Best areas to open kennels & cattery in Wales
19 Wales 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 Wales?
In Wales, the best area to open a kennels or cattery is Powys, with a Gera Business Location Score of 78.3/100: premises at £11/m²/yr and local median pay £26,839. Cardiff / Caerdydd ranks lowest of 19 Wales authorities at 50.4/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Wales ranked for kennels & cattery
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powys | 78.3/100 | £11 | £26,839 | £475 |
| 2 | Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro | 76.4/100 | £16 | £26,535 | £691 |
| 3 | Gwynedd | 73.2/100 | £16 | £25,217 | £691 |
| 4 | Conwy | 72.1/100 | £14 | £26,961 | £605 |
| 5 | Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 67.6/100 | £17 | £27,011 | £734 |
| 6 | Ceredigion | 67.3/100 | £16 | £27,868 | £691 |
| 7 | Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin | 65.8/100 | £15 | £29,835 | £648 |
| 8 | Caerphilly / Caerffili | 65.8/100 | £13 | £28,187 | £562 |
| 9 | Wrexham / Wrecsam | 63.7/100 | £14 | £30,080 | £605 |
| 10 | Swansea / Abertawe | 63.1/100 | £13 | £31,348 | £562 |
| 11 | Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot | 63.1/100 | £12 | £30,055 | £518 |
| 12 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 62.1/100 | £16 | £28,454 | £691 |
| 13 | Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn | 61.4/100 | £16 | £29,867 | £691 |
| 14 | Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 61/100 | £10 | £34,480 | £432 |
| 15 | Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg | 58.1/100 | £25 | £28,528 | £1,080 |
| 16 | Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy | 57.6/100 | £21 | £32,805 | £907 |
| 17 | Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr | 55.3/100 | £21 | £30,377 | £907 |
| 18 | Newport / Casnewydd | 54.2/100 | £19 | £32,340 | £821 |
| 19 | Cardiff / Caerdydd | 50.4/100 | £24 | £33,599 | £1,037 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for kennels & cattery premises in Wales?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Wales is £10/m²/yr in Flintshire / Sir y Fflint. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Powys ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for kennels & cattery in Powys?
- For a 100 m² unit in Powys, business rates are roughly £475/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £1,100/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).