Best areas to open kennels & cattery in North East
5 North 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 North East?
In North East, the best area to open a kennels or cattery is Northumberland, with a Gera Business Location Score of 60.4/100: premises at £24/m²/yr and local median pay £27,769. Darlington ranks lowest of 5 North East authorities at 52.3/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North East area for kennels & cattery: Northumberland.
How this is calculatedNorth East ranked for kennels & cattery
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northumberland | 60.4/100 | £24 | £27,769 | £1,037 |
| 2 | Stockton-on-Tees | 59.2/100 | £18 | £29,537 | £778 |
| 3 | Redcar and Cleveland | 54.7/100 | £24 | £28,356 | £1,037 |
| 4 | County Durham | 53.8/100 | £24 | £29,393 | £1,037 |
| 5 | Darlington | 52.3/100 | £30 | £29,692 | £1,296 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for kennels & cattery premises in North East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North East is £18/m²/yr in Stockton-on-Tees. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Northumberland ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for kennels & cattery in Northumberland?
- For a 100 m² unit in Northumberland, 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).