Best areas to open tyre & exhaust centre in East Midlands
18 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 tyre and exhaust centre in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a tyre and exhaust centre is Boston, with a Gera Business Location Score of 82.1/100: premises at £70/m²/yr and local median pay £26,187. Derby ranks lowest of 18 East Midlands authorities at 61.8/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for tyre & exhaust centre: Boston.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for tyre & exhaust centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 82.1/100 | £70 | £26,187 | £3,024 |
| 2 | East Lindsey | 80.8/100 | £55 | £26,724 | £2,376 |
| 3 | South Holland | 78.9/100 | £68 | £27,809 | £2,938 |
| 4 | High Peak | 77/100 | £49 | £28,463 | £2,117 |
| 5 | Bassetlaw | 76.9/100 | £63 | £26,888 | £2,722 |
| 6 | Mansfield | 76.6/100 | £54 | £26,761 | £2,333 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 76.2/100 | £61 | £30,962 | £2,635 |
| 8 | North Northamptonshire | 74/100 | £64 | £31,027 | £2,765 |
| 9 | North Kesteven | 72.9/100 | £67 | £29,941 | £2,894 |
| 10 | Amber Valley | 72.2/100 | £53 | £31,100 | £2,290 |
| 11 | Ashfield | 71.8/100 | £53 | £29,136 | £2,290 |
| 12 | South Kesteven | 71.6/100 | £72 | £28,724 | £3,110 |
| 13 | West Northamptonshire | 67.8/100 | £65 | £33,147 | £2,808 |
| 14 | Broxtowe | 66.9/100 | £59 | £27,113 | £2,549 |
| 15 | Leicester | 64.5/100 | £72 | £29,411 | £3,110 |
| 16 | Lincoln | 62.7/100 | £74 | £29,482 | £3,197 |
| 17 | Nottingham | 62/100 | £65 | £29,144 | £2,808 |
| 18 | Derby | 61.8/100 | £61 | £35,179 | £2,635 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for tyre & exhaust centre premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £49/m²/yr in High Peak. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Boston ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for tyre & exhaust centre in Boston?
- For a 100 m² unit in Boston, business rates are roughly £3,024/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £7,000/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).