Best areas to open kennels & cattery in South West
20 South 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 South West?
In South West, the best area to open a kennels or cattery is Cotswold, with a Gera Business Location Score of 84.5/100: premises at £16/m²/yr and local median pay £29,655. South Gloucestershire ranks lowest of 20 South West authorities at 41.4/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top South West area for kennels & cattery: Cotswold.
How this is calculatedSouth West ranked for kennels & cattery
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotswold | 84.5/100 | £16 | £29,655 | £691 |
| 2 | Forest of Dean | 65.1/100 | £22 | £25,387 | £950 |
| 3 | South Hams | 64.5/100 | £24 | £28,329 | £1,037 |
| 4 | Dorset | 59.8/100 | £27 | £29,292 | £1,166 |
| 5 | Cornwall | 59.7/100 | £26 | £27,006 | £1,123 |
| 6 | West Devon | 59.6/100 | £26 | £28,161 | £1,123 |
| 7 | Bath and North East Somerset | 57.6/100 | £22 | £32,004 | £950 |
| 8 | Wiltshire | 57.1/100 | £26 | £30,000 | £1,123 |
| 9 | North Somerset | 56.5/100 | £26 | £28,749 | £1,123 |
| 10 | Stroud | 55.7/100 | £24 | £32,495 | £1,037 |
| 11 | Torridge | 52.4/100 | £32 | £26,745 | £1,382 |
| 12 | Teignbridge | 52.1/100 | £32 | £28,636 | £1,382 |
| 13 | Tewkesbury | 50.8/100 | £20 | £37,088 | £864 |
| 14 | North Devon | 50.2/100 | £34 | £27,526 | £1,469 |
| 15 | Mid Devon | 49.5/100 | £35 | £29,224 | £1,512 |
| 16 | East Devon | 48.8/100 | £33 | £31,874 | £1,426 |
| 17 | Somerset | 48.3/100 | £35 | £29,152 | £1,512 |
| 18 | Swindon | 46.2/100 | £25 | £32,933 | £1,080 |
| 19 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 41.7/100 | £38 | £31,121 | £1,642 |
| 20 | South Gloucestershire | 41.4/100 | £26 | £36,920 | £1,123 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for kennels & cattery premises in South West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in South West is £16/m²/yr in Cotswold. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Cotswold ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for kennels & cattery in Cotswold?
- For a 100 m² unit in Cotswold, business rates are roughly £691/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £1,600/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).