Best areas to open large distribution warehouse in East Midlands
14 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 large distribution warehouse in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a large distribution warehouse is Bassetlaw, with a Gera Business Location Score of 64.5/100: premises at £42/m²/yr and local median pay £26,888. Chesterfield ranks lowest of 14 East Midlands authorities at 49.7/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for large distribution warehouse: Bassetlaw.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for large distribution warehouse
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bassetlaw | 64.5/100 | £42 | £26,888 | £1,814 |
| 2 | North Northamptonshire | 61.7/100 | £51 | £31,027 | £2,203 |
| 3 | West Northamptonshire | 61.5/100 | £57 | £33,147 | £2,462 |
| 4 | North West Leicestershire | 60.3/100 | £59 | £30,034 | £2,549 |
| 5 | Ashfield | 57.7/100 | £47 | £29,136 | £2,030 |
| 6 | Harborough | 56/100 | £59 | £28,618 | £2,549 |
| 7 | Bolsover | 55.7/100 | £47 | £30,441 | £2,030 |
| 8 | Leicester | 53.6/100 | £66 | £29,411 | £2,851 |
| 9 | Blaby | 53.3/100 | £60 | £33,327 | £2,592 |
| 10 | Derby | 52.8/100 | £48 | £35,179 | £2,074 |
| 11 | Amber Valley | 52.8/100 | £53 | £31,100 | £2,290 |
| 12 | South Derbyshire | 52.8/100 | £52 | £32,938 | £2,246 |
| 13 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 52/100 | £49 | £34,606 | £2,117 |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 49.7/100 | £58 | £30,962 | £2,506 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for large distribution warehouse premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £42/m²/yr in Bassetlaw. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Bassetlaw ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for large distribution warehouse in Bassetlaw?
- For a 100 m² unit in Bassetlaw, business rates are roughly £1,814/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £4,200/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).