Best areas to open workshop / warehouse in East Midlands
35 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 workshop or small warehouse in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a workshop or small warehouse is Oadby and Wigston, with a Gera Business Location Score of 67.5/100: premises at £33/m²/yr and local median pay £23,103. Derby ranks lowest of 35 East Midlands authorities at 58.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for workshop / warehouse: Oadby and Wigston.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for workshop / warehouse
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oadby and Wigston | 67.5/100 | £33 | £23,103 | £1,426 |
| 2 | East Lindsey | 66.9/100 | £26 | £26,724 | £1,123 |
| 3 | Boston | 66.6/100 | £27 | £26,187 | £1,166 |
| 4 | Melton | 65.8/100 | £35 | £26,700 | £1,512 |
| 5 | Derbyshire Dales | 65.5/100 | £35 | £28,874 | £1,512 |
| 6 | Erewash | 65.5/100 | £29 | £29,102 | £1,253 |
| 7 | Bassetlaw | 65.4/100 | £34 | £26,888 | £1,469 |
| 8 | South Holland | 65.2/100 | £30 | £27,809 | £1,296 |
| 9 | Newark and Sherwood | 64.9/100 | £36 | £26,911 | £1,555 |
| 10 | High Peak | 64.8/100 | £35 | £28,463 | £1,512 |
| 11 | West Lindsey | 64.8/100 | £27 | £30,000 | £1,166 |
| 12 | Gedling | 64.3/100 | £37 | £26,135 | £1,598 |
| 13 | South Kesteven | 64.1/100 | £35 | £28,724 | £1,512 |
| 14 | Harborough | 63.9/100 | £37 | £28,618 | £1,598 |
| 15 | Broxtowe | 63.9/100 | £38 | £27,113 | £1,642 |
| 16 | Leicester | 63.4/100 | £35 | £29,411 | £1,512 |
| 17 | Amber Valley | 63.3/100 | £33 | £31,100 | £1,426 |
| 18 | Mansfield | 63.3/100 | £41 | £26,761 | £1,771 |
| 19 | Bolsover | 62.9/100 | £35 | £30,441 | £1,512 |
| 20 | North East Derbyshire | 62.9/100 | £38 | £29,544 | £1,642 |
| 21 | Ashfield | 62.7/100 | £39 | £29,136 | £1,685 |
| 22 | Nottingham | 62.5/100 | £37 | £29,144 | £1,598 |
| 23 | Rushcliffe | 62.3/100 | £41 | £28,689 | £1,771 |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 62.2/100 | £40 | £30,962 | £1,728 |
| 25 | North Kesteven | 62/100 | £41 | £29,941 | £1,771 |
| 26 | Lincoln | 61.9/100 | £38 | £29,482 | £1,642 |
| 27 | North Northamptonshire | 61.8/100 | £40 | £31,027 | £1,728 |
| 28 | North West Leicestershire | 61.3/100 | £47 | £30,034 | £2,030 |
| 29 | South Derbyshire | 61.1/100 | £37 | £32,938 | £1,598 |
| 30 | Charnwood | 61.1/100 | £39 | £32,435 | £1,685 |
| 31 | Rutland | 60.8/100 | £37 | £34,355 | £1,598 |
| 32 | Blaby | 60.4/100 | £41 | £33,327 | £1,771 |
| 33 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 59.8/100 | £44 | £34,606 | £1,901 |
| 34 | West Northamptonshire | 58.9/100 | £48 | £33,147 | £2,074 |
| 35 | Derby | 58.2/100 | £43 | £35,179 | £1,858 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for workshop / warehouse premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £26/m²/yr in East Lindsey. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Oadby and Wigston ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for workshop / warehouse in Oadby and Wigston?
- For a 100 m² unit in Oadby and Wigston, business rates are roughly £1,426/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £3,300/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).