Best UK areas to open private clinic / health centre
314 local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real commercial rent, local wages, business rates and market density.
Which UK areas are best for opening a private clinic or health centre in 2026?
The best UK area to open a private clinic or health centre is Gwynedd (Wales), with a Gera Business Location Score of 68.5/100: premises at £62/m²/yr and local median pay of £25,217. Westminster ranks lowest at 19.4/100. Ranked across 314 local authorities from 2025 government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top area for private clinic / health centre: Gwynedd.
How this is calculatedTop 10 areas for private clinic / health centre
| # | Local authority | Region | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwynedd | Wales | 68.5/100 | £62 | £25,217 | £2,678 |
| 2 | Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | Wales | 67.8/100 | £59 | £27,011 | £2,549 |
| 3 | Conwy | Wales | 67.2/100 | £73 | £26,961 | £3,154 |
| 4 | Hyndburn | North West | 67.1/100 | £49 | £27,323 | £2,117 |
| 5 | Burnley | North West | 66.8/100 | £52 | £27,128 | £2,246 |
| 6 | Rossendale | North West | 66.6/100 | £52 | £27,288 | £2,246 |
| 7 | Blackpool | North West | 66.5/100 | £58 | £27,064 | £2,506 |
| 8 | Oadby and Wigston | East Midlands | 66.5/100 | £116 | £23,103 | £5,011 |
| 9 | Powys | Wales | 66.5/100 | £65 | £26,839 | £2,808 |
| 10 | Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro | Wales | 66.1/100 | £68 | £26,535 | £2,938 |
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Budget covers estimated annual rent (VOA rateable value × floor area) plus the 2026-27 small-business rates bill (43.2p multiplier), spread over 12 months. Real reliefs (e.g. Small Business Rate Relief) can reduce the rates portion further.
Best areas to open a private clinic or health centre within £2,000/month
- 1GwyneddWalesGBLS 68.5≈ £592/mo
- 2Denbighshire / Sir DdinbychWalesGBLS 67.8≈ £563/mo
- 3ConwyWalesGBLS 67.2≈ £697/mo
- 4HyndburnNorth WestGBLS 67.1≈ £468/mo
- 5BurnleyNorth WestGBLS 66.8≈ £496/mo
- 6RossendaleNorth WestGBLS 66.6≈ £496/mo
- 7BlackpoolNorth WestGBLS 66.5≈ £554/mo
- 8Oadby and WigstonEast MidlandsGBLS 66.5≈ £1,107/mo
- 9PowysWalesGBLS 66.5≈ £621/mo
- 10Pembrokeshire / Sir BenfroWalesGBLS 66.1≈ £649/mo
- 11Blaenau GwentWalesGBLS 66≈ £582/mo
- 12PendleNorth WestGBLS 65.9≈ £477/mo
- 13Blackburn with DarwenNorth WestGBLS 65.7≈ £477/mo
- 14Isle of Anglesey / Ynys MônWalesGBLS 65.7≈ £535/mo
- 15Kingston upon Hull, City ofYorkshire and The HumberGBLS 65.6≈ £458/mo
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is the cheapest place to open a private clinic or health centre in the UK?
- By premises cost alone, the lowest VOA rateable value among the 314 ranked areas is £48/m²/yr in Kingston upon Hull, City of. But the Gera Business Location Score also weighs local wages and market demand: on the combined score, Gwynedd ranks #1 at 68.5/100.
- How much is rent and business rates for private clinic / health centre premises in Gwynedd?
- In Gwynedd, the VOA rateable value for this property type is £62 per m² per year. For a 100 m² unit that is about £6,200/yr rent, plus roughly £2,678/yr business rates at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p) — before any Small Business Rate Relief.
- What data is this based on?
- VOA Non-Domestic Rating Business Floorspace (rateable value per m², 31 March 2025), ONS UK Business Counts 2025 (market density), ONS ASHE 2025 (local wages) and ONS mid-2024 population — all Open Government Licence v3.0, joined on the ONS local-authority code.
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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).