East of England · 2025-26
Business Rates in Basildon
Businesses in Basildon paid £90.4m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Basildon
Share of £20.7m total relief, 2025-26.
Basildon at a glance
Basildon granted £20.7m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £5.4m in Small Business Rate Relief and £5.5m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £5.1m went to charity relief and £3.4m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Basildon has an estimated 7,635 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Basildon ranks 106 out of 296 local authorities in England on the 2025 Index of Multiple Deprivation, where 1 is most deprived and 296 is least deprived.
Following the 2026 revaluation, the total rateable value of industrial property in Basildon rose by 23.0% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Basildon?
Basildon's local authority collected £90.4m in net business rates income during 2025-26, based on the national multiplier applied to each property's rateable value, less any relief granted.
What reliefs are available in Basildon?
Basildon granted £20.7m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £5.4m in Small Business Rate Relief, £5.5m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £5.1m in charity relief, and £3.4m in empty property relief.
How do I know if I'm overpaying?
If your rateable value looks high compared to similar properties nearby, or you're not currently receiving relief you may be entitled to, it's worth checking your assessment. Use our free checker to compare your rateable value and see if you may be eligible for a reduction or backdated refund.
Basildon compared with the East of England and England
- Average rateable value
- £41,477£9,342 above the East of England average (£32,135)£7,487 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 45.1%10.5 percentage points above its 34.6% share in the East of England
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +18.3%East of England: +18.3%England: +19.6%
Counts and rateable values are from the stock of properties at March 2026, on the 2023 rating list. Changes are from the 2026 revaluation, comparing the 2023 rating list with the 2026 rating list.
Property mix
At £41,477, Basildon's average rateable value ranks 63rd of 296 councils in England and 15th of 45 in the East of England. The same sector leads on numbers too: 40.1% of Basildon's rateable properties fall in the industrial category.
Retail accounts for 20.2% of Basildon's rateable properties and 19.7% of its rateable value, compared with 20.6% and 18.7% across the East of England. At March 2026, around 40 of Basildon's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, rising to around 50 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Basildon's +18.3% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the East of England: stronger than in 31 of the 44 other councils and weaker than in 12. The sharpest increase in Basildon was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 23.0% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +20.2% for industrial property across the East of England. No sector fell in Basildon: retail property moved least, up 11.8% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +9.8% for retail property across the East of England.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Basildon came to 18.6% of gross rates payable, below the 21.2% for England as a whole. Retail, hospitality and leisure relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Basildon, at 26.5% of total relief, above 18.5% across England.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
See how Basildon compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in East of England, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the East of England
Other East of England councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Basildon's £41,477.
- Business rates in Central Bedfordshire UA£41,853 average rateable value, £376 higher than Basildon
- Business rates in St Albans£42,831 average rateable value, £1,354 higher than Basildon
- Business rates in Dacorum£43,226 average rateable value, £1,749 higher than Basildon
- Business rates in Peterborough UA£43,352 average rateable value, £1,875 higher than Basildon
- Business rates in Chelmsford£39,030 average rateable value, £2,447 lower than Basildon
- Business rates in Bedford UA£37,938 average rateable value, £3,539 lower than Basildon
Figures from MHCLG National Non-Domestic Rates statistics (2025-26), ONS UK Business Counts (2025), and English Indices of Deprivation (2025).
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