East of England · 2025-26
Business Rates in Broadland
Businesses in Broadland paid £33.1m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Broadland
Share of £12.4m total relief, 2025-26.
Broadland at a glance
Broadland granted £12.4m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £4.9m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.2m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.9m went to charity relief and £1.4m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Broadland has an estimated 4,950 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Broadland ranks 246 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 Broadland rose by 18.8% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Broadland?
Broadland's local authority collected £33.1m 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 Broadland?
Broadland granted £12.4m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £4.9m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.2m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.9m in charity relief, and £1.4m 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.
Broadland compared with the East of England and England
- Average rateable value
- £22,799£9,336 below the East of England average (£32,135)£11,191 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 34.9%in line with its 34.6% share in the East of England
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +15.4%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 £22,799, Broadland's average rateable value ranks 217th of 296 councils in England and 34th of 45 in the East of England. Other commercial property makes up the largest share of Broadland's rateable properties (37.5%), but industrial property carries the most rateable value (34.9%).
In Broadland, retail is 15.4% of rateable properties and 18.6% of rateable value; across the East of England the figures are 20.6% and 18.7%. High-value property is limited in Broadland: around 20 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to around 30 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 44 other councils in the East of England, 15 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Broadland's +15.4% and 28 saw a stronger one. Industrial property saw the biggest rise in Broadland: total rateable value up 18.8% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +20.2% for industrial property across the East of England. Even the weakest sector in Broadland, office property, rose 7.7% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +13.2% for office property across the East of England.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Broadland equalled 25.6% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, above the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, Small Business Rate Relief accounted for the most in Broadland: 39.9% of the total, above the England figure of 28.0%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
See how Broadland 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 Broadland's £22,799.
- Business rates in Castle Point£22,902 average rateable value, £103 higher than Broadland
- Business rates in Breckland£22,366 average rateable value, £433 lower than Broadland
- Business rates in Epping Forest£23,858 average rateable value, £1,059 higher than Broadland
- Business rates in Southend-on-Sea UA£21,697 average rateable value, £1,102 lower than Broadland
- Business rates in North Hertfordshire£24,403 average rateable value, £1,604 higher than Broadland
- Business rates in Fenland£24,510 average rateable value, £1,711 higher than Broadland
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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