Best areas to open private clinic / health centre in South West
26 South West 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 West?
In South West, the best area to open a private clinic or health centre is Forest of Dean, with a Gera Business Location Score of 65/100: premises at £77/m²/yr and local median pay £25,387. Tewkesbury ranks lowest of 26 South West authorities at 55.8/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top South West area for private clinic / health centre: Forest of Dean.
How this is calculatedSouth West ranked for private clinic / health centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest of Dean | 65/100 | £77 | £25,387 | £3,326 |
| 2 | Torridge | 64.9/100 | £74 | £26,745 | £3,197 |
| 3 | Mid Devon | 64.5/100 | £63 | £29,224 | £2,722 |
| 4 | Torbay | 64.3/100 | £84 | £28,066 | £3,629 |
| 5 | North Devon | 64.2/100 | £88 | £27,526 | £3,802 |
| 6 | West Devon | 63.7/100 | £91 | £28,161 | £3,931 |
| 7 | Teignbridge | 63.4/100 | £88 | £28,636 | £3,802 |
| 8 | North Somerset | 63.3/100 | £91 | £28,749 | £3,931 |
| 9 | South Hams | 62.9/100 | £106 | £28,329 | £4,579 |
| 10 | Somerset | 62.6/100 | £92 | £29,152 | £3,974 |
| 11 | East Devon | 62.6/100 | £82 | £31,874 | £3,542 |
| 12 | Gloucester | 62.2/100 | £95 | £30,796 | £4,104 |
| 13 | Cornwall | 61.7/100 | £119 | £27,006 | £5,141 |
| 14 | Stroud | 61.7/100 | £88 | £32,495 | £3,802 |
| 15 | Wiltshire | 61.6/100 | £99 | £30,000 | £4,277 |
| 16 | Exeter | 61.3/100 | £109 | £30,138 | £4,709 |
| 17 | Dorset | 61.1/100 | £115 | £29,292 | £4,968 |
| 18 | Plymouth | 61/100 | £100 | £30,346 | £4,320 |
| 19 | Cotswold | 60.9/100 | £114 | £29,655 | £4,925 |
| 20 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 60.4/100 | £118 | £31,121 | £5,098 |
| 21 | Cheltenham | 59/100 | £122 | £35,202 | £5,270 |
| 22 | Swindon | 57.9/100 | £113 | £32,933 | £4,882 |
| 23 | Bath and North East Somerset | 57.7/100 | £136 | £32,004 | £5,875 |
| 24 | Bristol, City of | 56.5/100 | £118 | £36,652 | £5,098 |
| 25 | South Gloucestershire | 56/100 | £121 | £36,920 | £5,227 |
| 26 | Tewkesbury | 55.8/100 | £122 | £37,088 | £5,270 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for private clinic / health centre premises in South West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in South West is £63/m²/yr in Mid Devon. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Forest of Dean ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for private clinic / health centre in Forest of Dean?
- For a 100 m² unit in Forest of Dean, business rates are roughly £3,326/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £7,700/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).