Best areas to open large food store in East Midlands
29 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 food store in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a large food store is East Lindsey, with a Gera Business Location Score of 67/100: premises at £135/m²/yr and local median pay £26,724. West Northamptonshire ranks lowest of 29 East Midlands authorities at 55.3/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for large food store: East Lindsey.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for large food store
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Lindsey | 67/100 | £135 | £26,724 | £5,832 |
| 2 | Derbyshire Dales | 65.4/100 | £145 | £28,874 | £6,264 |
| 3 | Broxtowe | 65.3/100 | £102 | £27,113 | £4,406 |
| 4 | South Holland | 65/100 | £108 | £27,809 | £4,666 |
| 5 | Boston | 64.1/100 | £132 | £26,187 | £5,702 |
| 6 | Gedling | 63.9/100 | £124 | £26,135 | £5,357 |
| 7 | Newark and Sherwood | 63.7/100 | £142 | £26,911 | £6,134 |
| 8 | Leicester | 63.2/100 | £133 | £29,411 | £5,746 |
| 9 | Bassetlaw | 62.9/100 | £139 | £26,888 | £6,005 |
| 10 | Mansfield | 62.4/100 | £139 | £26,761 | £6,005 |
| 11 | High Peak | 61.9/100 | £140 | £28,463 | £6,048 |
| 12 | Harborough | 61.5/100 | £150 | £28,618 | £6,480 |
| 13 | Lincoln | 61.4/100 | £141 | £29,482 | £6,091 |
| 14 | Erewash | 61.1/100 | £128 | £29,102 | £5,530 |
| 15 | Nottingham | 60.9/100 | £133 | £29,144 | £5,746 |
| 16 | Ashfield | 60.9/100 | £124 | £29,136 | £5,357 |
| 17 | South Kesteven | 59.4/100 | £167 | £28,724 | £7,214 |
| 18 | Bolsover | 59.2/100 | £133 | £30,441 | £5,746 |
| 19 | North West Leicestershire | 58.9/100 | £140 | £30,034 | £6,048 |
| 20 | Rushcliffe | 58.8/100 | £159 | £28,689 | £6,869 |
| 21 | Amber Valley | 58.6/100 | £141 | £31,100 | £6,091 |
| 22 | North East Derbyshire | 58.5/100 | £143 | £29,544 | £6,178 |
| 23 | North Kesteven | 58.5/100 | £138 | £29,941 | £5,962 |
| 24 | Charnwood | 57.8/100 | £139 | £32,435 | £6,005 |
| 25 | North Northamptonshire | 57.2/100 | £153 | £31,027 | £6,610 |
| 26 | Derby | 56.4/100 | £133 | £35,179 | £5,746 |
| 27 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 56.3/100 | £139 | £34,606 | £6,005 |
| 28 | South Derbyshire | 55.8/100 | £132 | £32,938 | £5,702 |
| 29 | West Northamptonshire | 55.3/100 | £152 | £33,147 | £6,566 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for large food store premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £102/m²/yr in Broxtowe. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, East Lindsey ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for large food store in East Lindsey?
- For a 100 m² unit in East Lindsey, business rates are roughly £5,832/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £13,500/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).