Best areas to open private clinic / health centre in North East
11 North East local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a private clinic or health centre in North East?
In North East, the best area to open a private clinic or health centre is Sunderland, with a Gera Business Location Score of 65.4/100: premises at £54/m²/yr and local median pay £28,214. Middlesbrough ranks lowest of 11 North East authorities at 60.4/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North East area for private clinic / health centre: Sunderland.
How this is calculatedNorth East ranked for private clinic / health centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 65.4/100 | £54 | £28,214 | £2,333 |
| 2 | Gateshead | 64.6/100 | £68 | £28,507 | £2,938 |
| 3 | Northumberland | 64.5/100 | £76 | £27,769 | £3,283 |
| 4 | North Tyneside | 64.1/100 | £69 | £29,311 | £2,981 |
| 5 | Darlington | 63.2/100 | £85 | £29,692 | £3,672 |
| 6 | Redcar and Cleveland | 62.4/100 | £90 | £28,356 | £3,888 |
| 7 | Hartlepool | 61.8/100 | £95 | £28,204 | £4,104 |
| 8 | County Durham | 61.4/100 | £94 | £29,393 | £4,061 |
| 9 | Stockton-on-Tees | 61.4/100 | £102 | £29,537 | £4,406 |
| 10 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 60.5/100 | £102 | £31,786 | £4,406 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 60.4/100 | £108 | £29,502 | £4,666 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for private clinic / health centre premises in North East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North East is £54/m²/yr in Sunderland. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Sunderland ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for private clinic / health centre in Sunderland?
- For a 100 m² unit in Sunderland, business rates are roughly £2,333/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £5,400/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).