Best areas to open gym / fitness suite in London
32 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 gym or fitness studio in London?
In London, the best area to open a gym or fitness studio is Bexley, with a Gera Business Location Score of 57.6/100: premises at £76/m²/yr and local median pay £27,441. Kensington and Chelsea ranks lowest of 32 London authorities at 20.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
London ranked for gym / fitness suite
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bexley | 57.6/100 | £76 | £27,441 | £3,283 |
| 2 | Havering | 55.6/100 | £75 | £31,874 | £3,240 |
| 3 | Haringey | 55.5/100 | £102 | £27,716 | £4,406 |
| 4 | Waltham Forest | 55.4/100 | £92 | £28,880 | £3,974 |
| 5 | Redbridge | 55.3/100 | £92 | £28,125 | £3,974 |
| 6 | Harrow | 53.5/100 | £92 | £32,208 | £3,974 |
| 7 | Kingston upon Thames | 52.5/100 | £84 | £36,898 | £3,629 |
| 8 | Barnet | 52.4/100 | £111 | £30,926 | £4,795 |
| 9 | Enfield | 52.4/100 | £106 | £31,252 | £4,579 |
| 10 | Greenwich | 51.1/100 | £115 | £30,787 | £4,968 |
| 11 | Lewisham | 50.7/100 | £104 | £34,965 | £4,493 |
| 12 | Croydon | 50.4/100 | £103 | £34,987 | £4,450 |
| 13 | Sutton | 49/100 | £114 | £35,113 | £4,925 |
| 14 | Hillingdon | 47.8/100 | £111 | £37,941 | £4,795 |
| 15 | Ealing | 47.5/100 | £133 | £33,592 | £5,746 |
| 16 | Merton | 47.4/100 | £137 | £32,983 | £5,918 |
| 17 | Bromley | 46.6/100 | £143 | £33,520 | £6,178 |
| 18 | Newham | 46.5/100 | £114 | £39,117 | £4,925 |
| 19 | Hounslow | 46/100 | £124 | £38,422 | £5,357 |
| 20 | Brent | 44/100 | £164 | £32,335 | £7,085 |
| 21 | Richmond upon Thames | 42.5/100 | £178 | £35,263 | £7,690 |
| 22 | Wandsworth | 39.9/100 | £178 | £37,534 | £7,690 |
| 23 | Hackney | 38.5/100 | £200 | £37,736 | £8,640 |
| 24 | Lambeth | 37.3/100 | £180 | £42,039 | £7,776 |
| 25 | Islington | 35.5/100 | £182 | £49,624 | £7,862 |
| 26 | Southwark | 33.5/100 | £192 | £47,136 | £8,294 |
| 27 | Camden | 32.2/100 | £241 | £48,822 | £10,411 |
| 28 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 30.7/100 | £231 | £44,042 | £9,979 |
| 29 | City of London | 30/100 | £357 | £67,064 | £15,422 |
| 30 | Tower Hamlets | 25.8/100 | £196 | £59,974 | £8,467 |
| 31 | Westminster | 21.7/100 | £349 | £49,973 | £15,077 |
| 32 | Kensington and Chelsea | 20.1/100 | £346 | £38,541 | £14,947 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for gym / fitness suite premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £75/m²/yr in Havering. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Bexley ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for gym / fitness suite in Bexley?
- For a 100 m² unit in Bexley, business rates are roughly £3,283/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £7,600/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).