Best areas to open betting shop in Yorkshire and The Humber
13 Yorkshire and The Humber 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 Yorkshire and The Humber?
In Yorkshire and The Humber, the best area to open a betting shop is North Lincolnshire, with a Gera Business Location Score of 62.7/100: premises at £79/m²/yr and local median pay £29,973. York ranks lowest of 13 Yorkshire and The Humber authorities at 49/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Yorkshire and The Humber area for betting shop: North Lincolnshire.
How this is calculatedYorkshire and The Humber ranked for betting shop
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Lincolnshire | 62.7/100 | £79 | £29,973 | £3,413 |
| 2 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 62/100 | £81 | £29,790 | £3,499 |
| 3 | Rotherham | 61.5/100 | £88 | £29,088 | £3,802 |
| 4 | North East Lincolnshire | 61.3/100 | £103 | £26,631 | £4,450 |
| 5 | Doncaster | 60.1/100 | £103 | £28,928 | £4,450 |
| 6 | Kirklees | 59.4/100 | £110 | £28,821 | £4,752 |
| 7 | Bradford | 58.9/100 | £109 | £29,745 | £4,709 |
| 8 | Calderdale | 58.7/100 | £111 | £30,451 | £4,795 |
| 9 | Wakefield | 58.7/100 | £104 | £30,950 | £4,493 |
| 10 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 58.5/100 | £118 | £29,355 | £5,098 |
| 11 | North Yorkshire | 55.6/100 | £148 | £29,288 | £6,394 |
| 12 | Leeds | 52.1/100 | £156 | £32,953 | £6,739 |
| 13 | York | 49/100 | £189 | £32,151 | £8,165 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for betting shop premises in Yorkshire and The Humber?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Yorkshire and The Humber is £79/m²/yr in North Lincolnshire. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North Lincolnshire ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for betting shop in North Lincolnshire?
- For a 100 m² unit in North Lincolnshire, business rates are roughly £3,413/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £7,900/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).