Best areas to open superstore / hypermarket in London
31 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 superstore or hypermarket in London?
In London, the best area to open a superstore or hypermarket is Haringey, with a Gera Business Location Score of 53.5/100: premises at £183/m²/yr and local median pay £27,716. Islington ranks lowest of 31 London authorities at 29.4/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top London area for superstore / hypermarket: Haringey.
How this is calculatedLondon ranked for superstore / hypermarket
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haringey | 53.5/100 | £183 | £27,716 | £7,906 |
| 2 | Newham | 53.3/100 | £146 | £39,117 | £6,307 |
| 3 | Waltham Forest | 52.3/100 | £180 | £28,880 | £7,776 |
| 4 | Havering | 52.2/100 | £165 | £31,874 | £7,128 |
| 5 | Brent | 48.3/100 | £198 | £32,335 | £8,554 |
| 6 | Merton | 47.5/100 | £196 | £32,983 | £8,467 |
| 7 | Bexley | 47.1/100 | £204 | £27,441 | £8,813 |
| 8 | Greenwich | 46.4/100 | £201 | £30,787 | £8,683 |
| 9 | Redbridge | 45.7/100 | £228 | £28,125 | £9,850 |
| 10 | Enfield | 45.5/100 | £217 | £31,252 | £9,374 |
| 11 | Lewisham | 44.6/100 | £192 | £34,965 | £8,294 |
| 12 | Hounslow | 44/100 | £201 | £38,422 | £8,683 |
| 13 | Barking and Dagenham | 43.6/100 | £215 | £32,433 | £9,288 |
| 14 | Ealing | 43.6/100 | £223 | £33,592 | £9,634 |
| 15 | Barnet | 42.7/100 | £248 | £30,926 | £10,714 |
| 16 | Croydon | 42.5/100 | £210 | £34,987 | £9,072 |
| 17 | Hillingdon | 41.9/100 | £218 | £37,941 | £9,418 |
| 18 | Bromley | 40.7/100 | £229 | £33,520 | £9,893 |
| 19 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 39.7/100 | £226 | £44,042 | £9,763 |
| 20 | Sutton | 39.6/100 | £225 | £35,113 | £9,720 |
| 21 | Harrow | 39.1/100 | £258 | £32,208 | £11,146 |
| 22 | Richmond upon Thames | 38.9/100 | £250 | £35,263 | £10,800 |
| 23 | Kingston upon Thames | 38.1/100 | £256 | £36,898 | £11,059 |
| 24 | Kensington and Chelsea | 37.8/100 | £314 | £38,541 | £13,565 |
| 25 | Camden | 37.6/100 | £283 | £48,822 | £12,226 |
| 26 | Lambeth | 37.6/100 | £210 | £42,039 | £9,072 |
| 27 | Wandsworth | 36.7/100 | £238 | £37,534 | £10,282 |
| 28 | Westminster | 36.1/100 | £364 | £49,973 | £15,725 |
| 29 | Southwark | 34.1/100 | £223 | £47,136 | £9,634 |
| 30 | Tower Hamlets | 30.8/100 | £198 | £59,974 | £8,554 |
| 31 | Islington | 29.4/100 | £282 | £49,624 | £12,182 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for superstore / hypermarket premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £146/m²/yr in Newham. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Haringey ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for superstore / hypermarket in Haringey?
- For a 100 m² unit in Haringey, business rates are roughly £7,906/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £18,300/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).