Best areas to open garden centre in London
6 London local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a garden centre in London?
In London, the best area to open a garden centre is Barnet, with a Gera Business Location Score of 59.1/100: premises at £14/m²/yr and local median pay £30,926. Bromley ranks lowest of 6 London authorities at 37/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
London ranked for garden centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnet | 59.1/100 | £14 | £30,926 | £605 |
| 2 | Havering | 45.2/100 | £18 | £31,874 | £778 |
| 3 | Hounslow | 41.1/100 | £19 | £38,422 | £821 |
| 4 | Enfield | 39.9/100 | £26 | £31,252 | £1,123 |
| 5 | Richmond upon Thames | 38.7/100 | £26 | £35,263 | £1,123 |
| 6 | Bromley | 37/100 | £24 | £33,520 | £1,037 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for garden centre premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £14/m²/yr in Barnet. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Barnet ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for garden centre in Barnet?
- For a 100 m² unit in Barnet, business rates are roughly £605/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £1,400/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).