Best areas to open veterinary clinic in South East
24 South 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 South East?
In South East, the best area to open a veterinary clinic is Horsham, with a Gera Business Location Score of 59.9/100: premises at £87/m²/yr and local median pay £32,334. Southampton ranks lowest of 24 South East authorities at 25.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top South East area for veterinary clinic: Horsham.
How this is calculatedSouth East ranked for veterinary clinic
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horsham | 59.9/100 | £87 | £32,334 | £3,758 |
| 2 | Waverley | 55.7/100 | £167 | £31,083 | £7,214 |
| 3 | East Hampshire | 55.2/100 | £130 | £30,143 | £5,616 |
| 4 | Buckinghamshire | 54.3/100 | £116 | £33,367 | £5,011 |
| 5 | New Forest | 52.8/100 | £118 | £30,071 | £5,098 |
| 6 | Cherwell | 52.2/100 | £86 | £33,207 | £3,715 |
| 7 | Isle of Wight | 48.5/100 | £113 | £26,185 | £4,882 |
| 8 | Hart | 47.4/100 | £154 | £30,973 | £6,653 |
| 9 | Winchester | 45.9/100 | £163 | £34,568 | £7,042 |
| 10 | Ashford | 45.2/100 | £143 | £29,118 | £6,178 |
| 11 | Test Valley | 45/100 | £126 | £33,566 | £5,443 |
| 12 | Havant | 44.4/100 | £120 | £30,573 | £5,184 |
| 13 | Fareham | 44.2/100 | £122 | £32,895 | £5,270 |
| 14 | Sevenoaks | 42/100 | £206 | £28,537 | £8,899 |
| 15 | West Berkshire | 38.5/100 | £164 | £35,806 | £7,085 |
| 16 | Woking | 38.4/100 | £175 | £35,258 | £7,560 |
| 17 | Maidstone | 38/100 | £154 | £31,986 | £6,653 |
| 18 | Eastleigh | 37.7/100 | £134 | £35,362 | £5,789 |
| 19 | Vale of White Horse | 36.9/100 | £150 | £38,134 | £6,480 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 34/100 | £126 | £33,015 | £5,443 |
| 21 | Basingstoke and Deane | 31.4/100 | £160 | £35,492 | £6,912 |
| 22 | Guildford | 29.8/100 | £208 | £38,027 | £8,986 |
| 23 | Surrey Heath | 25.9/100 | £221 | £36,632 | £9,547 |
| 24 | Southampton | 25.2/100 | £163 | £33,878 | £7,042 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for veterinary clinic premises in South East?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in South East is £86/m²/yr in Cherwell. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Horsham ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for veterinary clinic in Horsham?
- For a 100 m² unit in Horsham, business rates are roughly £3,758/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £8,700/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).