Best areas to open veterinary clinic in Yorkshire and The Humber
10 Yorkshire and The Humber 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 Yorkshire and The Humber?
In Yorkshire and The Humber, the best area to open a veterinary clinic is North Yorkshire, with a Gera Business Location Score of 60.1/100: premises at £73/m²/yr and local median pay £29,288. Wakefield ranks lowest of 10 Yorkshire and The Humber authorities at 47.1/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top Yorkshire and The Humber area for veterinary clinic: North Yorkshire.
How this is calculatedYorkshire and The Humber ranked for veterinary clinic
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Yorkshire | 60.1/100 | £73 | £29,288 | £3,154 |
| 2 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 58.9/100 | £56 | £29,355 | £2,419 |
| 3 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 55.2/100 | £36 | £29,790 | £1,555 |
| 4 | North Lincolnshire | 52.5/100 | £62 | £29,973 | £2,678 |
| 5 | Bradford | 52.4/100 | £61 | £29,745 | £2,635 |
| 6 | York | 50.2/100 | £89 | £32,151 | £3,845 |
| 7 | Kirklees | 50.2/100 | £87 | £28,821 | £3,758 |
| 8 | Calderdale | 47.6/100 | £97 | £30,451 | £4,190 |
| 9 | Leeds | 47.6/100 | £93 | £32,953 | £4,018 |
| 10 | Wakefield | 47.1/100 | £76 | £30,950 | £3,283 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for veterinary clinic premises in Yorkshire and The Humber?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in Yorkshire and The Humber is £36/m²/yr in Kingston upon Hull, City of. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, North Yorkshire ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for veterinary clinic in North Yorkshire?
- For a 100 m² unit in North Yorkshire, business rates are roughly £3,154/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £7,300/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).