Best areas to open sports clubhouse in North West
29 North 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 sports clubhouse in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a sports clubhouse is Stockport, with a Gera Business Location Score of 57.9/100: premises at £20/m²/yr and local median pay £28,296. Fylde ranks lowest of 29 North West authorities at 38.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North West area for sports clubhouse: Stockport.
How this is calculatedNorth West ranked for sports clubhouse
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockport | 57.9/100 | £20 | £28,296 | £864 |
| 2 | Wirral | 52.5/100 | £23 | £28,840 | £994 |
| 3 | Sefton | 52.1/100 | £27 | £27,006 | £1,166 |
| 4 | Tameside | 50.3/100 | £24 | £27,115 | £1,037 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 49.8/100 | £22 | £29,036 | £950 |
| 6 | Trafford | 49.7/100 | £28 | £31,516 | £1,210 |
| 7 | Bury | 49.3/100 | £28 | £29,060 | £1,210 |
| 8 | Cheshire East | 49.1/100 | £28 | £33,200 | £1,210 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 49/100 | £27 | £27,064 | £1,166 |
| 10 | Westmorland and Furness | 49/100 | £28 | £32,683 | £1,210 |
| 11 | Bolton | 48.8/100 | £28 | £27,696 | £1,210 |
| 12 | Cumberland | 48.5/100 | £21 | £34,890 | £907 |
| 13 | Halton | 47.3/100 | £20 | £32,465 | £864 |
| 14 | Lancaster | 47.3/100 | £27 | £29,091 | £1,166 |
| 15 | Oldham | 46.8/100 | £28 | £27,990 | £1,210 |
| 16 | Wyre | 45.7/100 | £32 | £27,657 | £1,382 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 45.6/100 | £25 | £33,648 | £1,080 |
| 18 | Warrington | 45.4/100 | £25 | £34,719 | £1,080 |
| 19 | West Lancashire | 45.2/100 | £31 | £28,909 | £1,339 |
| 20 | Ribble Valley | 45.1/100 | £23 | £41,474 | £994 |
| 21 | Wigan | 43.2/100 | £32 | £28,003 | £1,382 |
| 22 | St. Helens | 43.2/100 | £29 | £28,468 | £1,253 |
| 23 | Pendle | 42.6/100 | £33 | £28,099 | £1,426 |
| 24 | South Ribble | 42.5/100 | £35 | £30,126 | £1,512 |
| 25 | Chorley | 42.4/100 | £37 | £29,415 | £1,598 |
| 26 | Salford | 41.4/100 | £26 | £34,741 | £1,123 |
| 27 | Blackburn with Darwen | 41/100 | £30 | £30,572 | £1,296 |
| 28 | Preston | 40.5/100 | £31 | £32,655 | £1,339 |
| 29 | Fylde | 38.1/100 | £35 | £36,962 | £1,512 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for sports clubhouse premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £20/m²/yr in Stockport. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Stockport ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for sports clubhouse in Stockport?
- For a 100 m² unit in Stockport, business rates are roughly £864/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,000/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).