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Cost-effectiveness

Lowest Operating Costs

Greater Grimsby is a cost-effective business location. Compared with similar locations, this area has the:

  • Lowest average wage costs
  • Lowest industrial rents 
  • Lowest office costs

In difficult times, the ability to keep your cost-base to a minimum helps to keep businesses afloat and protects jobs.

Living costs are low here too with housing among the cheapest in the country, enabling a choice of urban and country lifestyle.

Annual Wage
£/annum

Industrial Rent
£/m2/annum

Medium Office
£/m2/annum
Grimsby 20,577 40 85
Hull 22,122 45 100
Lincoln 20,873 45 120
Nottingham 23,499 55 160
Doncaster 21,420 50 155
Sheffield 23,549 55 165
Teesside 20,689 42 170
Newcastle 21,837 47 210
Manchester 25,494 55 310

Sources: Property Market Report, VOA, July 2008
ONS - 2008 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings