Best areas to open gym / fitness suite in Wales
19 Wales 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 Wales?
In Wales, the best area to open a gym or fitness studio is Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro, with a Gera Business Location Score of 65.6/100: premises at £27/m²/yr and local median pay £26,535. Cardiff / Caerdydd ranks lowest of 19 Wales authorities at 56.4/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Wales area for gym / fitness suite: Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro.
How this is calculatedWales ranked for gym / fitness suite
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro | 65.6/100 | £27 | £26,535 | £1,166 |
| 2 | Gwynedd | 65.3/100 | £31 | £25,217 | £1,339 |
| 3 | Blaenau Gwent | 63.8/100 | £32 | £26,241 | £1,382 |
| 4 | Conwy | 63.7/100 | £36 | £26,961 | £1,555 |
| 5 | Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 63.2/100 | £38 | £27,011 | £1,642 |
| 6 | Caerphilly / Caerffili | 62.9/100 | £33 | £28,187 | £1,426 |
| 7 | Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful | 62.9/100 | £33 | £27,843 | £1,426 |
| 8 | Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn | 62.7/100 | £28 | £29,867 | £1,210 |
| 9 | Powys | 62.7/100 | £46 | £26,839 | £1,987 |
| 10 | Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin | 62.4/100 | £33 | £29,835 | £1,426 |
| 11 | Wrexham / Wrecsam | 61.9/100 | £34 | £30,080 | £1,469 |
| 12 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 61.9/100 | £39 | £28,454 | £1,685 |
| 13 | Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr | 61.4/100 | £36 | £30,377 | £1,555 |
| 14 | Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot | 60.9/100 | £40 | £30,055 | £1,728 |
| 15 | Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg | 60.9/100 | £50 | £28,528 | £2,160 |
| 16 | Swansea / Abertawe | 60.5/100 | £40 | £31,348 | £1,728 |
| 17 | Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 59.1/100 | £38 | £34,480 | £1,642 |
| 18 | Newport / Casnewydd | 59/100 | £46 | £32,340 | £1,987 |
| 19 | Cardiff / Caerdydd | 56.4/100 | £63 | £33,599 | £2,722 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for gym / fitness suite premises in Wales?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £27/m²/yr in Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for gym / fitness suite in Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro?
- For a 100 m² unit in Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro, business rates are roughly £1,166/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,700/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).