Best areas to open private clinic / health centre in Wales
22 Wales 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 Wales?
In Wales, the best area to open a private clinic or health centre is Gwynedd, with a Gera Business Location Score of 68.5/100: premises at £62/m²/yr and local median pay £25,217. Cardiff / Caerdydd ranks lowest of 22 Wales authorities at 60.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Wales area for private clinic / health centre: Gwynedd.
How this is calculatedWales ranked for private clinic / health centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwynedd | 68.5/100 | £62 | £25,217 | £2,678 |
| 2 | Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 67.8/100 | £59 | £27,011 | £2,549 |
| 3 | Conwy | 67.2/100 | £73 | £26,961 | £3,154 |
| 4 | Powys | 66.5/100 | £65 | £26,839 | £2,808 |
| 5 | Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro | 66.1/100 | £68 | £26,535 | £2,938 |
| 6 | Blaenau Gwent | 66/100 | £61 | £26,241 | £2,635 |
| 7 | Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn | 65.7/100 | £56 | £29,867 | £2,419 |
| 8 | Ceredigion | 65.3/100 | £69 | £27,868 | £2,981 |
| 9 | Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin | 64.7/100 | £68 | £29,835 | £2,938 |
| 10 | Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot | 64.6/100 | £55 | £30,055 | £2,376 |
| 11 | Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful | 64.6/100 | £71 | £27,843 | £3,067 |
| 12 | Caerphilly / Caerffili | 63.9/100 | £76 | £28,187 | £3,283 |
| 13 | Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg | 63.7/100 | £96 | £28,528 | £4,147 |
| 14 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 63.7/100 | £77 | £28,454 | £3,326 |
| 15 | Wrexham / Wrecsam | 63.4/100 | £83 | £30,080 | £3,586 |
| 16 | Swansea / Abertawe | 62.8/100 | £78 | £31,348 | £3,370 |
| 17 | Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr | 61.4/100 | £89 | £30,377 | £3,845 |
| 18 | Torfaen / Tor-faen | 61.4/100 | £86 | £31,105 | £3,715 |
| 19 | Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy | 61.3/100 | £94 | £32,805 | £4,061 |
| 20 | Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 60.5/100 | £78 | £34,480 | £3,370 |
| 21 | Newport / Casnewydd | 60.3/100 | £90 | £32,340 | £3,888 |
| 22 | Cardiff / Caerdydd | 60.1/100 | £102 | £33,599 | £4,406 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for private clinic / health centre premises in Wales?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £55/m²/yr in Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Gwynedd ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for private clinic / health centre in Gwynedd?
- For a 100 m² unit in Gwynedd, business rates are roughly £2,678/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £6,200/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).