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UK Business Vitality by Local Authority
Real ONS Business Demography 2024 data for 354 UK local authorities. Includes enterprise births, deaths, 5-year survival rates, and the Gera Business Vitality Score (GBVS/100) β a proprietary index combining survival, net birth rate, and active enterprise density.
Which UK local authority has the highest business vitality score in 2024?
In 2024, Westminster scores 74.2/100 on the Gera Business Vitality Score (GBVS), the highest of 354 UK local authorities, with 6,440 business births, 43.7% 5-year survival rate, and 58,370 active enterprises, per ONS Business Demography 2024 (OGL v3.0).
Gera Business Vitality Score (GBVS)74.2/100Highest-scoring area: Westminster β 354 UK local authorities, ONS Business Demography 2024How this index is calculated
Reference year: 2024Β· ONS Business Demography 2024 Β· Open Government Licence v3.0 Β· United Kingdom
Top 10 local authorities by GBVS (2024)
| Local authority | GBVS score | 5yr survival | Net birth rate | Active (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | 74.2/100 | 43.7% | +2.6% | 58,370 |
| Isles of Scilly | 73.7/100 | 66.7% | +2.9% | 170 |
| Camden | 67.4/100 | 38.0% | +3.9% | 40,825 |
| Shetland Islands | 66.2/100 | 63.6% | +1.0% | 960 |
| Derry City and Strabane | 63.7/100 | 44.2% | +5.2% | 5,005 |
| Hackney | 63/100 | 39.3% | +3.3% | 29,340 |
| Fermanagh and Omagh | 62.6/100 | 48.1% | +3.6% | 5,210 |
| Islington | 62.3/100 | 36.5% | +4.3% | 26,145 |
| Mid Ulster | 61.9/100 | 54.5% | +1.4% | 6,825 |
| Leeds | 61/100 | 41.8% | +1.6% | 32,105 |
Highest-vitality business areas
Westminster74.2/100
- 5yr survival
- 43.7%
- Net birth rate
- +2.6%
- Active enterprises
- 58,370
Isles of Scilly73.7/100
- 5yr survival
- 66.7%
- Net birth rate
- +2.9%
- Active enterprises
- 170
Camden67.4/100
- 5yr survival
- 38.0%
- Net birth rate
- +3.9%
- Active enterprises
- 40,825
Shetland Islands66.2/100
- 5yr survival
- 63.6%
- Net birth rate
- +1.0%
- Active enterprises
- 960
Derry City and Strabane63.7/100
- 5yr survival
- 44.2%
- Net birth rate
- +5.2%
- Active enterprises
- 5,005
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354 areas match your filters. Showing top 25.
| Area | GBVS | 5yr surv. | Net birth | Active | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1Westminster | 74.2/100 | 43.7% | +2.6% | 58,370 | View β |
| #2Isles of Scilly | 73.7/100 | 66.7% | +2.9% | 170 | View β |
| #3Camden | 67.4/100 | 38.0% | +3.9% | 40,825 | View β |
| #4Shetland Islands | 66.2/100 | 63.6% | +1.0% | 960 | View β |
| #5Derry City and Strabane | 63.7/100 | 44.2% | +5.2% | 5,005 | View β |
| #6Hackney | 63/100 | 39.3% | +3.3% | 29,340 | View β |
| #7Fermanagh and Omagh | 62.6/100 | 48.1% | +3.6% | 5,210 | View β |
| #8Islington | 62.3/100 | 36.5% | +4.3% | 26,145 | View β |
| #9Mid Ulster | 61.9/100 | 54.5% | +1.4% | 6,825 | View β |
| #10Leeds | 61/100 | 41.8% | +1.6% | 32,105 | View β |
| #11Tower Hamlets | 61/100 | 38.4% | +4.2% | 18,975 | View β |
| #12South Kesteven | 60.7/100 | 48.8% | +2.7% | 6,185 | View β |
| #13Belfast | 59.9/100 | 39.5% | +4.3% | 11,895 | View β |
| #14Cornwall | 59.8/100 | 46.8% | +0.8% | 23,255 | View β |
| #15Birmingham | 59.4/100 | 29.7% | +3.1% | 43,175 | View β |
| #16Hillingdon | 59.3/100 | 38.9% | +3.8% | 16,295 | View β |
| #17Cambridge | 59/100 | 48.0% | +2.4% | 5,375 | View β |
| #18Manchester | 58.9/100 | 33.9% | +3.8% | 26,230 | View β |
| #19Glasgow City | 58.9/100 | 40.1% | +2.5% | 22,170 | View β |
| #20Bradford | 58.6/100 | 41.0% | +2.6% | 18,630 | View β |
| #21Herefordshire County of | 58.4/100 | 50.0% | +1.2% | 9,100 | View β |
| #22Epping Forest | 58.1/100 | 48.1% | +1.6% | 9,080 | View β |
| #23Shropshire | 58/100 | 49.8% | +0.5% | 13,645 | View β |
| #24Torridge | 58/100 | 53.7% | +0.8% | 2,615 | View β |
| #25Powys | 57.9/100 | 50.0% | +1.4% | 5,830 | View β |
Source: ONS Business Demography 2025 (OGL v3.0). Showing top 25 of 354 matching areas.
