Best areas to open hair & beauty salon 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 hair or beauty salon in London?
In London, the best area to open a hair or beauty salon is Bexley, with a Gera Business Location Score of 55.9/100: premises at £140/m²/yr and local median pay £27,441. Westminster ranks lowest of 32 London authorities at 20.7/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
London ranked for hair & beauty salon
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bexley | 55.9/100 | £140 | £27,441 | £6,048 |
| 2 | Greenwich | 50/100 | £183 | £30,787 | £7,906 |
| 3 | Lewisham | 49.8/100 | £167 | £34,965 | £7,214 |
| 4 | Bromley | 49.8/100 | £177 | £33,520 | £7,646 |
| 5 | Redbridge | 49.5/100 | £199 | £28,125 | £8,597 |
| 6 | Sutton | 47.8/100 | £182 | £35,113 | £7,862 |
| 7 | Harrow | 47/100 | £205 | £32,208 | £8,856 |
| 8 | Haringey | 46.7/100 | £240 | £27,716 | £10,368 |
| 9 | Havering | 46.7/100 | £207 | £31,874 | £8,942 |
| 10 | Enfield | 46.6/100 | £215 | £31,252 | £9,288 |
| 11 | Waltham Forest | 46.3/100 | £230 | £28,880 | £9,936 |
| 12 | Ealing | 45.6/100 | £212 | £33,592 | £9,158 |
| 13 | Croydon | 45.2/100 | £206 | £34,987 | £8,899 |
| 14 | Hackney | 42.5/100 | £240 | £37,736 | £10,368 |
| 15 | Hillingdon | 42.5/100 | £217 | £37,941 | £9,374 |
| 16 | Barnet | 42.3/100 | £263 | £30,926 | £11,362 |
| 17 | Hounslow | 41.2/100 | £229 | £38,422 | £9,893 |
| 18 | Kingston upon Thames | 41.2/100 | £240 | £36,898 | £10,368 |
| 19 | Brent | 41/100 | £261 | £32,335 | £11,275 |
| 20 | Wandsworth | 40.3/100 | £247 | £37,534 | £10,670 |
| 21 | Newham | 39.8/100 | £235 | £39,117 | £10,152 |
| 22 | Merton | 39.6/100 | £273 | £32,983 | £11,794 |
| 23 | Richmond upon Thames | 38.1/100 | £292 | £35,263 | £12,614 |
| 24 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 37.6/100 | £250 | £44,042 | £10,800 |
| 25 | Lambeth | 35.4/100 | £271 | £42,039 | £11,707 |
| 26 | City of London | 33.8/100 | £436 | £67,064 | £18,835 |
| 27 | Islington | 31.1/100 | £297 | £49,624 | £12,830 |
| 28 | Southwark | 30.2/100 | £298 | £47,136 | £12,874 |
| 29 | Camden | 28.6/100 | £363 | £48,822 | £15,682 |
| 30 | Kensington and Chelsea | 24.7/100 | £416 | £38,541 | £17,971 |
| 31 | Tower Hamlets | 22.6/100 | £303 | £59,974 | £13,090 |
| 32 | Westminster | 20.7/100 | £472 | £49,973 | £20,390 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for hair & beauty salon premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £140/m²/yr in Bexley. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Bexley ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for hair & beauty salon in Bexley?
- For a 100 m² unit in Bexley, business rates are roughly £6,048/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £14,000/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).