Best UK areas to open veterinary clinic
139 local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real commercial rent, local wages, business rates and market density.
Which UK areas are best for opening a veterinary clinic in 2026?
The best UK area to open a veterinary clinic is Malvern Hills (West Midlands), with a Gera Business Location Score of 69/100: premises at £61/m²/yr and local median pay of £27,744. Southampton ranks lowest at 25.2/100. Ranked across 139 local authorities from 2025 government open data; re-dated annually.
Top 10 areas for veterinary clinic
| # | Local authority | Region | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malvern Hills | West Midlands | 69/100 | £61 | £27,744 | £2,635 |
| 2 | North West Leicestershire | East Midlands | 64/100 | £32 | £30,034 | £1,382 |
| 3 | Cotswold | South West | 62.8/100 | £128 | £29,655 | £5,530 |
| 4 | Powys | Wales | 62.2/100 | £53 | £26,839 | £2,290 |
| 5 | Herefordshire, County of | West Midlands | 61.2/100 | £71 | £28,366 | £3,067 |
| 6 | Wiltshire | South West | 61/100 | £65 | £30,000 | £2,808 |
| 7 | Harborough | East Midlands | 60.5/100 | £91 | £28,618 | £3,931 |
| 8 | Derbyshire Dales | East Midlands | 60.4/100 | £99 | £28,874 | £4,277 |
| 9 | Rushcliffe | East Midlands | 60.2/100 | £96 | £28,689 | £4,147 |
| 10 | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 60.1/100 | £73 | £29,288 | £3,154 |
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Budget covers estimated annual rent (VOA rateable value × floor area) plus the 2026-27 small-business rates bill (43.2p multiplier), spread over 12 months. Real reliefs (e.g. Small Business Rate Relief) can reduce the rates portion further.
Best areas to open a veterinary clinic within £2,000/month
- 1Malvern HillsWest MidlandsGBLS 69≈ £582/mo
- 2North West LeicestershireEast MidlandsGBLS 64≈ £305/mo
- 3CotswoldSouth WestGBLS 62.8≈ £1,222/mo
- 4PowysWalesGBLS 62.2≈ £506/mo
- 5Herefordshire, County ofWest MidlandsGBLS 61.2≈ £678/mo
- 6WiltshireSouth WestGBLS 61≈ £621/mo
- 7HarboroughEast MidlandsGBLS 60.5≈ £869/mo
- 8Derbyshire DalesEast MidlandsGBLS 60.4≈ £945/mo
- 9RushcliffeEast MidlandsGBLS 60.2≈ £916/mo
- 10North YorkshireYorkshire and The HumberGBLS 60.1≈ £697/mo
- 11HorshamSouth EastGBLS 59.9≈ £831/mo
- 12Denbighshire / Sir DdinbychWalesGBLS 59.6≈ £487/mo
- 13Pembrokeshire / Sir BenfroWalesGBLS 59.4≈ £573/mo
- 14Forest of DeanSouth WestGBLS 59.3≈ £764/mo
- 15East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The HumberGBLS 58.9≈ £535/mo
Veterinary clinic by region
Frequently asked questions
- Where is the cheapest place to open a veterinary clinic in the UK?
- By premises cost alone, the lowest VOA rateable value among the 139 ranked areas is £32/m²/yr in North West Leicestershire. But the Gera Business Location Score also weighs local wages and market demand: on the combined score, Malvern Hills ranks #1 at 69/100.
- How much is rent and business rates for veterinary clinic premises in Malvern Hills?
- In Malvern Hills, the VOA rateable value for this property type is £61 per m² per year. For a 100 m² unit that is about £6,100/yr rent, plus roughly £2,635/yr business rates at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p) — before any Small Business Rate Relief.
- What data is this based on?
- VOA Non-Domestic Rating Business Floorspace (rateable value per m², 31 March 2025), ONS UK Business Counts 2025 (market density), ONS ASHE 2025 (local wages) and ONS mid-2024 population — all Open Government Licence v3.0, joined on the ONS local-authority code.
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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).