Best areas to open community day centre in East Midlands
32 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 community day centre in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a community day centre is Mansfield, with a Gera Business Location Score of 65.2/100: premises at £26/m²/yr and local median pay £26,761. Hinckley and Bosworth ranks lowest of 32 East Midlands authorities at 59.6/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for community day centre: Mansfield.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for community day centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield | 65.2/100 | £26 | £26,761 | £1,123 |
| 2 | Broxtowe | 64.6/100 | £27 | £27,113 | £1,166 |
| 3 | Nottingham | 64.2/100 | £25 | £29,144 | £1,080 |
| 4 | East Lindsey | 64.2/100 | £27 | £26,724 | £1,166 |
| 5 | Gedling | 64.2/100 | £30 | £26,135 | £1,296 |
| 6 | Leicester | 64/100 | £25 | £29,411 | £1,080 |
| 7 | Erewash | 63.8/100 | £24 | £29,102 | £1,037 |
| 8 | High Peak | 63.8/100 | £28 | £28,463 | £1,210 |
| 9 | Harborough | 63.7/100 | £27 | £28,618 | £1,166 |
| 10 | Derbyshire Dales | 63.4/100 | £30 | £28,874 | £1,296 |
| 11 | Melton | 63.4/100 | £28 | £26,700 | £1,210 |
| 12 | Newark and Sherwood | 63.2/100 | £31 | £26,911 | £1,339 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 63.1/100 | £27 | £30,962 | £1,166 |
| 14 | North West Leicestershire | 63.1/100 | £22 | £30,034 | £950 |
| 15 | Bassetlaw | 63.1/100 | £30 | £26,888 | £1,296 |
| 16 | South Kesteven | 62.7/100 | £32 | £28,724 | £1,382 |
| 17 | Rushcliffe | 62.7/100 | £34 | £28,689 | £1,469 |
| 18 | North Northamptonshire | 62.5/100 | £24 | £31,027 | £1,037 |
| 19 | Amber Valley | 62.4/100 | £25 | £31,100 | £1,080 |
| 20 | Bolsover | 62.1/100 | £24 | £30,441 | £1,037 |
| 21 | South Holland | 61.6/100 | £32 | £27,809 | £1,382 |
| 22 | Ashfield | 61.5/100 | £29 | £29,136 | £1,253 |
| 23 | Lincoln | 61.4/100 | £34 | £29,482 | £1,469 |
| 24 | North East Derbyshire | 61.2/100 | £30 | £29,544 | £1,296 |
| 25 | North Kesteven | 61/100 | £32 | £29,941 | £1,382 |
| 26 | West Northamptonshire | 60.9/100 | £28 | £33,147 | £1,210 |
| 27 | South Derbyshire | 60.8/100 | £25 | £32,938 | £1,080 |
| 28 | Charnwood | 60.8/100 | £29 | £32,435 | £1,253 |
| 29 | West Lindsey | 60.6/100 | £33 | £30,000 | £1,426 |
| 30 | Derby | 60.5/100 | £27 | £35,179 | £1,166 |
| 31 | Blaby | 59.7/100 | £31 | £33,327 | £1,339 |
| 32 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 59.6/100 | £28 | £34,606 | £1,210 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for community day centre premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £22/m²/yr in North West Leicestershire. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Mansfield ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for community day centre in Mansfield?
- For a 100 m² unit in Mansfield, business rates are roughly £1,123/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,600/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).