Best areas to open farm shop in East Midlands
15 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 farm shop in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a farm shop is Derbyshire Dales, with a Gera Business Location Score of 70.6/100: premises at £49/m²/yr and local median pay £28,874. Bassetlaw ranks lowest of 15 East Midlands authorities at 47.3/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for farm shop: Derbyshire Dales.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for farm shop
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derbyshire Dales | 70.6/100 | £49 | £28,874 | £2,117 |
| 2 | East Lindsey | 69.1/100 | £55 | £26,724 | £2,376 |
| 3 | Boston | 66.4/100 | £42 | £26,187 | £1,814 |
| 4 | Newark and Sherwood | 63.8/100 | £54 | £26,911 | £2,333 |
| 5 | North Northamptonshire | 62/100 | £29 | £31,027 | £1,253 |
| 6 | Erewash | 61.4/100 | £37 | £29,102 | £1,598 |
| 7 | Melton | 59.9/100 | £62 | £26,700 | £2,678 |
| 8 | North West Leicestershire | 57/100 | £45 | £30,034 | £1,944 |
| 9 | West Lindsey | 56.5/100 | £45 | £30,000 | £1,944 |
| 10 | North East Derbyshire | 56.3/100 | £46 | £29,544 | £1,987 |
| 11 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 55/100 | £38 | £34,606 | £1,642 |
| 12 | West Northamptonshire | 53.9/100 | £42 | £33,147 | £1,814 |
| 13 | Harborough | 53.8/100 | £76 | £28,618 | £3,283 |
| 14 | South Derbyshire | 49/100 | £46 | £32,938 | £1,987 |
| 15 | Bassetlaw | 47.3/100 | £95 | £26,888 | £4,104 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for farm shop premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £29/m²/yr in North Northamptonshire. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Derbyshire Dales ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for farm shop in Derbyshire Dales?
- For a 100 m² unit in Derbyshire Dales, business rates are roughly £2,117/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £4,900/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).