Best areas to open kennels & cattery in East
35 East local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a kennels or cattery in East?
In East, the best area to open a kennels or cattery is Maldon, with a Gera Business Location Score of 66.2/100: premises at £24/m²/yr and local median pay £25,496. Three Rivers ranks lowest of 35 East authorities at 23/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
East ranked for kennels & cattery
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldon | 66.2/100 | £24 | £25,496 | £1,037 |
| 2 | West Suffolk | 66.2/100 | £24 | £29,613 | £1,037 |
| 3 | North Norfolk | 64.6/100 | £25 | £26,296 | £1,080 |
| 4 | Epping Forest | 62.7/100 | £26 | £30,038 | £1,123 |
| 5 | Rochford | 62.2/100 | £25 | £26,706 | £1,080 |
| 6 | Fenland | 62/100 | £20 | £27,005 | £864 |
| 7 | East Cambridgeshire | 61.4/100 | £21 | £30,232 | £907 |
| 8 | Mid Suffolk | 59.7/100 | £18 | £32,413 | £778 |
| 9 | Tendring | 59/100 | £24 | £27,067 | £1,037 |
| 10 | Uttlesford | 57.4/100 | £27 | £32,124 | £1,166 |
| 11 | Central Bedfordshire | 56.4/100 | £22 | £30,963 | £950 |
| 12 | Colchester | 55.2/100 | £23 | £31,056 | £994 |
| 13 | Great Yarmouth | 54.7/100 | £29 | £26,484 | £1,253 |
| 14 | Broxbourne | 54.4/100 | £28 | £29,980 | £1,210 |
| 15 | East Suffolk | 54.3/100 | £27 | £30,821 | £1,166 |
| 16 | Breckland | 54/100 | £26 | £28,303 | £1,123 |
| 17 | East Hertfordshire | 53.5/100 | £29 | £32,293 | £1,253 |
| 18 | Brentwood | 53.2/100 | £36 | £30,607 | £1,555 |
| 19 | St Albans | 53.2/100 | £30 | £33,468 | £1,296 |
| 20 | South Norfolk | 52.5/100 | £27 | £29,114 | £1,166 |
| 21 | Peterborough | 52.3/100 | £24 | £31,062 | £1,037 |
| 22 | Braintree | 51.9/100 | £26 | £32,175 | £1,123 |
| 23 | Hertsmere | 50.7/100 | £36 | £36,000 | £1,555 |
| 24 | Broadland | 49.4/100 | £27 | £32,576 | £1,166 |
| 25 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 49.1/100 | £28 | £30,544 | £1,210 |
| 26 | North Hertfordshire | 48.7/100 | £31 | £33,409 | £1,339 |
| 27 | Babergh | 48.7/100 | £40 | £25,785 | £1,728 |
| 28 | Chelmsford | 48.1/100 | £32 | £32,010 | £1,382 |
| 29 | Bedford | 44.7/100 | £30 | £33,148 | £1,296 |
| 30 | Basildon | 42.4/100 | £33 | £32,050 | £1,426 |
| 31 | South Cambridgeshire | 34.5/100 | £30 | £41,348 | £1,296 |
| 32 | Welwyn Hatfield | 34.1/100 | £33 | £39,794 | £1,426 |
| 33 | Thurrock | 32.9/100 | £37 | £34,388 | £1,598 |
| 34 | Huntingdonshire | 29.2/100 | £51 | £32,441 | £2,203 |
| 35 | Three Rivers | 23/100 | £45 | £43,202 | £1,944 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for kennels & cattery premises in East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East is £18/m²/yr in Mid Suffolk. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Maldon ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for kennels & cattery in Maldon?
- For a 100 m² unit in Maldon, business rates are roughly £1,037/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,400/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).