Best areas to open members / social club in East Midlands
33 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 licensed members or social club in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a licensed members or social club is Oadby and Wigston, with a Gera Business Location Score of 66.9/100: premises at £31/m²/yr and local median pay £23,103. Derby ranks lowest of 33 East Midlands authorities at 60.3/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for members / social club: Oadby and Wigston.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for members / social club
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oadby and Wigston | 66.9/100 | £31 | £23,103 | £1,339 |
| 2 | North Northamptonshire | 66.3/100 | £23 | £31,027 | £994 |
| 3 | Derbyshire Dales | 65.4/100 | £28 | £28,874 | £1,210 |
| 4 | Boston | 65.4/100 | £31 | £26,187 | £1,339 |
| 5 | Gedling | 65.4/100 | £31 | £26,135 | £1,339 |
| 6 | Newark and Sherwood | 65.3/100 | £31 | £26,911 | £1,339 |
| 7 | Mansfield | 65.2/100 | £28 | £26,761 | £1,210 |
| 8 | Bassetlaw | 65.1/100 | £31 | £26,888 | £1,339 |
| 9 | High Peak | 64.9/100 | £29 | £28,463 | £1,253 |
| 10 | Broxtowe | 64.9/100 | £30 | £27,113 | £1,296 |
| 11 | East Lindsey | 64.8/100 | £38 | £26,724 | £1,642 |
| 12 | South Holland | 64.5/100 | £29 | £27,809 | £1,253 |
| 13 | Harborough | 63.9/100 | £37 | £28,618 | £1,598 |
| 14 | Rushcliffe | 63.9/100 | £35 | £28,689 | £1,512 |
| 15 | Nottingham | 63.8/100 | £29 | £29,144 | £1,253 |
| 16 | Ashfield | 63.8/100 | £28 | £29,136 | £1,210 |
| 17 | Erewash | 63.7/100 | £31 | £29,102 | £1,339 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 63.7/100 | £29 | £29,482 | £1,253 |
| 19 | Leicester | 63.6/100 | £29 | £29,411 | £1,253 |
| 20 | West Lindsey | 63.6/100 | £29 | £30,000 | £1,253 |
| 21 | North West Leicestershire | 63.4/100 | £33 | £30,034 | £1,426 |
| 22 | North Kesteven | 63.4/100 | £29 | £29,941 | £1,253 |
| 23 | South Kesteven | 63.3/100 | £39 | £28,724 | £1,685 |
| 24 | Bolsover | 63.2/100 | £28 | £30,441 | £1,210 |
| 25 | North East Derbyshire | 63.2/100 | £32 | £29,544 | £1,382 |
| 26 | West Northamptonshire | 62.8/100 | £24 | £33,147 | £1,037 |
| 27 | Amber Valley | 62.8/100 | £32 | £31,100 | £1,382 |
| 28 | Chesterfield | 62.8/100 | £31 | £30,962 | £1,339 |
| 29 | South Derbyshire | 62.4/100 | £26 | £32,938 | £1,123 |
| 30 | Charnwood | 62.3/100 | £30 | £32,435 | £1,296 |
| 31 | Blaby | 61.9/100 | £28 | £33,327 | £1,210 |
| 32 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 61.1/100 | £30 | £34,606 | £1,296 |
| 33 | Derby | 60.3/100 | £33 | £35,179 | £1,426 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for members / social club premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £23/m²/yr in North Northamptonshire. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Oadby and Wigston ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for members / social club in Oadby and Wigston?
- For a 100 m² unit in Oadby and Wigston, business rates are roughly £1,339/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £3,100/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).