Best areas to open commercial garage in East Midlands
34 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 commercial transport garage in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a commercial transport garage is Boston, with a Gera Business Location Score of 92.8/100: premises at £32/m²/yr and local median pay £26,187. Rushcliffe ranks lowest of 34 East Midlands authorities at 70.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for commercial garage: Boston.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for commercial garage
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 92.8/100 | £32 | £26,187 | £1,382 |
| 2 | South Holland | 90.8/100 | £21 | £27,809 | £907 |
| 3 | Derbyshire Dales | 88.5/100 | £38 | £28,874 | £1,642 |
| 4 | East Lindsey | 87.4/100 | £29 | £26,724 | £1,253 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 85.4/100 | £37 | £30,962 | £1,598 |
| 6 | Bassetlaw | 85.2/100 | £41 | £26,888 | £1,771 |
| 7 | South Kesteven | 84.6/100 | £30 | £28,724 | £1,296 |
| 8 | Newark and Sherwood | 84/100 | £34 | £26,911 | £1,469 |
| 9 | North Kesteven | 83.5/100 | £41 | £29,941 | £1,771 |
| 10 | North Northamptonshire | 83.1/100 | £49 | £31,027 | £2,117 |
| 11 | Harborough | 82.8/100 | £42 | £28,618 | £1,814 |
| 12 | Mansfield | 82.5/100 | £37 | £26,761 | £1,598 |
| 13 | West Lindsey | 81.7/100 | £29 | £30,000 | £1,253 |
| 14 | Oadby and Wigston | 81.2/100 | £35 | £23,103 | £1,512 |
| 15 | Erewash | 81/100 | £39 | £29,102 | £1,685 |
| 16 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 81/100 | £49 | £34,606 | £2,117 |
| 17 | High Peak | 80.9/100 | £45 | £28,463 | £1,944 |
| 18 | North West Leicestershire | 80.9/100 | £52 | £30,034 | £2,246 |
| 19 | Melton | 80.8/100 | £40 | £26,700 | £1,728 |
| 20 | West Northamptonshire | 79.6/100 | £36 | £33,147 | £1,555 |
| 21 | North East Derbyshire | 78.9/100 | £46 | £29,544 | £1,987 |
| 22 | Amber Valley | 78.8/100 | £41 | £31,100 | £1,771 |
| 23 | Ashfield | 78.4/100 | £37 | £29,136 | £1,598 |
| 24 | Gedling | 78.2/100 | £39 | £26,135 | £1,685 |
| 25 | Lincoln | 77.4/100 | £29 | £29,482 | £1,253 |
| 26 | Leicester | 76.8/100 | £45 | £29,411 | £1,944 |
| 27 | Charnwood | 76.5/100 | £43 | £32,435 | £1,858 |
| 28 | Broxtowe | 75.2/100 | £36 | £27,113 | £1,555 |
| 29 | Bolsover | 74.1/100 | £46 | £30,441 | £1,987 |
| 30 | South Derbyshire | 73.4/100 | £38 | £32,938 | £1,642 |
| 31 | Nottingham | 73.3/100 | £35 | £29,144 | £1,512 |
| 32 | Blaby | 73.2/100 | £38 | £33,327 | £1,642 |
| 33 | Derby | 72.9/100 | £41 | £35,179 | £1,771 |
| 34 | Rushcliffe | 70.2/100 | £40 | £28,689 | £1,728 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for commercial garage premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £21/m²/yr in South Holland. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Boston ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for commercial garage in Boston?
- For a 100 m² unit in Boston, business rates are roughly £1,382/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £3,200/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).