Best areas to open sports clubhouse in Yorkshire and The Humber
9 Yorkshire and The Humber 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 Yorkshire and The Humber?
In Yorkshire and The Humber, the best area to open a sports clubhouse is North Yorkshire, with a Gera Business Location Score of 54.1/100: premises at £27/m²/yr and local median pay £29,288. Wakefield ranks lowest of 9 Yorkshire and The Humber authorities at 39/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Yorkshire and The Humber area for sports clubhouse: North Yorkshire.
How this is calculatedYorkshire and The Humber ranked for sports clubhouse
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Yorkshire | 54.1/100 | £27 | £29,288 | £1,166 |
| 2 | Calderdale | 52.7/100 | £21 | £30,451 | £907 |
| 3 | Kirklees | 46.8/100 | £27 | £28,821 | £1,166 |
| 4 | Rotherham | 46.7/100 | £24 | £29,088 | £1,037 |
| 5 | York | 45.4/100 | £29 | £32,151 | £1,253 |
| 6 | Leeds | 45.1/100 | £25 | £32,953 | £1,080 |
| 7 | Doncaster | 44.1/100 | £30 | £28,928 | £1,296 |
| 8 | Bradford | 43.4/100 | £29 | £29,745 | £1,253 |
| 9 | Wakefield | 39/100 | £32 | £30,950 | £1,382 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for sports clubhouse premises in Yorkshire and The Humber?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Yorkshire and The Humber is £21/m²/yr in Calderdale. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North Yorkshire ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for sports clubhouse in North Yorkshire?
- For a 100 m² unit in North Yorkshire, business rates are roughly £1,166/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,700/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).