Best areas to open gym / fitness suite in North East
12 North 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 gym or fitness studio in North East?
In North East, the best area to open a gym or fitness studio is South Tyneside, with a Gera Business Location Score of 64.3/100: premises at £33/m²/yr and local median pay £25,490. Newcastle upon Tyne ranks lowest of 12 North East authorities at 60.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North East area for gym / fitness suite: South Tyneside.
How this is calculatedNorth East ranked for gym / fitness suite
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Tyneside | 64.3/100 | £33 | £25,490 | £1,426 |
| 2 | Redcar and Cleveland | 63.8/100 | £25 | £28,356 | £1,080 |
| 3 | Hartlepool | 63.1/100 | £31 | £28,204 | £1,339 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 63/100 | £25 | £29,502 | £1,080 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 62.7/100 | £33 | £28,214 | £1,426 |
| 6 | Northumberland | 62.6/100 | £40 | £27,769 | £1,728 |
| 7 | Gateshead | 62.3/100 | £37 | £28,507 | £1,598 |
| 8 | County Durham | 62.1/100 | £34 | £29,393 | £1,469 |
| 9 | Stockton-on-Tees | 61.8/100 | £36 | £29,537 | £1,555 |
| 10 | Darlington | 60.7/100 | £47 | £29,692 | £2,030 |
| 11 | North Tyneside | 60.4/100 | £49 | £29,311 | £2,117 |
| 12 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 60.2/100 | £41 | £31,786 | £1,771 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for gym / fitness suite premises in North East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North East is £25/m²/yr in Redcar and Cleveland. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, South Tyneside ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for gym / fitness suite in South Tyneside?
- For a 100 m² unit in South Tyneside, business rates are roughly £1,426/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £3,300/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).