Best areas to open private clinic / health centre in South East
64 South 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 South East?
In South East, the best area to open a private clinic or health centre is Eastbourne, with a Gera Business Location Score of 64.9/100: premises at £97/m²/yr and local median pay £26,893. Runnymede ranks lowest of 64 South East authorities at 46.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top South East area for private clinic / health centre: Eastbourne.
How this is calculatedSouth East ranked for private clinic / health centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastbourne | 64.9/100 | £97 | £26,893 | £4,190 |
| 2 | Rother | 64.2/100 | £97 | £27,732 | £4,190 |
| 3 | Isle of Wight | 63.9/100 | £100 | £26,185 | £4,320 |
| 4 | Hastings | 63/100 | £96 | £29,383 | £4,147 |
| 5 | Thanet | 63/100 | £94 | £27,076 | £4,061 |
| 6 | Worthing | 62.7/100 | £109 | £29,044 | £4,709 |
| 7 | Wealden | 62.3/100 | £111 | £27,639 | £4,795 |
| 8 | Folkestone and Hythe | 61.6/100 | £90 | £31,907 | £3,888 |
| 9 | Dover | 61.4/100 | £92 | £31,547 | £3,974 |
| 10 | Swale | 61.4/100 | £92 | £29,831 | £3,974 |
| 11 | Adur | 61.4/100 | £110 | £28,238 | £4,752 |
| 12 | Canterbury | 61.3/100 | £116 | £29,337 | £5,011 |
| 13 | Chichester | 61.3/100 | £121 | £28,547 | £5,227 |
| 14 | Arun | 61.1/100 | £122 | £27,461 | £5,270 |
| 15 | Ashford | 60.3/100 | £131 | £29,118 | £5,659 |
| 16 | New Forest | 60.1/100 | £131 | £30,071 | £5,659 |
| 17 | Medway | 59.4/100 | £116 | £30,784 | £5,011 |
| 18 | Havant | 59.2/100 | £126 | £30,573 | £5,443 |
| 19 | Mid Sussex | 59.1/100 | £130 | £31,401 | £5,616 |
| 20 | East Hampshire | 59/100 | £135 | £30,143 | £5,832 |
| 21 | Gosport | 58.7/100 | £124 | £30,518 | £5,357 |
| 22 | Lewes | 58.6/100 | £121 | £32,287 | £5,227 |
| 23 | Buckinghamshire | 58.3/100 | £128 | £33,367 | £5,530 |
| 24 | Fareham | 58.3/100 | £132 | £32,895 | £5,702 |
| 25 | Cherwell | 58.3/100 | £113 | £33,207 | £4,882 |
| 26 | Maidstone | 57.8/100 | £135 | £31,986 | £5,832 |
| 27 | Dartford | 57.6/100 | £132 | £32,428 | £5,702 |
| 28 | Tunbridge Wells | 57.6/100 | £159 | £30,296 | £6,869 |
| 29 | Test Valley | 57.3/100 | £135 | £33,566 | £5,832 |
| 30 | Portsmouth | 57.2/100 | £127 | £33,015 | £5,486 |
| 31 | Hart | 57.2/100 | £135 | £30,973 | £5,832 |
| 32 | Gravesham | 57.2/100 | £118 | £34,455 | £5,098 |
| 33 | Horsham | 57.1/100 | £138 | £32,334 | £5,962 |
| 34 | South Oxfordshire | 56.5/100 | £125 | £36,315 | £5,400 |
| 35 | West Oxfordshire | 56.5/100 | £139 | £34,006 | £6,005 |
| 36 | Eastleigh | 56.4/100 | £128 | £35,362 | £5,530 |
| 37 | Milton Keynes | 55.9/100 | £130 | £36,521 | £5,616 |
| 38 | Brighton and Hove | 55.3/100 | £158 | £33,649 | £6,826 |
| 39 | Tonbridge and Malling | 54.9/100 | £174 | £31,472 | £7,517 |
| 40 | Sevenoaks | 54.6/100 | £197 | £28,537 | £8,510 |
| 41 | Vale of White Horse | 54.6/100 | £130 | £38,134 | £5,616 |
| 42 | Rushmoor | 54.4/100 | £145 | £34,238 | £6,264 |
| 43 | Waverley | 54.4/100 | £188 | £31,083 | £8,122 |
| 44 | Winchester | 53.8/100 | £188 | £34,568 | £8,122 |
| 45 | West Berkshire | 53.7/100 | £158 | £35,806 | £6,826 |
| 46 | Crawley | 53.5/100 | £149 | £36,053 | £6,437 |
| 47 | Basingstoke and Deane | 53.4/100 | £159 | £35,492 | £6,869 |
| 48 | Epsom and Ewell | 53.4/100 | £186 | £33,824 | £8,035 |
| 49 | Woking | 53.1/100 | £179 | £35,258 | £7,733 |
| 50 | Tandridge | 53/100 | £215 | £29,925 | £9,288 |
| 51 | Southampton | 51.5/100 | £193 | £33,878 | £8,338 |
| 52 | Elmbridge | 51.3/100 | £239 | £30,000 | £10,325 |
| 53 | Bracknell Forest | 50.8/100 | £175 | £37,063 | £7,560 |
| 54 | Slough | 50.6/100 | £167 | £38,578 | £7,214 |
| 55 | Wokingham | 50.1/100 | £184 | £38,552 | £7,949 |
| 56 | Reigate and Banstead | 49.2/100 | £213 | £39,073 | £9,202 |
| 57 | Mole Valley | 49.1/100 | £213 | £39,893 | £9,202 |
| 58 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 49/100 | £239 | £34,570 | £10,325 |
| 59 | Guildford | 48.8/100 | £211 | £38,027 | £9,115 |
| 60 | Surrey Heath | 47.6/100 | £235 | £36,632 | £10,152 |
| 61 | Oxford | 47.5/100 | £223 | £38,779 | £9,634 |
| 62 | Spelthorne | 47.4/100 | £246 | £32,237 | £10,627 |
| 63 | Reading | 47/100 | £178 | £44,956 | £7,690 |
| 64 | Runnymede | 46.1/100 | £231 | £40,000 | £9,979 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for private clinic / health centre premises in South East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in South East is £90/m²/yr in Folkestone and Hythe. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Eastbourne ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for private clinic / health centre in Eastbourne?
- For a 100 m² unit in Eastbourne, business rates are roughly £4,190/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £9,700/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).