Best areas to open golf course 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 golf course in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a golf course is North Northamptonshire, with a Gera Business Location Score of 77.9/100: premises at £95/m²/yr and local median pay £31,027. Newark and Sherwood 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 golf course: North Northamptonshire.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for golf course
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Northamptonshire | 77.9/100 | £95 | £31,027 | £4,104 |
| 2 | East Lindsey | 70.2/100 | £70 | £26,724 | £3,024 |
| 3 | Derbyshire Dales | 67.9/100 | £88 | £28,874 | £3,802 |
| 4 | High Peak | 65.2/100 | £78 | £28,463 | £3,370 |
| 5 | West Lindsey | 60/100 | £72 | £30,000 | £3,110 |
| 6 | North East Derbyshire | 59.4/100 | £66 | £29,544 | £2,851 |
| 7 | North Kesteven | 57.2/100 | £74 | £29,941 | £3,197 |
| 8 | Rushcliffe | 56.9/100 | £97 | £28,689 | £4,190 |
| 9 | Bassetlaw | 56.7/100 | £99 | £26,888 | £4,277 |
| 10 | Amber Valley | 54.4/100 | £88 | £31,100 | £3,802 |
| 11 | South Kesteven | 53.7/100 | £104 | £28,724 | £4,493 |
| 12 | Blaby | 50.8/100 | £83 | £33,327 | £3,586 |
| 13 | West Northamptonshire | 50.4/100 | £97 | £33,147 | £4,190 |
| 14 | Charnwood | 49.1/100 | £98 | £32,435 | £4,234 |
| 15 | Newark and Sherwood | 47.3/100 | £137 | £26,911 | £5,918 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for golf course premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £66/m²/yr in North East Derbyshire. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North Northamptonshire ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for golf course in North Northamptonshire?
- For a 100 m² unit in North Northamptonshire, business rates are roughly £4,104/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £9,500/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).