Best areas to open golf course in East
18 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 golf course in East?
In East, the best area to open a golf course is Maldon, with a Gera Business Location Score of 67.6/100: premises at £87/m²/yr and local median pay £25,496. Welwyn Hatfield ranks lowest of 18 East authorities at 25.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
East ranked for golf course
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldon | 67.6/100 | £87 | £25,496 | £3,758 |
| 2 | Epping Forest | 66.3/100 | £86 | £30,038 | £3,715 |
| 3 | Hertsmere | 59.8/100 | £100 | £36,000 | £4,320 |
| 4 | East Hertfordshire | 58.4/100 | £91 | £32,293 | £3,931 |
| 5 | East Suffolk | 55.5/100 | £97 | £30,821 | £4,190 |
| 6 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 55.1/100 | £84 | £30,544 | £3,629 |
| 7 | Breckland | 54.4/100 | £96 | £28,303 | £4,147 |
| 8 | Braintree | 53.6/100 | £92 | £32,175 | £3,974 |
| 9 | North Hertfordshire | 53.1/100 | £99 | £33,409 | £4,277 |
| 10 | Brentwood | 50.3/100 | £139 | £30,607 | £6,005 |
| 11 | Central Bedfordshire | 49/100 | £109 | £30,963 | £4,709 |
| 12 | Peterborough | 49/100 | £102 | £31,062 | £4,406 |
| 13 | Huntingdonshire | 47.2/100 | £117 | £32,441 | £5,054 |
| 14 | Bedford | 45.9/100 | £106 | £33,148 | £4,579 |
| 15 | St Albans | 40.3/100 | £153 | £33,468 | £6,610 |
| 16 | Three Rivers | 35.1/100 | £118 | £43,202 | £5,098 |
| 17 | South Cambridgeshire | 34.8/100 | £109 | £41,348 | £4,709 |
| 18 | Welwyn Hatfield | 25.5/100 | £148 | £39,794 | £6,394 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for golf course premises in East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East is £84/m²/yr in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Maldon ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for golf course in Maldon?
- For a 100 m² unit in Maldon, business rates are roughly £3,758/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £8,700/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).