Best areas to open trade showroom in London
30 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 trade showroom in London?
In London, the best area to open a trade showroom is Redbridge, with a Gera Business Location Score of 62.5/100: premises at £93/m²/yr and local median pay £28,125. Hammersmith and Fulham ranks lowest of 30 London authorities at 29.9/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
London ranked for trade showroom
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redbridge | 62.5/100 | £93 | £28,125 | £4,018 |
| 2 | Bexley | 60.3/100 | £90 | £27,441 | £3,888 |
| 3 | Barnet | 59.6/100 | £126 | £30,926 | £5,443 |
| 4 | Waltham Forest | 59/100 | £115 | £28,880 | £4,968 |
| 5 | Lewisham | 57.6/100 | £70 | £34,965 | £3,024 |
| 6 | Ealing | 57.4/100 | £116 | £33,592 | £5,011 |
| 7 | Enfield | 57/100 | £129 | £31,252 | £5,573 |
| 8 | Sutton | 56.9/100 | £84 | £35,113 | £3,629 |
| 9 | Brent | 56.7/100 | £129 | £32,335 | £5,573 |
| 10 | Havering | 56.6/100 | £112 | £31,874 | £4,838 |
| 11 | Croydon | 55.7/100 | £100 | £34,987 | £4,320 |
| 12 | Kingston upon Thames | 55.2/100 | £138 | £36,898 | £5,962 |
| 13 | Haringey | 54.5/100 | £180 | £27,716 | £7,776 |
| 14 | Harrow | 54.5/100 | £161 | £32,208 | £6,955 |
| 15 | Kensington and Chelsea | 53.9/100 | £248 | £38,541 | £10,714 |
| 16 | Newham | 53.1/100 | £126 | £39,117 | £5,443 |
| 17 | Hillingdon | 52.7/100 | £138 | £37,941 | £5,962 |
| 18 | Richmond upon Thames | 52.5/100 | £165 | £35,263 | £7,128 |
| 19 | Hackney | 52/100 | £182 | £37,736 | £7,862 |
| 20 | Merton | 48.5/100 | £203 | £32,983 | £8,770 |
| 21 | Wandsworth | 48.4/100 | £165 | £37,534 | £7,128 |
| 22 | Bromley | 48.3/100 | £192 | £33,520 | £8,294 |
| 23 | Hounslow | 48.3/100 | £177 | £38,422 | £7,646 |
| 24 | Lambeth | 44.6/100 | £165 | £42,039 | £7,128 |
| 25 | Islington | 41/100 | £241 | £49,624 | £10,411 |
| 26 | Camden | 40.7/100 | £330 | £48,822 | £14,256 |
| 27 | Southwark | 36.5/100 | £236 | £47,136 | £10,195 |
| 28 | Westminster | 36.1/100 | £501 | £49,973 | £21,643 |
| 29 | Tower Hamlets | 35/100 | £173 | £59,974 | £7,474 |
| 30 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 29.9/100 | £368 | £44,042 | £15,898 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for trade showroom premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £70/m²/yr in Lewisham. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Redbridge ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for trade showroom in Redbridge?
- For a 100 m² unit in Redbridge, business rates are roughly £4,018/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £9,300/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).