Financing healthcare property in Greater London
We arrange property finance for medical and care premises across Greater London: purchase, refinance and development funding for the capital's GP surgeries, dental practices, pharmacies, clinics and care homes. Greater London is by far the largest and most valuable healthcare-property market in the country, from dense inner-London primary care to high-value private and consultant-led premises, and it is the one where we most often fund owners and investors.
The London market is really many submarkets. The central private-medical quarter around Harley Street and the major teaching hospitals draws consultant-led clinics and specialist premises at the top of the value range. Inner boroughs such as Hackney, Lambeth, Southwark and Newham carry dense, reimbursement-backed NHS primary care, while the outer boroughs, from Bromley and Croydon to Harrow, Hillingdon and Havering, support a steadier family GP, dental and care-home market at more accessible entry prices.
For owners and investors, London means high values, strong tenant demand and a deep, liquid market in practice acquisitions, partnership buy-ins and care-home transactions, alongside development of new primary care space as estates modernise. Values and deposits run higher here than anywhere else in the UK, which makes lender selection and structure especially important. We assess each London case on the property, the trading business and any NHS-backed income, and arrange funding through lenders that understand the capital's healthcare assets.
Financing healthcare property in Greater London
We are a commercial finance brokerage for the medical and care sector. Across Greater London we arrange purchase finance for owner-occupiers and investors, refinance to release equity or move off an expiring facility, and development funding for ground-up and conversion projects. A healthcare premises is valued partly on the bricks and mortar and partly on the business that trades from it, so we work with lenders that understand the sector rather than a general high-street bank.
Demand for medical and care space in Greater London is underpinned by an ageing population, steady pressure on the primary care estate, and continued consolidation among dental and pharmacy groups, which keeps a regular flow of practice sales, partnership buy-ins and care-home transactions across the county's 9,123 registered premises.
For owner-occupiers, buying the premises you trade from turns rent into equity and gives you control of your largest fixed cost. For investors, premises let to a healthcare tenant on a long lease can offer durable, often partly reimbursement-backed income. We will give you an honest read on the deal and which lenders are likely to support it.
Commercial finance is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Any terms quoted are indicative and subject to status and valuation.
Greater London's healthcare property profile
Across 9,123 CQC-registered care and healthcare premises, Greater London's supply is led by 2,410 dental practices, 2,252 GP surgeries & medical centres, 1,706 pharmacies, with its diagnostic & screening centres notably over-represented against the national mix.
Of the locations CQC has rated, 91% are Good or Outstanding, above the UK figure of 87%, and 83 locations hold an Outstanding rating (St Christopher's Hospice and HCA Healthcare UK Golders Green Outpatients).
The residential and nursing services here carry around 37,545 registered beds, and the largest operators by location are Boots Uk Limited (178), Day Lewis Plc (42), Superdrug Stores Plc (36), with multi-site groups running about 36% of premises and the rest in independent hands.
For owners and investors these are the premises we finance here: each is valued partly on the building and partly on the business that trades from it, so we place cases with lenders that understand the medical and care sector.
Sector composition
CQC rating mix
- Outstanding83
- Good3,103
- Requires improvement287
- Inadequate12
- Not yet rated5,638
91% Good or Outstanding among rated locations, above the UK average of 87%.
Contains public sector information from the Care Quality Commission, NHS England, Public Health Scotland, the Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and the NHS Business Services Authority, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are derived from current CQC registrations and ratings, which can change between updates.
The Greater London property market
These figures are a residential local-market indicator drawn from Land Registry sold-price data, shown as general context for the area. They are not a measure of commercial or healthcare property values or transaction volume.
Care and healthcare premises across Greater London
The premises we finance across Greater London: the county has 9,123 CQC-registered care and healthcare premises across 35 towns, with supply concentrated in London (1,775), Croydon (395), London (386). By type, that includes:
Greater London towns we cover
Greater London also has 11 registered premises spread across 1 smaller town and villages. We finance property in those locations too, even where they do not have their own page; get in touch with the address and we will look at it.
Greater London healthcare property finance questions
Is Greater London a good place to invest in healthcare property?
Greater London has 9,123 CQC-registered care and healthcare premises in our directory, which points to steady underlying demand for medical and care space. Premises let to a healthcare tenant on a long lease, or run as an owner-occupied practice, can offer durable and often partly reimbursement-backed income. Whether a specific deal stacks up depends on the premises, the tenant or trading business and your funding. Commercial finance is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Can I finance a GP surgery or dental practice in Greater London?
Yes. We arrange purchase, refinance and development funding for GP surgeries, dental practices, pharmacies, clinics and care homes across Greater London and the rest of the UK, working with lenders that understand the sector. Terms are indicative and subject to status and valuation. Commercial finance is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
How many healthcare premises are there in Greater London?
Greater London has 9,123 CQC-registered care and healthcare premises in our directory, from GP surgeries and dental practices to clinics and care homes. Choose a town to see the local picture.
Where do your Greater London figures come from?
Premises data comes from the Care Quality Commission care directory. Any local market figures are a residential indicator from Land Registry sold-price data, shown as area context, not a measure of commercial or healthcare property values.
Finance for a Greater London healthcare property?
Tell us about the premises and we will come back with indicative terms. No obligation.