Best areas to open kennels & cattery in East Midlands
28 East Midlands 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 Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a kennels or cattery is North Northamptonshire, with a Gera Business Location Score of 83.3/100: premises at £19/m²/yr and local median pay £31,027. Ashfield ranks lowest of 28 East Midlands authorities at 33/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for kennels & cattery: North Northamptonshire.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for kennels & cattery
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Northamptonshire | 83.3/100 | £19 | £31,027 | £821 |
| 2 | Derbyshire Dales | 67.7/100 | £23 | £28,874 | £994 |
| 3 | Harborough | 64.6/100 | £20 | £28,618 | £864 |
| 4 | East Lindsey | 64.6/100 | £23 | £26,724 | £994 |
| 5 | South Holland | 63.5/100 | £15 | £27,809 | £648 |
| 6 | High Peak | 58.3/100 | £27 | £28,463 | £1,166 |
| 7 | South Kesteven | 57.6/100 | £24 | £28,724 | £1,037 |
| 8 | Newark and Sherwood | 57.4/100 | £28 | £26,911 | £1,210 |
| 9 | Bassetlaw | 57.2/100 | £26 | £26,888 | £1,123 |
| 10 | Boston | 56.5/100 | £27 | £26,187 | £1,166 |
| 11 | West Lindsey | 56.2/100 | £22 | £30,000 | £950 |
| 12 | West Northamptonshire | 56/100 | £20 | £33,147 | £864 |
| 13 | North West Leicestershire | 55.3/100 | £25 | £30,034 | £1,080 |
| 14 | Erewash | 53.9/100 | £24 | £29,102 | £1,037 |
| 15 | North East Derbyshire | 53.8/100 | £22 | £29,544 | £950 |
| 16 | Bolsover | 53.5/100 | £21 | £30,441 | £907 |
| 17 | North Kesteven | 53.1/100 | £23 | £29,941 | £994 |
| 18 | Melton | 53/100 | £34 | £26,700 | £1,469 |
| 19 | Amber Valley | 52.5/100 | £25 | £31,100 | £1,080 |
| 20 | Gedling | 52/100 | £32 | £26,135 | £1,382 |
| 21 | Rushcliffe | 51.9/100 | £31 | £28,689 | £1,339 |
| 22 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 51.5/100 | £20 | £34,606 | £864 |
| 23 | Blaby | 49.4/100 | £23 | £33,327 | £994 |
| 24 | Broxtowe | 47.2/100 | £35 | £27,113 | £1,512 |
| 25 | South Derbyshire | 46.7/100 | £27 | £32,938 | £1,166 |
| 26 | Chesterfield | 46.6/100 | £30 | £30,962 | £1,296 |
| 27 | Charnwood | 45.5/100 | £30 | £32,435 | £1,296 |
| 28 | Ashfield | 33/100 | £43 | £29,136 | £1,858 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for kennels & cattery premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £15/m²/yr in South Holland. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North Northamptonshire ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for kennels & cattery in North Northamptonshire?
- For a 100 m² unit in North Northamptonshire, business rates are roughly £821/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £1,900/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).