North West · 2025-26
Business Rates in Bury
Businesses in Bury paid £50.5m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Bury
Share of £18.3m total relief, 2025-26.
Bury at a glance
Bury granted £18.3m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £8.9m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £3.8m went to charity relief and £1.6m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Bury has an estimated 7,800 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Bury ranks 90 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 Bury rose by 28.7% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Bury?
Bury's local authority collected £50.5m 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 Bury?
Bury granted £18.3m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £8.9m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £3.8m 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.
Bury compared with the North West and England
- Average rateable value
- £21,451£3,878 below the North West average (£25,329)£12,539 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 32.2%in line with its 32.5% share in the North West
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +17.5%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, Bury sits 235th among England's 296 councils at £21,451, which is 22nd of 35 in the North West. The largest group of Bury's rateable properties is retail property (30.5%), yet other commercial property holds the largest share of value (32.2%).
Retail makes up 30.5% of Bury's rateable properties and 31.2% of its rateable value, both above the 25.1% and 22.4% across the North West. At March 2026, around 20 of Bury'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
Bury's +17.5% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the North West: stronger than in 15 of the 34 other councils and weaker than in 19. The sharpest increase in Bury was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 28.7% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +24.7% for industrial property across the North West. No sector fell in Bury: retail property moved least, up 6.0% at the 2026 revaluation, in line with the +6.2% across the North West.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Bury came to 25.6% 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 Bury, at 48.5% 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 Bury 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 Bury's £21,451.
- Business rates in Stockport£21,221 average rateable value, £230 lower than Bury
- Business rates in Rochdale£22,068 average rateable value, £617 higher than Bury
- Business rates in Chorley£20,767 average rateable value, £684 lower than Bury
- Business rates in Fylde£22,285 average rateable value, £834 higher than Bury
- Business rates in Oldham£20,590 average rateable value, £861 lower than Bury
- Business rates in Tameside£20,292 average rateable value, £1,159 lower than Bury
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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