Best areas to open kennels & cattery in Yorkshire and The Humber
12 Yorkshire and The Humber 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 Yorkshire and The Humber?
In Yorkshire and The Humber, the best area to open a kennels or cattery is North Lincolnshire, with a Gera Business Location Score of 59.5/100: premises at £22/m²/yr and local median pay £29,973. York ranks lowest of 12 Yorkshire and The Humber authorities at 47.9/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Yorkshire and The Humber area for kennels & cattery: North Lincolnshire.
How this is calculatedYorkshire and The Humber ranked for kennels & cattery
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Lincolnshire | 59.5/100 | £22 | £29,973 | £950 |
| 2 | North Yorkshire | 59.2/100 | £27 | £29,288 | £1,166 |
| 3 | Doncaster | 58.1/100 | £20 | £28,928 | £864 |
| 4 | Kirklees | 57.7/100 | £21 | £28,821 | £907 |
| 5 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 57.3/100 | £24 | £29,355 | £1,037 |
| 6 | North East Lincolnshire | 57/100 | £25 | £26,631 | £1,080 |
| 7 | Calderdale | 56.8/100 | £23 | £30,451 | £994 |
| 8 | Bradford | 54.5/100 | £22 | £29,745 | £950 |
| 9 | Wakefield | 53.8/100 | £20 | £30,950 | £864 |
| 10 | Rotherham | 52.5/100 | £24 | £29,088 | £1,037 |
| 11 | Leeds | 50.2/100 | £24 | £32,953 | £1,037 |
| 12 | York | 47.9/100 | £30 | £32,151 | £1,296 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for kennels & cattery premises in Yorkshire and The Humber?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Yorkshire and The Humber is £20/m²/yr in Doncaster. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North Lincolnshire ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for kennels & cattery in North Lincolnshire?
- For a 100 m² unit in North Lincolnshire, business rates are roughly £950/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £2,200/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).