Best areas to open sports clubhouse in North East
10 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 sports clubhouse in North East?
In North East, the best area to open a sports clubhouse is South Tyneside, with a Gera Business Location Score of 64.8/100: premises at £7/m²/yr and local median pay £25,490. Redcar and Cleveland ranks lowest of 10 North East authorities at 50.8/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North East area for sports clubhouse: South Tyneside.
How this is calculatedNorth East ranked for sports clubhouse
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Tyneside | 64.8/100 | £7 | £25,490 | £302 |
| 2 | Northumberland | 64.3/100 | £10 | £27,769 | £432 |
| 3 | Hartlepool | 59.3/100 | £9 | £28,204 | £389 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 55.3/100 | £14 | £28,214 | £605 |
| 5 | North Tyneside | 54.8/100 | £17 | £29,311 | £734 |
| 6 | Stockton-on-Tees | 53.6/100 | £16 | £29,537 | £691 |
| 7 | County Durham | 53.2/100 | £17 | £29,393 | £734 |
| 8 | Gateshead | 52.3/100 | £21 | £28,507 | £907 |
| 9 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 51.9/100 | £19 | £31,786 | £821 |
| 10 | Redcar and Cleveland | 50.8/100 | £21 | £28,356 | £907 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for sports clubhouse premises in North East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North East is £7/m²/yr in South Tyneside. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, South Tyneside ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for sports clubhouse in South Tyneside?
- For a 100 m² unit in South Tyneside, business rates are roughly £302/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £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).