London · 2025-26
Business Rates in Brent
Businesses in Brent paid £149.2m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Brent
Share of £48.3m total relief, 2025-26.
Brent at a glance
Brent granted £48.3m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £9.5m in Small Business Rate Relief and £12.5m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £13.2m went to charity relief and £8.6m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Brent has an estimated 15,545 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Brent ranks 41 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 Brent rose by 24.0% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Brent?
Brent's local authority collected £149.2m 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 Brent?
Brent granted £48.3m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £9.5m in Small Business Rate Relief, £12.5m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £13.2m in charity relief, and £8.6m 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.
Brent compared with London and England
- Average rateable value
- £41,303£23,618 below the London average (£64,921)£7,313 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 41.8%30.7 percentage points above its 11.1% share in London
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +20.7%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 £41,303, Brent's average rateable value ranks 64th of 296 councils in England and 21st of 33 in London. Retail property makes up the largest share of Brent's rateable properties (36.1%), but industrial property carries the most rateable value (41.8%).
Shops and other retail property account for 36.1% of Brent's rateable properties and 24.8% of its value, higher than the 28.9% and 19.7% across London. 100 rateable properties in Brent were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, which is 0.6% of the national total, and 130 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 32 other councils in London, 23 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Brent's +20.7% and 9 saw a stronger one. Office property saw the biggest rise in Brent: total rateable value up 28.7% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +14.4% for office property across London. Even the weakest sector in Brent, retail property, rose 12.6% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +13.6% for retail property across London.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Brent equalled 24.1% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, above the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, charity relief accounted for the most in Brent: 27.4% of the total, below 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 Brent 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 Brent's £41,303.
- Business rates in Bexley£42,138 average rateable value, £835 higher than Brent
- Business rates in Greenwich£42,298 average rateable value, £995 higher than Brent
- Business rates in Richmond-upon-Thames£39,824 average rateable value, £1,479 lower than Brent
- Business rates in Ealing£39,706 average rateable value, £1,597 lower than Brent
- Business rates in Hackney£38,317 average rateable value, £2,986 lower than Brent
- Business rates in Croydon£38,157 average rateable value, £3,146 lower than Brent
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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