Best areas to open dance school in East Midlands
11 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 dance or performing-arts school in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a dance or performing-arts school is Mansfield, with a Gera Business Location Score of 71.8/100: premises at £26/m²/yr and local median pay £26,761. Derby ranks lowest of 11 East Midlands authorities at 60.7/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for dance school: Mansfield.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for dance school
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield | 71.8/100 | £26 | £26,761 | £1,123 |
| 2 | East Lindsey | 69.3/100 | £46 | £26,724 | £1,987 |
| 3 | Bassetlaw | 68.5/100 | £55 | £26,888 | £2,376 |
| 4 | Nottingham | 68.2/100 | £27 | £29,144 | £1,166 |
| 5 | Gedling | 67.4/100 | £59 | £26,135 | £2,549 |
| 6 | Ashfield | 67/100 | £33 | £29,136 | £1,426 |
| 7 | North Northamptonshire | 66.2/100 | £31 | £31,027 | £1,339 |
| 8 | Amber Valley | 66.2/100 | £41 | £31,100 | £1,771 |
| 9 | North East Derbyshire | 65.9/100 | £50 | £29,544 | £2,160 |
| 10 | West Northamptonshire | 65.4/100 | £40 | £33,147 | £1,728 |
| 11 | Derby | 60.7/100 | £46 | £35,179 | £1,987 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for dance school premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £26/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 dance school 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).