London · 2025-26
Business Rates in Bexley
Businesses in Bexley paid £92.3m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Bexley
Share of £24.6m total relief, 2025-26.
Bexley at a glance
Bexley granted £24.6m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £6.9m in Small Business Rate Relief and £3.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £10.4m went to charity relief and £3.3m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Bexley has an estimated 8,440 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Bexley ranks 195 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 Bexley rose by 20.8% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Bexley?
Bexley's local authority collected £92.3m 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 Bexley?
Bexley granted £24.6m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £6.9m in Small Business Rate Relief, £3.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £10.4m in charity relief, and £3.3m 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.
Bexley compared with London and England
- Average rateable value
- £42,138£22,783 below the London average (£64,921)£8,148 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 45.2%34.1 percentage points above its 11.1% share in London
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +16.3%London: +22.5%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 £42,138, Bexley's average rateable value ranks 60th of 296 councils in England and 20th of 33 in London. Retail property makes up the largest share of Bexley's rateable properties (34.0%), but industrial property carries the most rateable value (45.2%).
Shops and other retail property account for 34.0% of Bexley's rateable properties and 21.1% of its value, higher than the 28.9% and 19.7% across London. High-value property is limited in Bexley: around 60 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to around 80 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 32 other councils in London, 9 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Bexley's +16.3% and 21 saw a stronger one. Industrial property saw the biggest rise in Bexley: total rateable value up 20.8% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +24.4% for industrial property across London. Even the weakest sector in Bexley, retail property, rose 10.3% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +13.6% for retail property across London.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Bexley equalled 20.1% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, below the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, charity relief accounted for the most in Bexley: 42.5% of the total, above the England figure of 29.7%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
See how Bexley compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in London, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in London
Other London councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Bexley's £42,138.
- Business rates in Greenwich£42,298 average rateable value, £160 higher than Bexley
- Business rates in Brent£41,303 average rateable value, £835 lower than Bexley
- Business rates in Sutton£43,099 average rateable value, £961 higher than Bexley
- Business rates in Merton£44,261 average rateable value, £2,123 higher than Bexley
- Business rates in Richmond-upon-Thames£39,824 average rateable value, £2,314 lower than Bexley
- Business rates in Ealing£39,706 average rateable value, £2,432 lower than Bexley
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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