 | £347 | £38,541 | £14,990 |
| 29 | Tower Hamlets | 26/100 | £268 | £59,974 | £11,578 |
| 30 | Westminster | 20.8/100 | £454 | £49,973 | £19,613 |
| 31 | Camden | 17.1/100 | £455 | £48,822 | £19,656 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for betting shop premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £139/m²/yr in Bexley. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Bexley ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for betting shop in Bexley?
- For a 100 m² unit in Bexley, business rates are roughly £6,005/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £13,900/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).