Best areas to open veterinary clinic in East
20 East local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a veterinary clinic in East?
In East, the best area to open a veterinary clinic is Fenland, with a Gera Business Location Score of 55.8/100: premises at £68/m²/yr and local median pay £27,005. Brentwood ranks lowest of 20 East authorities at 27.5/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
East ranked for veterinary clinic
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenland | 55.8/100 | £68 | £27,005 | £2,938 |
| 2 | Dacorum | 54.9/100 | £189 | £18,675 | £8,165 |
| 3 | East Hertfordshire | 52.1/100 | £124 | £32,293 | £5,357 |
| 4 | North Norfolk | 51.8/100 | £102 | £26,296 | £4,406 |
| 5 | Breckland | 51.3/100 | £88 | £28,303 | £3,802 |
| 6 | South Norfolk | 51.2/100 | £105 | £29,114 | £4,536 |
| 7 | Central Bedfordshire | 50.6/100 | £92 | £30,963 | £3,974 |
| 8 | Mid Suffolk | 46.7/100 | £105 | £32,413 | £4,536 |
| 9 | East Suffolk | 45.9/100 | £110 | £30,821 | £4,752 |
| 10 | West Suffolk | 45.5/100 | £126 | £29,613 | £5,443 |
| 11 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 45.3/100 | £99 | £30,544 | £4,277 |
| 12 | Broadland | 43.6/100 | £106 | £32,576 | £4,579 |
| 13 | Epping Forest | 43/100 | £167 | £30,038 | £7,214 |
| 14 | Chelmsford | 42.4/100 | £143 | £32,010 | £6,178 |
| 15 | Colchester | 40.7/100 | £135 | £31,056 | £5,832 |
| 16 | Braintree | 37.3/100 | £146 | £32,175 | £6,307 |
| 17 | Bedford | 34.6/100 | £154 | £33,148 | £6,653 |
| 18 | Thurrock | 33.5/100 | £119 | £34,388 | £5,141 |
| 19 | Basildon | 32/100 | £164 | £32,050 | £7,085 |
| 20 | Brentwood | 27.5/100 | £246 | £30,607 | £10,627 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for veterinary clinic premises in East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East is £68/m²/yr in Fenland. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Fenland ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for veterinary clinic in Fenland?
- For a 100 m² unit in Fenland, business rates are roughly £2,938/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £6,800/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).