Best areas to open retail warehouse in East Midlands
31 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 retail warehouse / foodstore in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a retail warehouse / foodstore is East Lindsey, with a Gera Business Location Score of 76.4/100: premises at £86/m²/yr and local median pay £26,724. Blaby ranks lowest of 31 East Midlands authorities at 21/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for retail warehouse: East Lindsey.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for retail warehouse
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Lindsey | 76.4/100 | £86 | £26,724 | £3,715 |
| 2 | Derbyshire Dales | 75.9/100 | £99 | £28,874 | £4,277 |
| 3 | Melton | 72.6/100 | £64 | £26,700 | £2,765 |
| 4 | South Kesteven | 70.6/100 | £78 | £28,724 | £3,370 |
| 5 | Boston | 70.4/100 | £75 | £26,187 | £3,240 |
| 6 | Leicester | 70.2/100 | £91 | £29,411 | £3,931 |
| 7 | Harborough | 70.1/100 | £85 | £28,618 | £3,672 |
| 8 | Bassetlaw | 69.4/100 | £80 | £26,888 | £3,456 |
| 9 | High Peak | 67.9/100 | £90 | £28,463 | £3,888 |
| 10 | Ashfield | 66.5/100 | £64 | £29,136 | £2,765 |
| 11 | Mansfield | 66.4/100 | £95 | £26,761 | £4,104 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 66/100 | £107 | £29,482 | £4,622 |
| 13 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 65.9/100 | £65 | £34,606 | £2,808 |
| 14 | Newark and Sherwood | 65/100 | £133 | £26,911 | £5,746 |
| 15 | Amber Valley | 64.8/100 | £84 | £31,100 | £3,629 |
| 16 | South Holland | 64.7/100 | £106 | £27,809 | £4,579 |
| 17 | North West Leicestershire | 64.3/100 | £83 | £30,034 | £3,586 |
| 18 | Erewash | 63.5/100 | £96 | £29,102 | £4,147 |
| 19 | Charnwood | 63/100 | £93 | £32,435 | £4,018 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 62.8/100 | £122 | £30,962 | £5,270 |
| 21 | West Lindsey | 62.2/100 | £95 | £30,000 | £4,104 |
| 22 | Gedling | 61.6/100 | £125 | £26,135 | £5,400 |
| 23 | North East Derbyshire | 61.3/100 | £100 | £29,544 | £4,320 |
| 24 | Derby | 61/100 | £99 | £35,179 | £4,277 |
| 25 | South Derbyshire | 59.8/100 | £78 | £32,938 | £3,370 |
| 26 | North Northamptonshire | 58.7/100 | £128 | £31,027 | £5,530 |
| 27 | Nottingham | 57.8/100 | £147 | £29,144 | £6,350 |
| 28 | West Northamptonshire | 56.2/100 | £134 | £33,147 | £5,789 |
| 29 | Rushcliffe | 52/100 | £198 | £28,689 | £8,554 |
| 30 | Broxtowe | 51.4/100 | £198 | £27,113 | £8,554 |
| 31 | Blaby | 21/100 | £409 | £33,327 | £17,669 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for retail warehouse premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £64/m²/yr in Melton. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, East Lindsey ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for retail warehouse in East Lindsey?
- For a 100 m² unit in East Lindsey, business rates are roughly £3,715/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £8,600/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).