Best areas to open sports clubhouse in Wales
14 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 sports clubhouse in Wales?
In Wales, the best area to open a sports clubhouse is Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro, with a Gera Business Location Score of 67.8/100: premises at £16/m²/yr and local median pay £26,535. Cardiff / Caerdydd ranks lowest of 14 Wales authorities at 44.8/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Wales area for sports clubhouse: Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro.
How this is calculatedWales ranked for sports clubhouse
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro | 67.8/100 | £16 | £26,535 | £691 |
| 2 | Powys | 65.8/100 | £15 | £26,839 | £648 |
| 3 | Gwynedd | 64.2/100 | £16 | £25,217 | £691 |
| 4 | Conwy | 62.5/100 | £15 | £26,961 | £648 |
| 5 | Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn | 57/100 | £12 | £29,867 | £518 |
| 6 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 54.9/100 | £15 | £28,454 | £648 |
| 7 | Caerphilly / Caerffili | 54.2/100 | £17 | £28,187 | £734 |
| 8 | Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg | 53.8/100 | £23 | £28,528 | £994 |
| 9 | Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr | 53.6/100 | £15 | £30,377 | £648 |
| 10 | Swansea / Abertawe | 53.4/100 | £16 | £31,348 | £691 |
| 11 | Newport / Casnewydd | 52.7/100 | £13 | £32,340 | £562 |
| 12 | Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 46.7/100 | £20 | £34,480 | £864 |
| 13 | Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot | 45.4/100 | £25 | £30,055 | £1,080 |
| 14 | Cardiff / Caerdydd | 44.8/100 | £26 | £33,599 | £1,123 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for sports clubhouse premises in Wales?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £12/m²/yr in Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for sports clubhouse in Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro?
- For a 100 m² unit in Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro, business rates are roughly £691/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £1,600/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).