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Powered by Pallet Index — the UK warehouse infrastructure benchmark.
Storage rates, occupancy, capacity and movement. The data layer behind every CanThisMove answer.
The Index
Volume-weighted £/pallet/month across UK regions. Tap through for the full picture.
Illustrative sample values for product preview. Live benchmarks are published to subscribers under data licence.
Ambient pallet rates have risen ~18% in six months as Midlands and South East warehouse capacity stayed near 95% full. The line is flattening — early signal of demand cooling into summer.
See all regions →Observed, not surveyed.
PalletIndex is built on four categories of anonymised, aggregated data. Partners are onboarded under data licence agreements with strict k-anonymity (n ≥ 5) at the regional level. Raw operational data never leaves the partner perimeter.
Methodology
A short version. Full document available to subscribers.
Partners deliver weekly aggregated rollups via a documented spec. Only regional and grade-level cells with n ≥ 5 are accepted.
Prices are weighted by verified occupancy so half-empty warehouses cannot drag the benchmark.
Volume-weighted median £/pallet/month per region, published 06:00 GMT every Monday. Revisions are tracked and dated.
Who it is for
Negotiate 3PL contracts against an independent benchmark instead of last year's quote.
Price warehouse-backed lending and business-interruption cover against verified market rates.
Mark industrial assets to market with the only occupancy-weighted rent indicator in the UK.
An early indicator of inventory build, retail demand and supply-chain bottlenecks.
In your inbox before you open it.
One short brief, every Monday morning. Regional movers, the occupancy heat map, cold-chain spread, capacity warnings and a one-page note from our methodology committee — by email, CSV and API.
- •Regional benchmarks across 12 zones
- •Grade-A vs secondary spread
- •Occupancy-weighted rent indicator
- •Forward four-week capacity outlook
Common questions
Where does the data come from?+
Aggregated feeds from WMS platforms (occupancy), warehouse marketplaces (transactions) and 3PL price submissions. No individual operator, customer or SKU is identifiable in any published value.
How is the benchmark calculated?+
Volume-weighted median £/pallet/month per region, weighted by verified occupancy. The full methodology is documented and reviewed quarterly by a subscriber-elected committee.
Why now?+
UK industrial occupancy is at record highs and rates are moving weekly. The published benchmarks from CBRE and Savills are quarterly lease-rate PDFs — too slow and too narrow for operational decisions.
Is contributing data risky for partners?+
No. Partners only ever share aggregated regional rollups (minimum k-anonymity n ≥ 5). Raw WMS or transaction data never leaves the partner perimeter.
Who owns the index?+
PalletIndex Ltd is the independent publisher. Data partners receive attribution and revenue share under contract. Subscribers receive the feed under a standard data licence.
Understanding pallet markets is only the beginning.
Every pallet movement depends on assets, vehicles, warehouses, capacity and operational suitability. PalletIndex is quietly building the intelligence layer that connects them — pallets at the centre, the wider freight reality around it.
PalletIndex remains the UK's pallet market authority. The wider freight reality stack sits underneath — available to investors, 3PLs and strategic partners who need to see the whole picture.
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The first 25 subscribers receive the standard feed at £10,000 per year for the life of their subscription, plus historical back-data and a seat on the methodology committee.