Best areas to open veterinary clinic in East Midlands
25 East Midlands 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 Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a veterinary clinic is North West Leicestershire, with a Gera Business Location Score of 64/100: premises at £32/m²/yr and local median pay £30,034. Derby ranks lowest of 25 East Midlands authorities at 41.6/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for veterinary clinic: North West Leicestershire.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for veterinary clinic
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North West Leicestershire | 64/100 | £32 | £30,034 | £1,382 |
| 2 | Harborough | 60.5/100 | £91 | £28,618 | £3,931 |
| 3 | Derbyshire Dales | 60.4/100 | £99 | £28,874 | £4,277 |
| 4 | Rushcliffe | 60.2/100 | £96 | £28,689 | £4,147 |
| 5 | Newark and Sherwood | 57.5/100 | £79 | £26,911 | £3,413 |
| 6 | West Lindsey | 56/100 | £61 | £30,000 | £2,635 |
| 7 | East Lindsey | 53.7/100 | £76 | £26,724 | £3,283 |
| 8 | South Kesteven | 53.7/100 | £102 | £28,724 | £4,406 |
| 9 | Bassetlaw | 53.3/100 | £83 | £26,888 | £3,586 |
| 10 | South Holland | 52.2/100 | £77 | £27,809 | £3,326 |
| 11 | Mansfield | 52.1/100 | £72 | £26,761 | £3,110 |
| 12 | Leicester | 51/100 | £66 | £29,411 | £2,851 |
| 13 | Broxtowe | 49.9/100 | £95 | £27,113 | £4,104 |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 49.7/100 | £77 | £30,962 | £3,326 |
| 15 | Gedling | 49.2/100 | £101 | £26,135 | £4,363 |
| 16 | Amber Valley | 48.8/100 | £87 | £31,100 | £3,758 |
| 17 | North Kesteven | 47.5/100 | £96 | £29,941 | £4,147 |
| 18 | Ashfield | 47.2/100 | £80 | £29,136 | £3,456 |
| 19 | Erewash | 47/100 | £99 | £29,102 | £4,277 |
| 20 | Nottingham | 46/100 | £102 | £29,144 | £4,406 |
| 21 | Charnwood | 45.5/100 | £101 | £32,435 | £4,363 |
| 22 | West Northamptonshire | 44.1/100 | £116 | £33,147 | £5,011 |
| 23 | South Derbyshire | 43.6/100 | £98 | £32,938 | £4,234 |
| 24 | North Northamptonshire | 43.1/100 | £110 | £31,027 | £4,752 |
| 25 | Derby | 41.6/100 | £87 | £35,179 | £3,758 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for veterinary clinic premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £32/m²/yr in North West Leicestershire. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North West Leicestershire ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for veterinary clinic in North West Leicestershire?
- For a 100 m² unit in North West Leicestershire, business rates are roughly £1,382/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £3,200/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).