Best areas to open sports clubhouse in West Midlands
19 West Midlands 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 West Midlands?
In West Midlands, the best area to open a sports clubhouse is Lichfield, with a Gera Business Location Score of 56.9/100: premises at £22/m²/yr and local median pay £28,845. Solihull ranks lowest of 19 West Midlands authorities at 24.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top West Midlands area for sports clubhouse: Lichfield.
How this is calculatedWest Midlands ranked for sports clubhouse
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lichfield | 56.9/100 | £22 | £28,845 | £950 |
| 2 | Shropshire | 55.9/100 | £22 | £28,397 | £950 |
| 3 | Stafford | 54.7/100 | £21 | £28,523 | £907 |
| 4 | South Staffordshire | 53.9/100 | £21 | £28,259 | £907 |
| 5 | Herefordshire, County of | 52.1/100 | £32 | £28,366 | £1,382 |
| 6 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 50.8/100 | £26 | £26,204 | £1,123 |
| 7 | Wychavon | 49.1/100 | £27 | £32,022 | £1,166 |
| 8 | Tamworth | 48.1/100 | £24 | £28,143 | £1,037 |
| 9 | Warwick | 46.8/100 | £28 | £33,616 | £1,210 |
| 10 | Dudley | 46.7/100 | £27 | £29,071 | £1,166 |
| 11 | Worcester | 46.5/100 | £31 | £30,003 | £1,339 |
| 12 | Stratford-on-Avon | 46.3/100 | £23 | £42,929 | £994 |
| 13 | Sandwell | 46.2/100 | £24 | £28,766 | £1,037 |
| 14 | North Warwickshire | 45/100 | £26 | £34,564 | £1,123 |
| 15 | East Staffordshire | 44.7/100 | £27 | £31,048 | £1,166 |
| 16 | Walsall | 37.4/100 | £38 | £28,691 | £1,642 |
| 17 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 36.1/100 | £35 | £31,319 | £1,512 |
| 18 | Birmingham | 31/100 | £41 | £33,374 | £1,771 |
| 19 | Solihull | 24.2/100 | £51 | £35,794 | £2,203 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for sports clubhouse premises in West Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in West Midlands is £21/m²/yr in Stafford. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Lichfield ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for sports clubhouse in Lichfield?
- For a 100 m² unit in Lichfield, business rates are roughly £950/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,200/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).