Best areas to open vehicle repair garage in East Midlands
35 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 vehicle repair garage in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a vehicle repair garage is Boston, with a Gera Business Location Score of 92.4/100: premises at £32/m²/yr and local median pay £26,187. Rushcliffe ranks lowest of 35 East Midlands authorities at 67.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for vehicle repair garage: Boston.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for vehicle repair garage
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 92.4/100 | £32 | £26,187 | £1,382 |
| 2 | South Holland | 88.4/100 | £37 | £27,809 | £1,598 |
| 3 | East Lindsey | 86.7/100 | £32 | £26,724 | £1,382 |
| 4 | North West Leicestershire | 85.6/100 | £16 | £30,034 | £691 |
| 5 | Derbyshire Dales | 85.3/100 | £50 | £28,874 | £2,160 |
| 6 | Bassetlaw | 84/100 | £41 | £26,888 | £1,771 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 82.5/100 | £48 | £30,962 | £2,074 |
| 8 | North Kesteven | 81.8/100 | £44 | £29,941 | £1,901 |
| 9 | Erewash | 81.2/100 | £33 | £29,102 | £1,426 |
| 10 | Newark and Sherwood | 81.2/100 | £46 | £26,911 | £1,987 |
| 11 | North Northamptonshire | 81/100 | £50 | £31,027 | £2,160 |
| 12 | South Kesteven | 80.8/100 | £49 | £28,724 | £2,117 |
| 13 | Mansfield | 80.7/100 | £42 | £26,761 | £1,814 |
| 14 | Harborough | 80.6/100 | £47 | £28,618 | £2,030 |
| 15 | West Lindsey | 80.3/100 | £36 | £30,000 | £1,555 |
| 16 | High Peak | 80.2/100 | £41 | £28,463 | £1,771 |
| 17 | Oadby and Wigston | 79.4/100 | £41 | £23,103 | £1,771 |
| 18 | Melton | 79.1/100 | £43 | £26,700 | £1,858 |
| 19 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 78.4/100 | £53 | £34,606 | £2,290 |
| 20 | Amber Valley | 77.3/100 | £43 | £31,100 | £1,858 |
| 21 | North East Derbyshire | 77.3/100 | £46 | £29,544 | £1,987 |
| 22 | Ashfield | 76.4/100 | £43 | £29,136 | £1,858 |
| 23 | Gedling | 76.1/100 | £45 | £26,135 | £1,944 |
| 24 | West Northamptonshire | 75.6/100 | £53 | £33,147 | £2,290 |
| 25 | Leicester | 75.2/100 | £45 | £29,411 | £1,944 |
| 26 | Charnwood | 73.6/100 | £51 | £32,435 | £2,203 |
| 27 | Bolsover | 73.2/100 | £42 | £30,441 | £1,814 |
| 28 | Lincoln | 72.9/100 | £52 | £29,482 | £2,246 |
| 29 | Broxtowe | 72.6/100 | £46 | £27,113 | £1,987 |
| 30 | South Derbyshire | 72.3/100 | £39 | £32,938 | £1,685 |
| 31 | Nottingham | 71.7/100 | £40 | £29,144 | £1,728 |
| 32 | Derby | 71/100 | £45 | £35,179 | £1,944 |
| 33 | Rutland | 70.4/100 | £43 | £34,355 | £1,858 |
| 34 | Blaby | 69.7/100 | £52 | £33,327 | £2,246 |
| 35 | Rushcliffe | 67.2/100 | £50 | £28,689 | £2,160 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for vehicle repair garage premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £16/m²/yr in North West Leicestershire. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Boston ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for vehicle repair garage in Boston?
- For a 100 m² unit in Boston, business rates are roughly £1,382/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £3,200/yr rent — before Small Business Rate Relief.
Opening a vehicle repair garage in East Midlands?
Set up your UK GDPR and EU AI Act compliance from day one with a fixed-scope GeraCompliance sprint.
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).