Best areas to open car showroom 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 car showroom in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a car showroom is Boston, with a Gera Business Location Score of 92.3/100: premises at £76/m²/yr and local median pay £26,187. Rushcliffe ranks lowest of 31 East Midlands authorities at 68.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
East Midlands ranked for car showroom
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 92.3/100 | £76 | £26,187 | £3,283 |
| 2 | South Holland | 90.6/100 | £52 | £27,809 | £2,246 |
| 3 | East Lindsey | 88.1/100 | £50 | £26,724 | £2,160 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 85.2/100 | £77 | £30,962 | £3,326 |
| 5 | North Northamptonshire | 84.8/100 | £65 | £31,027 | £2,808 |
| 6 | South Kesteven | 84.4/100 | £64 | £28,724 | £2,765 |
| 7 | Newark and Sherwood | 84.2/100 | £64 | £26,911 | £2,765 |
| 8 | Bassetlaw | 84.1/100 | £95 | £26,888 | £4,104 |
| 9 | North West Leicestershire | 84/100 | £47 | £30,034 | £2,030 |
| 10 | Harborough | 83.7/100 | £65 | £28,618 | £2,808 |
| 11 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 83.4/100 | £55 | £34,606 | £2,376 |
| 12 | North Kesteven | 82.9/100 | £88 | £29,941 | £3,802 |
| 13 | Erewash | 82.7/100 | £48 | £29,102 | £2,074 |
| 14 | High Peak | 82.7/100 | £55 | £28,463 | £2,376 |
| 15 | Amber Valley | 81.3/100 | £37 | £31,100 | £1,598 |
| 16 | Mansfield | 81.2/100 | £90 | £26,761 | £3,888 |
| 17 | Melton | 80.6/100 | £76 | £26,700 | £3,283 |
| 18 | North East Derbyshire | 80.5/100 | £58 | £29,544 | £2,506 |
| 19 | Ashfield | 78.2/100 | £71 | £29,136 | £3,067 |
| 20 | Gedling | 77.4/100 | £82 | £26,135 | £3,542 |
| 21 | West Northamptonshire | 77.1/100 | £108 | £33,147 | £4,666 |
| 22 | Charnwood | 77/100 | £70 | £32,435 | £3,024 |
| 23 | Leicester | 76.5/100 | £85 | £29,411 | £3,672 |
| 24 | Lincoln | 76/100 | £77 | £29,482 | £3,326 |
| 25 | Broxtowe | 74.3/100 | £78 | £27,113 | £3,370 |
| 26 | South Derbyshire | 73.3/100 | £69 | £32,938 | £2,981 |
| 27 | Rutland | 72.9/100 | £58 | £34,355 | £2,506 |
| 28 | Derby | 72/100 | £87 | £35,179 | £3,758 |
| 29 | Blaby | 71.4/100 | £96 | £33,327 | £4,147 |
| 30 | Nottingham | 70.9/100 | £99 | £29,144 | £4,277 |
| 31 | Rushcliffe | 68.5/100 | £94 | £28,689 | £4,061 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for car showroom premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £37/m²/yr in Amber Valley. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Boston ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for car showroom in Boston?
- For a 100 m² unit in Boston, business rates are roughly £3,283/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £7,600/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).