Best areas to open community day centre in North East
12 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 community day centre in North East?
In North East, the best area to open a community day centre is Darlington, with a Gera Business Location Score of 66.1/100: premises at £18/m²/yr and local median pay £29,692. Middlesbrough ranks lowest of 12 North East authorities at 62.8/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North East area for community day centre: Darlington.
How this is calculatedNorth East ranked for community day centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darlington | 66.1/100 | £18 | £29,692 | £778 |
| 2 | Northumberland | 64.9/100 | £24 | £27,769 | £1,037 |
| 3 | County Durham | 64.8/100 | £19 | £29,393 | £821 |
| 4 | Gateshead | 64.7/100 | £23 | £28,507 | £994 |
| 5 | Redcar and Cleveland | 64.6/100 | £22 | £28,356 | £950 |
| 6 | South Tyneside | 64.6/100 | £25 | £25,490 | £1,080 |
| 7 | Stockton-on-Tees | 64.2/100 | £23 | £29,537 | £994 |
| 8 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 64.2/100 | £20 | £31,786 | £864 |
| 9 | Hartlepool | 64/100 | £23 | £28,204 | £994 |
| 10 | North Tyneside | 63.9/100 | £24 | £29,311 | £1,037 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 63.5/100 | £26 | £28,214 | £1,123 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 62.8/100 | £26 | £29,502 | £1,123 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for community day centre premises in North East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North East is £18/m²/yr in Darlington. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Darlington ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for community day centre in Darlington?
- For a 100 m² unit in Darlington, business rates are roughly £778/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £1,800/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).