Best areas to open sports clubhouse in London
12 London local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a sports clubhouse in London?
In London, the best area to open a sports clubhouse is Richmond upon Thames, with a Gera Business Location Score of 55/100: premises at £38/m²/yr and local median pay £35,263. Kingston upon Thames ranks lowest of 12 London authorities at 16.8/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top London area for sports clubhouse: Richmond upon Thames.
How this is calculatedLondon ranked for sports clubhouse
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond upon Thames | 55/100 | £38 | £35,263 | £1,642 |
| 2 | Enfield | 48.2/100 | £30 | £31,252 | £1,296 |
| 3 | Harrow | 46.5/100 | £28 | £32,208 | £1,210 |
| 4 | Barnet | 45.1/100 | £42 | £30,926 | £1,814 |
| 5 | Croydon | 42.2/100 | £27 | £34,987 | £1,166 |
| 6 | Ealing | 42/100 | £33 | £33,592 | £1,426 |
| 7 | Brent | 40.9/100 | £36 | £32,335 | £1,555 |
| 8 | Havering | 38.5/100 | £36 | £31,874 | £1,555 |
| 9 | Hillingdon | 33.9/100 | £34 | £37,941 | £1,469 |
| 10 | Wandsworth | 31.3/100 | £48 | £37,534 | £2,074 |
| 11 | Bexley | 21.7/100 | £63 | £27,441 | £2,722 |
| 12 | Kingston upon Thames | 16.8/100 | £67 | £36,898 | £2,894 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for sports clubhouse premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £27/m²/yr in Croydon. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Richmond upon Thames ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for sports clubhouse in Richmond upon Thames?
- For a 100 m² unit in Richmond upon Thames, business rates are roughly £1,642/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £3,800/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).