Best areas to open betting shop in Wales
15 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 betting shop in Wales?
In Wales, the best area to open a betting shop is Blaenau Gwent, with a Gera Business Location Score of 66.2/100: premises at £59/m²/yr and local median pay £26,241. Cardiff / Caerdydd ranks lowest of 15 Wales authorities at 55.6/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Wales ranked for betting shop
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaenau Gwent | 66.2/100 | £59 | £26,241 | £2,549 |
| 2 | Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful | 64.9/100 | £64 | £27,843 | £2,765 |
| 3 | Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin | 64.2/100 | £66 | £29,835 | £2,851 |
| 4 | Gwynedd | 63.7/100 | £93 | £25,217 | £4,018 |
| 5 | Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 63.3/100 | £87 | £27,011 | £3,758 |
| 6 | Caerphilly / Caerffili | 62.4/100 | £86 | £28,187 | £3,715 |
| 7 | Conwy | 62.2/100 | £98 | £26,961 | £4,234 |
| 8 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 61.9/100 | £88 | £28,454 | £3,802 |
| 9 | Newport / Casnewydd | 61.1/100 | £78 | £32,340 | £3,370 |
| 10 | Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr | 60.8/100 | £90 | £30,377 | £3,888 |
| 11 | Swansea / Abertawe | 60.7/100 | £88 | £31,348 | £3,802 |
| 12 | Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 59.8/100 | £81 | £34,480 | £3,499 |
| 13 | Wrexham / Wrecsam | 59.4/100 | £105 | £30,080 | £4,536 |
| 14 | Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot | 59.4/100 | £103 | £30,055 | £4,450 |
| 15 | Cardiff / Caerdydd | 55.6/100 | £123 | £33,599 | £5,314 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for betting shop premises in Wales?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £59/m²/yr in Blaenau Gwent. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Blaenau Gwent ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for betting shop in Blaenau Gwent?
- For a 100 m² unit in Blaenau Gwent, business rates are roughly £2,549/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £5,900/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).