East Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in Broxtowe
Businesses in Broxtowe paid £31.2m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Broxtowe
Share of £8.9m total relief, 2025-26.
Broxtowe at a glance
Broxtowe granted £8.9m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £3.4m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.3m went to charity relief and £1.0m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Broxtowe has an estimated 3,285 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Broxtowe ranks 223 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 Broxtowe rose by 12.2% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Broxtowe?
Broxtowe's local authority collected £31.2m 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 Broxtowe?
Broxtowe granted £8.9m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £3.4m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.3m in charity relief, and £1.0m 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.
Broxtowe compared with the East Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £27,579£1,023 below the East Midlands average (£28,602)£6,411 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Retail property, 32.9%14.4 percentage points above its 18.5% share in the East Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +14.2%East Midlands: +16.4%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, Broxtowe sits 155th among England's 296 councils at £27,579, which is 15th of 35 in the East Midlands. The same sector leads on numbers too: 32.4% of Broxtowe's rateable properties fall in the retail category.
Retail makes up 32.4% of Broxtowe's rateable properties and 32.9% of its rateable value, both above the 23.3% and 18.5% across the East Midlands. At March 2026, around 20 of Broxtowe's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, unchanged at around 20 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Broxtowe's +14.2% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the East Midlands: stronger than in 12 of the 34 other councils and weaker than in 22. The sharpest increase in Broxtowe was in other commercial property, where total rateable value rose 17.1% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +20.3% for other commercial property across the East Midlands. No sector fell in Broxtowe: office property moved least, up 4.6% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +5.9% for office property across the East Midlands.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Broxtowe came to 22.0% of gross rates payable, close to the 21.2% for England as a whole. Small Business Rate Relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Broxtowe, at 38.6% 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 Broxtowe compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in East Midlands, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the East Midlands
Other East Midlands councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Broxtowe's £27,579.
- Business rates in Bassetlaw£28,166 average rateable value, £587 higher than Broxtowe
- Business rates in Rushcliffe£26,732 average rateable value, £847 lower than Broxtowe
- Business rates in Newark & Sherwood£26,252 average rateable value, £1,327 lower than Broxtowe
- Business rates in Derby UA£29,155 average rateable value, £1,576 higher than Broxtowe
- Business rates in Melton£25,675 average rateable value, £1,904 lower than Broxtowe
- Business rates in Lincoln£30,058 average rateable value, £2,479 higher than Broxtowe
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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