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All 354 local authorities
Westminster74.2/100Isles of Scilly73.7/100Camden67.4/100Shetland Islands66.2/100Derry City and Strabane63.7/100Hackney63/100Fermanagh and Omagh62.6/100Islington62.3/100Mid Ulster61.9/100Leeds61/100Tower Hamlets61/100South Kesteven60.7/100Belfast59.9/100Cornwall59.8/100Birmingham59.4/100Hillingdon59.3/100Cambridge59/100Manchester58.9/100Glasgow City58.9/100Bradford58.6/100Herefordshire County of58.4/100Epping Forest58.1/100Shropshire58/100Torridge58/100Powys57.9/100Uttlesford57.7/100Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon57.7/100Dorset57.6/100Enfield57.5/100Barking and Dagenham57.4/100Winchester57.4/100Gwynedd57.4/100Cheshire East57.2/100Ealing57/100Redbridge57/100East Devon56.9/100Blackburn with Darwen56.7/100Three Rivers56.7/100Newham56.5/100Cheltenham56.4/100Newcastle upon Tyne56.3/100Thanet56.3/100City of Edinburgh56.2/100Horsham56.1/100Stafford56/100Oxford56/100Mid Devon55.7/100East Hertfordshire55.6/100Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole55.6/100Harrow55.5/100Highland55.5/100Bromley55.4/100Swale55.4/100West Suffolk55.3/100Lichfield55.1/100Cherwell55.1/100Exeter55.1/100South Hams55.1/100Chichester55/100Sevenoaks54.9/100Barnet54.8/100Wealden54.8/100Dumfries and Galloway54.8/100Hounslow54.7/100Lewes54.7/100Rother54.6/100Tunbridge Wells54.6/100Sandwell54.5/100Midlothian54.5/100Mid Sussex54.4/100Preston54.3/100Guildford54.3/100North West Leicestershire54.2/100Lincoln54.2/100Luton54.2/100South Gloucestershire54.2/100Wiltshire54.2/100North Kesteven54.1/100East Lindsey54/100Slough54/100Wrexham54/100West Lothian54/100Nottingham53.9/100Breckland53.9/100Maidstone53.9/100Ashford53.8/100Melton53.7/100Isle of Wight53.7/100West Oxfordshire53.7/100Forest of Dean53.7/100Gloucester53.7/100Rochdale53.6/100Sheffield53.6/100Teignbridge53.6/100Isle of Anglesey53.6/100Bolton53.5/100East Riding of Yorkshire53.4/100York53.4/100Broadland53.4/100City of London53.4/100New Forest53.4/100Adur53.4/100West Devon53.4/100Hyndburn53.3/100Croydon53.2/100Canterbury53.2/100Cardiff53.2/100Tendring53.1/100Lambeth53.1/100Ribble Valley53/100Chelmsford53/100Falkirk53/100Cannock Chase52.9/100Cheshire West and Chester52.8/100Harlow52.8/100Worthing52.6/100Na h-Eileanan Siar52.6/100Malvern Hills52.5/100Milton Keynes52.5/100Fareham52.5/100Hartlepool52.3/100North Norfolk52.3/100Norwich52.3/100Tonbridge and Malling52.3/100Clackmannanshire52.3/100Stirling52.3/100Kensington and Chelsea52.2/100Brent52.2/100Runnymede52.2/100County Durham52.1/100Wakefield52.1/100North Devon52.1/100Northumberland52/100Newcastle-under-Lyme52/100Hertsmere52/100Wokingham52/100Hastings52/100Gravesham52/100Scottish Borders52/100Kirklees51.9/100Merton51.9/100Tandridge51.9/100Stoke-on-Trent51.8/100Staffordshire Moorlands51.8/100Thurrock51.8/100King's Lynn and West Norfolk51.8/100Havering51.8/100Waverley51.8/100Causeway Coast and Glens51.8/100Stockton-on-Tees51.7/100Stockport51.7/100South