Best areas to open community day centre in South East
60 South 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 South East?
In South East, the best area to open a community day centre is Eastbourne, with a Gera Business Location Score of 65.8/100: premises at £28/m²/yr and local median pay £26,893. Reading ranks lowest of 60 South East authorities at 53.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top South East area for community day centre: Eastbourne.
How this is calculatedSouth East ranked for community day centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastbourne | 65.8/100 | £28 | £26,893 | £1,210 |
| 2 | Rother | 65.3/100 | £27 | £27,732 | £1,166 |
| 3 | Hastings | 65/100 | £24 | £29,383 | £1,037 |
| 4 | Worthing | 64.5/100 | £28 | £29,044 | £1,210 |
| 5 | Isle of Wight | 64.4/100 | £30 | £26,185 | £1,296 |
| 6 | Gosport | 63.9/100 | £21 | £30,518 | £907 |
| 7 | Elmbridge | 63.8/100 | £27 | £30,000 | £1,166 |
| 8 | Wealden | 63.7/100 | £30 | £27,639 | £1,296 |
| 9 | Adur | 63.3/100 | £28 | £28,238 | £1,210 |
| 10 | Chichester | 63.2/100 | £31 | £28,547 | £1,339 |
| 11 | Medway | 63/100 | £24 | £30,784 | £1,037 |
| 12 | Canterbury | 62.8/100 | £31 | £29,337 | £1,339 |
| 13 | Thanet | 62.7/100 | £31 | £27,076 | £1,339 |
| 14 | Arun | 62.7/100 | £32 | £27,461 | £1,382 |
| 15 | East Hampshire | 62.6/100 | £29 | £30,143 | £1,253 |
| 16 | Tandridge | 62.4/100 | £31 | £29,925 | £1,339 |
| 17 | Lewes | 62.3/100 | £25 | £32,287 | £1,080 |
| 18 | Ashford | 62.3/100 | £33 | £29,118 | £1,426 |
| 19 | Tunbridge Wells | 62.2/100 | £32 | £30,296 | £1,382 |
| 20 | Tonbridge and Malling | 61.9/100 | £28 | £31,472 | £1,210 |
| 21 | Havant | 61.7/100 | £30 | £30,573 | £1,296 |
| 22 | Mid Sussex | 61.7/100 | £31 | £31,401 | £1,339 |
| 23 | Dartford | 61.3/100 | £28 | £32,428 | £1,210 |
| 24 | Sevenoaks | 61.3/100 | £35 | £28,537 | £1,512 |
| 25 | Buckinghamshire | 61/100 | £30 | £33,367 | £1,296 |
| 26 | Folkestone and Hythe | 61/100 | £31 | £31,907 | £1,339 |
| 27 | Swale | 61/100 | £31 | £29,831 | £1,339 |
| 28 | Dover | 60.9/100 | £31 | £31,547 | £1,339 |
| 29 | Gravesham | 60.9/100 | £24 | £34,455 | £1,037 |
| 30 | Maidstone | 60.8/100 | £31 | £31,986 | £1,339 |
| 31 | Brighton and Hove | 60.7/100 | £29 | £33,649 | £1,253 |
| 32 | West Oxfordshire | 60.4/100 | £29 | £34,006 | £1,253 |
| 33 | Waverley | 60.3/100 | £35 | £31,083 | £1,512 |
| 34 | Cherwell | 60.2/100 | £29 | £33,207 | £1,253 |
| 35 | Spelthorne | 60.1/100 | £28 | £32,237 | £1,210 |
| 36 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 60/100 | £32 | £34,570 | £1,382 |
| 37 | Woking | 59.9/100 | £30 | £35,258 | £1,296 |
| 38 | Test Valley | 59.7/100 | £33 | £33,566 | £1,426 |
| 39 | Horsham | 59.7/100 | £33 | £32,334 | £1,426 |
| 40 | Fareham | 59.5/100 | £36 | £32,895 | £1,555 |
| 41 | West Berkshire | 59.4/100 | £28 | £35,806 | £1,210 |
| 42 | South Oxfordshire | 59.3/100 | £29 | £36,315 | £1,253 |
| 43 | Mole Valley | 59.2/100 | £28 | £39,893 | £1,210 |
| 44 | Reigate and Banstead | 58.3/100 | £31 | £39,073 | £1,339 |
| 45 | Surrey Heath | 58.3/100 | £32 | £36,632 | £1,382 |
| 46 | Crawley | 58.2/100 | £29 | £36,053 | £1,253 |
| 47 | Oxford | 57.8/100 | £30 | £38,779 | £1,296 |
| 48 | Guildford | 57.8/100 | £31 | £38,027 | £1,339 |
| 49 | Basingstoke and Deane | 57.7/100 | £33 | £35,492 | £1,426 |
| 50 | Portsmouth | 57.4/100 | £38 | £33,015 | £1,642 |
| 51 | Milton Keynes | 57.3/100 | £35 | £36,521 | £1,512 |
| 52 | Vale of White Horse | 57.2/100 | £31 | £38,134 | £1,339 |
| 53 | Rushmoor | 56.9/100 | £35 | £34,238 | £1,512 |
| 54 | Wokingham | 56.3/100 | £33 | £38,552 | £1,426 |
| 55 | Slough | 56.2/100 | £31 | £38,578 | £1,339 |
| 56 | Bracknell Forest | 56.1/100 | £34 | £37,063 | £1,469 |
| 57 | Runnymede | 55.8/100 | £34 | £40,000 | £1,469 |
| 58 | Eastleigh | 54.9/100 | £44 | £35,362 | £1,901 |
| 59 | Southampton | 54.6/100 | £46 | £33,878 | £1,987 |
| 60 | Reading | 53.1/100 | £32 | £44,956 | £1,382 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for community day centre premises in South East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in South East is £21/m²/yr in Gosport. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Eastbourne ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for community day centre in Eastbourne?
- For a 100 m² unit in Eastbourne, business rates are roughly £1,210/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,800/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).