Best areas to open sports clubhouse in East Midlands
27 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 sports clubhouse in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a sports clubhouse is North Northamptonshire, with a Gera Business Location Score of 75.7/100: premises at £21/m²/yr and local median pay £31,027. West Northamptonshire ranks lowest of 27 East Midlands authorities at 42.8/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for sports clubhouse: North Northamptonshire.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for sports clubhouse
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Northamptonshire | 75.7/100 | £21 | £31,027 | £907 |
| 2 | East Lindsey | 59.2/100 | £21 | £26,724 | £907 |
| 3 | Melton | 58.8/100 | £20 | £26,700 | £864 |
| 4 | Boston | 57.7/100 | £17 | £26,187 | £734 |
| 5 | Harborough | 57/100 | £21 | £28,618 | £907 |
| 6 | West Lindsey | 56.8/100 | £13 | £30,000 | £562 |
| 7 | High Peak | 56.6/100 | £22 | £28,463 | £950 |
| 8 | Rushcliffe | 56.3/100 | £19 | £28,689 | £821 |
| 9 | South Kesteven | 55.4/100 | £19 | £28,724 | £821 |
| 10 | Gedling | 54.2/100 | £22 | £26,135 | £950 |
| 11 | North Kesteven | 53.9/100 | £14 | £29,941 | £605 |
| 12 | Charnwood | 52.5/100 | £16 | £32,435 | £691 |
| 13 | North West Leicestershire | 52.3/100 | £22 | £30,034 | £950 |
| 14 | South Holland | 52.3/100 | £19 | £27,809 | £821 |
| 15 | Rutland | 50.3/100 | £22 | £34,355 | £950 |
| 16 | Mansfield | 50.3/100 | £24 | £26,761 | £1,037 |
| 17 | Lincoln | 50.1/100 | £20 | £29,482 | £864 |
| 18 | Newark and Sherwood | 48.8/100 | £32 | £26,911 | £1,382 |
| 19 | Bassetlaw | 48.2/100 | £30 | £26,888 | £1,296 |
| 20 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 47.5/100 | £19 | £34,606 | £821 |
| 21 | Erewash | 47.4/100 | £25 | £29,102 | £1,080 |
| 22 | South Derbyshire | 45.9/100 | £23 | £32,938 | £994 |
| 23 | Leicester | 45.6/100 | £24 | £29,411 | £1,037 |
| 24 | North East Derbyshire | 45.5/100 | £25 | £29,544 | £1,080 |
| 25 | Derby | 44.6/100 | £20 | £35,179 | £864 |
| 26 | Nottingham | 42.8/100 | £30 | £29,144 | £1,296 |
| 27 | West Northamptonshire | 42.8/100 | £31 | £33,147 | £1,339 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for sports clubhouse premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £13/m²/yr in West Lindsey. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North Northamptonshire ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for sports clubhouse in North Northamptonshire?
- For a 100 m² unit in North Northamptonshire, business rates are roughly £907/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,100/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).