Ribble51.7/100Bracknell Forest51.7/100Bristol City of51.7/100Rochford51.6/100Southwark51.6/100Perth and Kinross51.6/100South Norfolk51.5/100Haringey51.5/100Greenwich51.5/100Waltham Forest51.5/100East Hampshire51.5/100Epsom and Ewell51.5/100Spelthorne51.5/100Tewkesbury51.5/100Trafford51.4/100Pendle51.4/100Charnwood51.4/100Maldon51.4/100Wandsworth51.3/100Rossendale51.2/100Braintree51.2/100Dacorum51.2/100Gateshead51.1/100Bath and North East Somerset51/100South Lanarkshire51/100High Peak50.9/100Rushmoor50.9/100Arun50.9/100Mid Suffolk50.8/100Havant50.8/100North Tyneside50.7/100North Lanarkshire50.7/100Central Bedfordshire50.5/100Southend-on-Sea50.5/100Richmond upon Thames50.5/100Newark and Sherwood50.4/100Reading50.4/100East Lothian50.4/100Blaby50.3/100Reigate and Banstead50.3/100Oldham50.2/100Castle Point50.2/100Carmarthenshire50.2/100Cotswold50/100Conwy49.9/100Walsall49.8/100Bedford49.8/100Surrey Heath49.8/100Darlington49.7/100Tameside49.7/100Stevenage49.7/100Stroud49.7/100Bassetlaw49.6/100Peterborough49.6/100Broxbourne49.6/100Windsor and Maidenhead49.6/100Dover49.6/100Folkestone and Hythe49.6/100East Renfrewshire49.6/100Babergh49.5/100Hammersmith and Fulham49.4/100Dundee City49.4/100Ards and North Down49.4/100Mid and East Antrim49.4/100Basildon49.3/100North Hertfordshire49.3/100Sutton49.3/100North East Lincolnshire49.2/100East Cambridgeshire49.1/100Bury49/100Ipswich49/100Lewisham49/100Hart49/100Renfrewshire49/100Ceredigion48.9/100North Lincolnshire48.8/100Gedling48.8/100East Suffolk48.8/100Neath Port Talbot48.8/100Angus48.8/100Leicester48.7/100Derbyshire Dales48.7/100Aberdeenshire48.7/100Newry, Mourne and Down48.7/100Vale of White Horse48.6/100Middlesbrough48.5/100Kingston upon Hull, City of48.5/100Great Yarmouth48.4/100Bexley48.2/100Basingstoke and Deane48.2/100Solihull47.9/100South Staffordshire47.8/100Woking47.8/100Kingston upon Thames47.7/100Monmouthshire47.7/100Medway47.6/100Tamworth47.5/100Wyre47.4/100Derby47.4/100Nuneaton and Bedworth47.4/100Swindon47.4/100Wirral47.3/100Coventry47.3/100Gosport47.3/100Elmbridge47.3/100Mole Valley47.2/100North East Derbyshire47.1/100East Staffordshire47.1/100Antrim and Newtownabbey47.1/100Fylde47/100Chorley46.9/100Barnsley46.9/100Ashfield46.9/100Aberdeen City46.8/100Argyll and Bute46.8/100Moray46.8/100Redcar and Cleveland46.7/100Sefton46.6/100Chesterfield46.6/100Rushcliffe46.5/100South Cambridgeshire46.4/100Dudley46.3/100Warrington46.2/100Liverpool46.2/100Rotherham46.2/100Torbay46.2/100Wigan46.1/100Worcester46.1/100West Berkshire46.1/100Welwyn Hatfield46/100Plymouth46/100South Ayrshire45.9/100Pembrokeshire45.8/100Colchester45.7/100Wolverhampton45.4/100Broxtowe45.2/100Lisburn and Castlereagh45.2/100Portsmouth45.1/100North Somerset45.1/100Blaenau Gwent45.1/100Halton45/100Warwick45/100Vale of Glamorgan45/100Fenland44.9/100Newport44.8/100Calderdale44.6/100Huntingdonshire44.6/100Brentwood44.6/100West Lindsey44.5/100Bridgend44.3/100Orkney Islands44.3/100South