Best areas to open members / social club in East
45 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 licensed members or social club in East?
In East, the best area to open a licensed members or social club is Dacorum, with a Gera Business Location Score of 69.9/100: premises at £33/m²/yr and local median pay £18,675. Three Rivers ranks lowest of 45 East authorities at 56.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
East ranked for members / social club
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dacorum | 69.9/100 | £33 | £18,675 | £1,426 |
| 2 | Babergh | 66.5/100 | £26 | £25,785 | £1,123 |
| 3 | Rochford | 65.6/100 | £30 | £26,706 | £1,296 |
| 4 | Maldon | 65.4/100 | £39 | £25,496 | £1,685 |
| 5 | North Norfolk | 65.3/100 | £37 | £26,296 | £1,598 |
| 6 | Southend-on-Sea | 64.9/100 | £35 | £26,955 | £1,512 |
| 7 | Tendring | 64.9/100 | £32 | £27,067 | £1,382 |
| 8 | Fenland | 64.5/100 | £35 | £27,005 | £1,512 |
| 9 | Brentwood | 64.5/100 | £28 | £30,607 | £1,210 |
| 10 | West Suffolk | 64.5/100 | £33 | £29,613 | £1,426 |
| 11 | Great Yarmouth | 64.3/100 | £39 | £26,484 | £1,685 |
| 12 | East Suffolk | 63.6/100 | £29 | £30,821 | £1,253 |
| 13 | Ipswich | 63.5/100 | £30 | £30,605 | £1,296 |
| 14 | Breckland | 63.3/100 | £39 | £28,303 | £1,685 |
| 15 | Broxbourne | 63.1/100 | £37 | £29,980 | £1,598 |
| 16 | Luton | 62.9/100 | £33 | £29,640 | £1,426 |
| 17 | South Norfolk | 62.9/100 | £39 | £29,114 | £1,685 |
| 18 | Epping Forest | 62.7/100 | £46 | £30,038 | £1,987 |
| 19 | Mid Suffolk | 62.7/100 | £29 | £32,413 | £1,253 |
| 20 | East Cambridgeshire | 62.5/100 | £42 | £30,232 | £1,814 |
| 21 | Braintree | 62.5/100 | £31 | £32,175 | £1,339 |
| 22 | Castle Point | 62.5/100 | £53 | £27,524 | £2,290 |
| 23 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 62.5/100 | £36 | £30,544 | £1,555 |
| 24 | Norwich | 62.5/100 | £49 | £28,457 | £2,117 |
| 25 | Huntingdonshire | 62.4/100 | £32 | £32,441 | £1,382 |
| 26 | Uttlesford | 62.4/100 | £38 | £32,124 | £1,642 |
| 27 | Colchester | 62.3/100 | £37 | £31,056 | £1,598 |
| 28 | Central Bedfordshire | 62.2/100 | £39 | £30,963 | £1,685 |
| 29 | Peterborough | 62/100 | £38 | £31,062 | £1,642 |
| 30 | East Hertfordshire | 62/100 | £39 | £32,293 | £1,685 |
| 31 | Chelmsford | 61.7/100 | £41 | £32,010 | £1,771 |
| 32 | St Albans | 61.7/100 | £39 | £33,468 | £1,685 |
| 33 | Broadland | 61.7/100 | £36 | £32,576 | £1,555 |
| 34 | North Hertfordshire | 61.5/100 | £37 | £33,409 | £1,598 |
| 35 | Bedford | 61.3/100 | £36 | £33,148 | £1,555 |
| 36 | Basildon | 61.1/100 | £42 | £32,050 | £1,814 |
| 37 | Harlow | 61.1/100 | £41 | £32,320 | £1,771 |
| 38 | Thurrock | 61/100 | £30 | £34,388 | £1,296 |
| 39 | Watford | 61/100 | £46 | £31,833 | £1,987 |
| 40 | Hertsmere | 60.2/100 | £46 | £36,000 | £1,987 |
| 41 | Welwyn Hatfield | 58.5/100 | £31 | £39,794 | £1,339 |
| 42 | Cambridge | 57.5/100 | £38 | £40,266 | £1,642 |
| 43 | South Cambridgeshire | 57.4/100 | £34 | £41,348 | £1,469 |
| 44 | Stevenage | 57.1/100 | £36 | £41,224 | £1,555 |
| 45 | Three Rivers | 56.5/100 | £38 | £43,202 | £1,642 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for members / social club premises in East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East is £26/m²/yr in Babergh. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Dacorum ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for members / social club in Dacorum?
- For a 100 m² unit in Dacorum, 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).