Best areas to open golf course in West Midlands
13 West Midlands 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 West Midlands?
In West Midlands, the best area to open a golf course is Bromsgrove, with a Gera Business Location Score of 75.2/100: premises at £74/m²/yr and local median pay £27,494. Stratford-on-Avon ranks lowest of 13 West Midlands authorities at 46.6/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top West Midlands area for golf course: Bromsgrove.
How this is calculatedWest Midlands ranked for golf course
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromsgrove | 75.2/100 | £74 | £27,494 | £3,197 |
| 2 | Stafford | 67.1/100 | £63 | £28,523 | £2,722 |
| 3 | Herefordshire, County of | 66.5/100 | £83 | £28,366 | £3,586 |
| 4 | Shropshire | 65.5/100 | £75 | £28,397 | £3,240 |
| 5 | Lichfield | 63.5/100 | £84 | £28,845 | £3,629 |
| 6 | South Staffordshire | 61.4/100 | £79 | £28,259 | £3,413 |
| 7 | Wychavon | 60.1/100 | £78 | £32,022 | £3,370 |
| 8 | Walsall | 57.3/100 | £78 | £28,691 | £3,370 |
| 9 | Solihull | 54.1/100 | £68 | £35,794 | £2,938 |
| 10 | East Staffordshire | 53.2/100 | £87 | £31,048 | £3,758 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 49.4/100 | £85 | £33,374 | £3,672 |
| 12 | North Warwickshire | 48.8/100 | £96 | £34,564 | £4,147 |
| 13 | Stratford-on-Avon | 46.6/100 | £91 | £42,929 | £3,931 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for golf course premises in West Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in West Midlands is £63/m²/yr in Stafford. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Bromsgrove ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for golf course in Bromsgrove?
- For a 100 m² unit in Bromsgrove, business rates are roughly £3,197/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £7,400/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).