UK warehouse infrastructure benchmark

The UK warehouse market, priced weekly.

Storage rates, occupancy and capacity for every UK region — volume-weighted from real bookings and live operator data, not survey quotes.

UK warehouse storage
Regional benchmark · this week

£ per pallet, per month

Week ending 30 May 2026 · sample data
London & South East
PI-LON
London & South East
Grade A · ambient
£22.40
+0.62 7d
Midlands Golden Triangle
PI-MID
Midlands Golden Triangle
Grade A · ambient
£18.15
-0.30 7d
North West & Yorkshire
PI-NTH
North West & Yorkshire
Mixed grade · ambient
£14.75
+0.18 7d
Scotland
PI-SCT
Scotland
Mixed grade · ambient
£12.90
+0.04 7d
National ambient average
PI-AMB
National ambient average
12-region weighted
£17.60
-0.15 7d
National cold-chain average
PI-CLD
National cold-chain average
Chilled + frozen blended
£41.30
+1.42 7d
PI-AMB
National ambient · 26 weeks
Volume-weighted £/pallet/month
26w change
+18.1%
UK freight
Why it's moving

Midlands and South East capacity remained tight through Q2 stock-build. Cold-chain spreads widened on early seasonal demand. Northern grade-A eased on new build completions.

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