Best areas to open golf course in London
9 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 golf course in London?
In London, the best area to open a golf course is Barnet, with a Gera Business Location Score of 65.7/100: premises at £84/m²/yr and local median pay £30,926. Merton ranks lowest of 9 London authorities at 31.7/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
London ranked for golf course
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnet | 65.7/100 | £84 | £30,926 | £3,629 |
| 2 | Ealing | 51.2/100 | £96 | £33,592 | £4,147 |
| 3 | Richmond upon Thames | 48.3/100 | £160 | £35,263 | £6,912 |
| 4 | Havering | 46.9/100 | £108 | £31,874 | £4,666 |
| 5 | Croydon | 45.9/100 | £98 | £34,987 | £4,234 |
| 6 | Enfield | 44.3/100 | £135 | £31,252 | £5,832 |
| 7 | Bromley | 41.4/100 | £144 | £33,520 | £6,221 |
| 8 | Hillingdon | 32/100 | £130 | £37,941 | £5,616 |
| 9 | Merton | 31.7/100 | £169 | £32,983 | £7,301 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for golf course premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £84/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 golf course in Barnet?
- For a 100 m² unit in Barnet, business rates are roughly £3,629/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £8,400/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).