Best areas to open members / social club in Wales
22 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 licensed members or social club in Wales?
In Wales, the best area to open a licensed members or social club is Gwynedd, with a Gera Business Location Score of 67.1/100: premises at £24/m²/yr and local median pay £25,217. Cardiff / Caerdydd ranks lowest of 22 Wales authorities at 61.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Wales area for members / social club: Gwynedd.
How this is calculatedWales ranked for members / social club
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwynedd | 67.1/100 | £24 | £25,217 | £1,037 |
| 2 | Powys | 66.7/100 | £23 | £26,839 | £994 |
| 3 | Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro | 66/100 | £32 | £26,535 | £1,382 |
| 4 | Conwy | 65.8/100 | £27 | £26,961 | £1,166 |
| 5 | Blaenau Gwent | 65.6/100 | £26 | £26,241 | £1,123 |
| 6 | Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 65.4/100 | £29 | £27,011 | £1,253 |
| 7 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 65.1/100 | £21 | £28,454 | £907 |
| 8 | Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful | 65/100 | £24 | £27,843 | £1,037 |
| 9 | Caerphilly / Caerffili | 64.8/100 | £26 | £28,187 | £1,123 |
| 10 | Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn | 64.6/100 | £20 | £29,867 | £864 |
| 11 | Ceredigion | 64.5/100 | £33 | £27,868 | £1,426 |
| 12 | Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg | 64.5/100 | £30 | £28,528 | £1,296 |
| 13 | Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr | 64.1/100 | £22 | £30,377 | £950 |
| 14 | Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin | 64/100 | £29 | £29,835 | £1,253 |
| 15 | Wrexham / Wrecsam | 63.9/100 | £26 | £30,080 | £1,123 |
| 16 | Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot | 63.5/100 | £28 | £30,055 | £1,210 |
| 17 | Swansea / Abertawe | 63.2/100 | £27 | £31,348 | £1,166 |
| 18 | Torfaen / Tor-faen | 63/100 | £27 | £31,105 | £1,166 |
| 19 | Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy | 62.6/100 | £29 | £32,805 | £1,253 |
| 20 | Newport / Casnewydd | 62.3/100 | £29 | £32,340 | £1,253 |
| 21 | Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 61.7/100 | £25 | £34,480 | £1,080 |
| 22 | Cardiff / Caerdydd | 61.5/100 | £32 | £33,599 | £1,382 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for members / social club premises in Wales?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £20/m²/yr in Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Gwynedd ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for members / social club in Gwynedd?
- For a 100 m² unit in Gwynedd, business rates are roughly £1,037/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,400/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).