Best areas to open storage depot in North East
4 North East local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a storage depot in North East?
In North East, the best area to open a storage depot is Northumberland, with a Gera Business Location Score of 57.6/100: premises at £21/m²/yr and local median pay £27,769. Sunderland ranks lowest of 4 North East authorities at 54.6/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North East area for storage depot: Northumberland.
How this is calculatedNorth East ranked for storage depot
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northumberland | 57.6/100 | £21 | £27,769 | £907 |
| 2 | Gateshead | 56/100 | £25 | £28,507 | £1,080 |
| 3 | County Durham | 54.7/100 | £26 | £29,393 | £1,123 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 54.6/100 | £27 | £28,214 | £1,166 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for storage depot premises in North East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North East is £21/m²/yr in Northumberland. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Northumberland ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for storage depot in Northumberland?
- For a 100 m² unit in Northumberland, business rates are roughly £907/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,100/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).