Best areas to open post office in East Midlands
13 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 post office in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a post office is Bassetlaw, with a Gera Business Location Score of 63/100: premises at £57/m²/yr and local median pay £26,888. North Northamptonshire ranks lowest of 13 East Midlands authorities at 52.4/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for post office: Bassetlaw.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for post office
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bassetlaw | 63/100 | £57 | £26,888 | £2,462 |
| 2 | East Lindsey | 62.8/100 | £82 | £26,724 | £3,542 |
| 3 | Newark and Sherwood | 61.6/100 | £73 | £26,911 | £3,154 |
| 4 | Ashfield | 61.3/100 | £46 | £29,136 | £1,987 |
| 5 | Boston | 61/100 | £73 | £26,187 | £3,154 |
| 6 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 59.2/100 | £40 | £34,606 | £1,728 |
| 7 | Mansfield | 58.7/100 | £81 | £26,761 | £3,499 |
| 8 | High Peak | 57.8/100 | £84 | £28,463 | £3,629 |
| 9 | Bolsover | 57.3/100 | £66 | £30,441 | £2,851 |
| 10 | West Northamptonshire | 55.1/100 | £68 | £33,147 | £2,938 |
| 11 | North West Leicestershire | 53.9/100 | £90 | £30,034 | £3,888 |
| 12 | Charnwood | 53.8/100 | £83 | £32,435 | £3,586 |
| 13 | North Northamptonshire | 52.4/100 | £97 | £31,027 | £4,190 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for post office premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £40/m²/yr in Hinckley and Bosworth. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Bassetlaw ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for post office in Bassetlaw?
- For a 100 m² unit in Bassetlaw, business rates are roughly £2,462/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £5,700/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).