Best areas to open garden centre in East Midlands
24 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 garden centre in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a garden centre is High Peak, with a Gera Business Location Score of 64.7/100: premises at £6/m²/yr and local median pay £28,463. West Lindsey ranks lowest of 24 East Midlands authorities at 29.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for garden centre: High Peak.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for garden centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Peak | 64.7/100 | £6 | £28,463 | £259 |
| 2 | East Lindsey | 64.1/100 | £14 | £26,724 | £605 |
| 3 | Rutland | 63.7/100 | £5 | £34,355 | £216 |
| 4 | Newark and Sherwood | 61/100 | £12 | £26,911 | £518 |
| 5 | Harborough | 60.3/100 | £11 | £28,618 | £475 |
| 6 | Derbyshire Dales | 57.3/100 | £20 | £28,874 | £864 |
| 7 | Boston | 56.8/100 | £14 | £26,187 | £605 |
| 8 | Bassetlaw | 56.1/100 | £14 | £26,888 | £605 |
| 9 | North Northamptonshire | 53.3/100 | £11 | £31,027 | £475 |
| 10 | Broxtowe | 53.1/100 | £14 | £27,113 | £605 |
| 11 | Melton | 52.5/100 | £18 | £26,700 | £778 |
| 12 | South Holland | 51.9/100 | £16 | £27,809 | £691 |
| 13 | North East Derbyshire | 51.7/100 | £12 | £29,544 | £518 |
| 14 | Gedling | 50.8/100 | £17 | £26,135 | £734 |
| 15 | Charnwood | 48.9/100 | £14 | £32,435 | £605 |
| 16 | West Northamptonshire | 45.9/100 | £15 | £33,147 | £648 |
| 17 | North Kesteven | 44.9/100 | £17 | £29,941 | £734 |
| 18 | South Kesteven | 44.4/100 | £24 | £28,724 | £1,037 |
| 19 | Blaby | 43.7/100 | £17 | £33,327 | £734 |
| 20 | Erewash | 39.4/100 | £24 | £29,102 | £1,037 |
| 21 | Bolsover | 38.6/100 | £23 | £30,441 | £994 |
| 22 | South Derbyshire | 36.4/100 | £20 | £32,938 | £864 |
| 23 | Rushcliffe | 30.6/100 | £33 | £28,689 | £1,426 |
| 24 | West Lindsey | 29.2/100 | £31 | £30,000 | £1,339 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for garden centre premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £5/m²/yr in Rutland. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, High Peak ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for garden centre in High Peak?
- For a 100 m² unit in High Peak, business rates are roughly £259/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £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).