Oxfordshire44.2/100Lancaster44.1/100Dartford44.1/100Inverclyde44.1/100South Holland43.9/100Doncaster43.6/100North Warwickshire43.6/100Crawley43.3/100Sunderland43.1/100Rutland43.1/100Eastleigh42.9/100Bolsover42.8/100Erewash42.8/100East Ayrshire42.7/100Boston42.5/100Burnley42.3/100South Tyneside42.2/100Brighton and Hove42.2/100East Dunbartonshire42.1/100Flintshire42/100Harborough41.9/100Telford and Wrekin41.8/100Caerphilly41.8/100Eastbourne41.7/100Merthyr Tydfil41.7/100Watford41.6/100Oadby and Wigston41.4/100Amber Valley41/100Hinckley and Bosworth40.9/100Stratford-on-Avon40.5/100St. Helens40.3/100Rugby39.8/100West Lancashire39.5/100Denbighshire39/100Knowsley38.8/100Fife38.6/100Salford38.5/100Swansea38.2/100West Dunbartonshire38/100Southampton37.9/100St Albans37.5/100Rhondda Cynon Taf37.3/100North Ayrshire36.4/100South Derbyshire36.2/100Wychavon36.2/100Test Valley34/100Mansfield32/100Torfaen30.5/100Blackpool29.1/100Redditch25.4/100Wyre Forest24.5/100Bromsgrove16.3/100
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Gera Business Vitality Score (GBVS)?
- The GBVS is a Gera-computed index (0β100) for each UK local authority, combining three ONS Business Demography signals: 5-year enterprise survival rate (weight 50%), net business birth rate β (births β deaths) / active enterprises (weight 30%), and normalised active enterprise density (weight 20%). Each component is min-max normalised to 0β100 before weighting. Full methodology at https://geramarket.com/methodology/gera-business-vitality-score.
- Which UK area has the best business survival rate?
- In the 2024 ONS Business Demography dataset, the highest 5-year enterprise survival rate among local authorities is 66.7% (Isles of Scilly). The top 3 by GBVS overall are: Westminster (74.2/100), Isles of Scilly (73.7/100), Camden (67.4/100).
- How many businesses were born in the UK in 2024?
- ONS Business Demography 2024 records 317,440 enterprise births across the UK. The dataset covers all UK districts, counties and unitary authorities, with counts control-rounded to the nearest 5 to protect confidentiality.
- What is the 5-year business survival rate in the UK?
- Across the UK, 38.4% of enterprises born in 2019 survived to their 5th year (2023), per ONS Business Demography Table 5.1a. Survival rates vary significantly by local authority β from under 20% in some areas to over 60% in others. The Gera GBVS weights 5-year survival at 50% of the final score.
- Is the ONS Business Demography data free to use?
- Yes. ONS Business Demography data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0, which permits free use, reproduction and distribution with attribution. The Excel workbook is downloadable at no cost with no API key required from the ONS website.
Contains public sector information published by Office for National Statistics and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: ONS Business Demography 2024 (2024, published 20 November 2025).
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