Midlands

The Midlands is a commercial engine driving growth in the UK. With a population of over 10 million people – the second-largest of any region in the UK – it generates roughly 13% of the UK economy, which works out to more than £230 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA).

In such a highly populated and powerful market, meeting growing e-commerce demands and facilitating faster delivery times are critical for local businesses. To help, Mileway offers a diverse portfolio of last mile commercial properties for rent. Our units are strategically located in and around the Midlands’ major cities, particularly the business districts of Birmingham and Coventry. With excellent connectivity through close proximity to critical transport links, our industrial and commercial properties help businesses perform at their very best.

Here is an overview of industrial and commercial activity in the Midlands:

The Midlands features the ‘Golden Triangle of Logistics’. This 289-mile area includes Birmingham, Nottingham, and Leicester, even stretching to Northampton in the west. With ample commercial warehouse and office space, this space has helped make the Midlands a major hotspot for logistics and distribution.

Key transport routes like the M1, M6, and M42 give Midlands-based businesses access to 90% of the UK’s population in four hours or less. This provides further connectivity to major UK coastal ports, including the Port of Grimsby and Immingham, which handled 11% of UK tonnage traffic in 2023. The region also hosts a number of major airports, including Birmingham, Nottingham, and East Midlands, the UK’s second busiest airport for freight.

Here are just a few of the major transport links accessible to businesses in the Midlands: