Best areas to open post office in London
13 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 post office in London?
In London, the best area to open a post office is Barnet, with a Gera Business Location Score of 56.6/100: premises at £98/m²/yr and local median pay £30,926. Ealing ranks lowest of 13 London authorities at 23.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
London ranked for post office
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnet | 56.6/100 | £98 | £30,926 | £4,234 |
| 2 | Harrow | 49/100 | £132 | £32,208 | £5,702 |
| 3 | Bromley | 46/100 | £129 | £33,520 | £5,573 |
| 4 | Hackney | 43.1/100 | £160 | £37,736 | £6,912 |
| 5 | Camden | 38.4/100 | £194 | £48,822 | £8,381 |
| 6 | Brent | 38.4/100 | £193 | £32,335 | £8,338 |
| 7 | Merton | 37.4/100 | £191 | £32,983 | £8,251 |
| 8 | Newham | 37.1/100 | £169 | £39,117 | £7,301 |
| 9 | Haringey | 37/100 | £224 | £27,716 | £9,677 |
| 10 | Wandsworth | 36.8/100 | £166 | £37,534 | £7,171 |
| 11 | Enfield | 32.5/100 | £233 | £31,252 | £10,066 |
| 12 | Westminster | 30/100 | £319 | £49,973 | £13,781 |
| 13 | Ealing | 23.5/100 | £281 | £33,592 | £12,139 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for post office premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £98/m²/yr in Barnet. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Barnet ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for post office in Barnet?
- For a 100 m² unit in Barnet, business rates are roughly £4,234/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £9,800/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).