Best areas to open kennels & cattery in North West
32 North West 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 West?
In North West, the best area to open a kennels or cattery is Stockport, with a Gera Business Location Score of 59.1/100: premises at £26/m²/yr and local median pay £28,296. Sefton ranks lowest of 32 North West authorities at 39.7/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North West area for kennels & cattery: Stockport.
How this is calculatedNorth West ranked for kennels & cattery
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockport | 59.1/100 | £26 | £28,296 | £1,123 |
| 2 | Wyre | 56.8/100 | £25 | £27,657 | £1,080 |
| 3 | Fylde | 56.7/100 | £16 | £36,962 | £691 |
| 4 | Chorley | 56.6/100 | £25 | £29,415 | £1,080 |
| 5 | West Lancashire | 56.2/100 | £24 | £28,909 | £1,037 |
| 6 | Bury | 56.1/100 | £26 | £29,060 | £1,123 |
| 7 | Burnley | 55.8/100 | £24 | £27,128 | £1,037 |
| 8 | Trafford | 55.6/100 | £26 | £31,516 | £1,123 |
| 9 | Wigan | 55.2/100 | £24 | £28,003 | £1,037 |
| 10 | South Ribble | 54/100 | £26 | £30,126 | £1,123 |
| 11 | Bolton | 53.2/100 | £29 | £27,696 | £1,253 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 53.2/100 | £25 | £29,036 | £1,080 |
| 13 | Blackburn with Darwen | 52.6/100 | £22 | £30,572 | £950 |
| 14 | Westmorland and Furness | 52.6/100 | £28 | £32,683 | £1,210 |
| 15 | Cheshire West and Chester | 52.4/100 | £28 | £30,636 | £1,210 |
| 16 | Hyndburn | 52.2/100 | £28 | £27,323 | £1,210 |
| 17 | Oldham | 52/100 | £28 | £27,990 | £1,210 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 51/100 | £31 | £27,064 | £1,339 |
| 19 | Rossendale | 50.9/100 | £32 | £27,288 | £1,382 |
| 20 | Cheshire East | 50.6/100 | £30 | £33,200 | £1,296 |
| 21 | Pendle | 50.5/100 | £29 | £28,099 | £1,253 |
| 22 | Tameside | 49.1/100 | £32 | £27,115 | £1,382 |
| 23 | Preston | 49.1/100 | £25 | £32,655 | £1,080 |
| 24 | Lancaster | 47.6/100 | £32 | £29,091 | £1,382 |
| 25 | Cumberland | 47.2/100 | £27 | £34,890 | £1,166 |
| 26 | St. Helens | 47.1/100 | £30 | £28,468 | £1,296 |
| 27 | Wirral | 46.1/100 | £36 | £28,840 | £1,555 |
| 28 | Warrington | 44.1/100 | £30 | £34,719 | £1,296 |
| 29 | Liverpool | 43.7/100 | £31 | £33,648 | £1,339 |
| 30 | Salford | 41.8/100 | £29 | £34,741 | £1,253 |
| 31 | Ribble Valley | 40.9/100 | £29 | £41,474 | £1,253 |
| 32 | Sefton | 39.7/100 | £46 | £27,006 | £1,987 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for kennels & cattery premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £16/m²/yr in Fylde. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Stockport ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for kennels & cattery in Stockport?
- For a 100 m² unit in Stockport, business rates are roughly £1,123/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,600/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).