North West · 2025-26
Business Rates in Blackpool UA
Businesses in Blackpool UA paid £42.6m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Blackpool UA
Share of £19.9m total relief, 2025-26.
Blackpool UA at a glance
Blackpool UA granted £19.9m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £9.3m in Small Business Rate Relief and £4.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £3.9m went to charity relief and £1.6m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Blackpool UA has an estimated 3,655 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Blackpool UA ranks 1 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 retail property in Blackpool UA rose by 5.1% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Blackpool UA?
Blackpool UA's local authority collected £42.6m 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 Blackpool UA?
Blackpool UA granted £19.9m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £9.3m in Small Business Rate Relief, £4.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £3.9m in charity relief, and £1.6m 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.
Blackpool UA compared with the North West and England
- Average rateable value
- £18,424£6,905 below the North West average (£25,329)£15,566 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 46.5%14.0 percentage points above its 32.5% share in the North West
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +17.4%North West: +19.3%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
On average rateable value, Blackpool UA sits 260th among England's 296 councils at £18,424, which is 28th of 35 in the North West. The same sector leads on numbers too: 36.2% of Blackpool UA's rateable properties fall in the other commercial category.
Retail makes up 33.9% of Blackpool UA's rateable properties and 28.3% of its rateable value, both above the 25.1% and 22.4% across the North West. At March 2026, around 20 of Blackpool UA's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, rising to around 30 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Blackpool UA's +17.4% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the North West: stronger than in 14 of the 34 other councils and weaker than in 20. The sharpest increase in Blackpool UA was in other commercial property, where total rateable value rose 25.2% at the 2026 revaluation, in line with the +25.6% across the North West. No sector fell in Blackpool UA: retail property moved least, up 5.1% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +6.2% for retail property across the North West.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Blackpool UA came to 31.2% of gross rates payable, above the 21.2% for England as a whole. Small Business Rate Relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Blackpool UA, at 46.9% of total relief, above 28.0% 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 Blackpool UA compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in North West, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the North West
Other North West councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Blackpool UA's £18,424.
- Business rates in Wyre£18,294 average rateable value, £130 lower than Blackpool UA
- Business rates in Ribble Valley£17,964 average rateable value, £460 lower than Blackpool UA
- Business rates in Hyndburn£19,502 average rateable value, £1,078 higher than Blackpool UA
- Business rates in Tameside£20,292 average rateable value, £1,868 higher than Blackpool UA
- Business rates in Pendle£15,221 average rateable value, £3,203 lower than Blackpool UA
- Business rates in Rossendale£14,685 average rateable value, £3,739 lower than Blackpool UA
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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