Best areas to open kennels & cattery in London
5 London 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 London?
In London, the best area to open a kennels or cattery is Bexley, with a Gera Business Location Score of 53.5/100: premises at £27/m²/yr and local median pay £27,441. Hillingdon ranks lowest of 5 London authorities at 12.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
London ranked for kennels & cattery
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bexley | 53.5/100 | £27 | £27,441 | £1,166 |
| 2 | Bromley | 38.2/100 | £44 | £33,520 | £1,901 |
| 3 | Croydon | 22.2/100 | £51 | £34,987 | £2,203 |
| 4 | Havering | 20.4/100 | £57 | £31,874 | £2,462 |
| 5 | Hillingdon | 12.2/100 | £57 | £37,941 | £2,462 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for kennels & cattery premises in London?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in London is £27/m²/yr in Bexley. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Bexley ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for kennels & cattery in Bexley?
- For a 100 m² unit in Bexley, business rates are roughly £1,166/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,700/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).