Best areas to open veterinary clinic in South West
17 South West 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 West?
In South West, the best area to open a veterinary clinic is Cotswold, with a Gera Business Location Score of 62.8/100: premises at £128/m²/yr and local median pay £29,655. Plymouth ranks lowest of 17 South West authorities at 35.9/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top South West area for veterinary clinic: Cotswold.
How this is calculatedSouth West ranked for veterinary clinic
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotswold | 62.8/100 | £128 | £29,655 | £5,530 |
| 2 | Wiltshire | 61/100 | £65 | £30,000 | £2,808 |
| 3 | Forest of Dean | 59.3/100 | £80 | £25,387 | £3,456 |
| 4 | Stroud | 57.5/100 | £80 | £32,495 | £3,456 |
| 5 | Somerset | 55.9/100 | £77 | £29,152 | £3,326 |
| 6 | South Hams | 54.3/100 | £115 | £28,329 | £4,968 |
| 7 | Teignbridge | 53.9/100 | £89 | £28,636 | £3,845 |
| 8 | East Devon | 51.9/100 | £85 | £31,874 | £3,672 |
| 9 | Dorset | 51.3/100 | £110 | £29,292 | £4,752 |
| 10 | Cornwall | 50.3/100 | £106 | £27,006 | £4,579 |
| 11 | Bath and North East Somerset | 49.1/100 | £124 | £32,004 | £5,357 |
| 12 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 43.8/100 | £119 | £31,121 | £5,141 |
| 13 | Tewkesbury | 43.4/100 | £103 | £37,088 | £4,450 |
| 14 | Swindon | 40.3/100 | £102 | £32,933 | £4,406 |
| 15 | Bristol, City of | 39.9/100 | £113 | £36,652 | £4,882 |
| 16 | Gloucester | 38/100 | £119 | £30,796 | £5,141 |
| 17 | Plymouth | 35.9/100 | £130 | £30,346 | £5,616 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for veterinary clinic premises in South West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in South West is £65/m²/yr in Wiltshire. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Cotswold ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for veterinary clinic in Cotswold?
- For a 100 m² unit in Cotswold, business rates are roughly £5,530/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £12,800/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).