Best areas to open financial / a2 office in East Midlands
31 East Midlands local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a financial or professional A2-use office in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a financial or professional A2-use office is Mansfield, with a Gera Business Location Score of 64/100: premises at £66/m²/yr and local median pay £26,761. Nottingham ranks lowest of 31 East Midlands authorities at 54.8/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for financial / a2 office: Mansfield.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for financial / a2 office
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield | 64/100 | £66 | £26,761 | £2,851 |
| 2 | East Lindsey | 63.2/100 | £78 | £26,724 | £3,370 |
| 3 | Bassetlaw | 62.2/100 | £91 | £26,888 | £3,931 |
| 4 | Broxtowe | 62.1/100 | £91 | £27,113 | £3,931 |
| 5 | Oadby and Wigston | 62/100 | £122 | £23,103 | £5,270 |
| 6 | Melton | 61.9/100 | £98 | £26,700 | £4,234 |
| 7 | West Lindsey | 61.6/100 | £77 | £30,000 | £3,326 |
| 8 | Derbyshire Dales | 61.5/100 | £87 | £28,874 | £3,758 |
| 9 | South Kesteven | 61.3/100 | £91 | £28,724 | £3,931 |
| 10 | Erewash | 61.2/100 | £90 | £29,102 | £3,888 |
| 11 | Boston | 61.2/100 | £110 | £26,187 | £4,752 |
| 12 | Gedling | 61.2/100 | £111 | £26,135 | £4,795 |
| 13 | Ashfield | 61.1/100 | £90 | £29,136 | £3,888 |
| 14 | High Peak | 61/100 | £97 | £28,463 | £4,190 |
| 15 | North Northamptonshire | 60.7/100 | £82 | £31,027 | £3,542 |
| 16 | Newark and Sherwood | 60.7/100 | £112 | £26,911 | £4,838 |
| 17 | Amber Valley | 60.5/100 | £85 | £31,100 | £3,672 |
| 18 | South Holland | 60.5/100 | £109 | £27,809 | £4,709 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 60.4/100 | £88 | £30,962 | £3,802 |
| 20 | North Kesteven | 60.2/100 | £97 | £29,941 | £4,190 |
| 21 | North East Derbyshire | 59.9/100 | £105 | £29,544 | £4,536 |
| 22 | Charnwood | 59.8/100 | £85 | £32,435 | £3,672 |
| 23 | West Northamptonshire | 59.4/100 | £85 | £33,147 | £3,672 |
| 24 | Leicester | 59.3/100 | £118 | £29,411 | £5,098 |
| 25 | North West Leicestershire | 59.3/100 | £110 | £30,034 | £4,752 |
| 26 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 59/100 | £81 | £34,606 | £3,499 |
| 27 | Rushcliffe | 57.5/100 | £145 | £28,689 | £6,264 |
| 28 | Derby | 56.7/100 | £108 | £35,179 | £4,666 |
| 29 | Harborough | 56.5/100 | £161 | £28,618 | £6,955 |
| 30 | Lincoln | 56.1/100 | £158 | £29,482 | £6,826 |
| 31 | Nottingham | 54.8/100 | £180 | £29,144 | £7,776 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for financial / a2 office premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £66/m²/yr in Mansfield. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Mansfield ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for financial / a2 office in Mansfield?
- For a 100 m² unit in Mansfield, business rates are roughly £2,851/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £6,600/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).