North West · 2025-26
Business Rates in Chorley
Businesses in Chorley paid £29.7m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Chorley
Share of £12.0m total relief, 2025-26.
Chorley at a glance
Chorley granted £12.0m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £4.7m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.8m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.9m went to charity relief and £1.8m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Chorley has an estimated 4,490 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Chorley ranks 179 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 Chorley rose by 19.3% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Chorley?
Chorley's local authority collected £29.7m 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 Chorley?
Chorley granted £12.0m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £4.7m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.8m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.9m in charity relief, and £1.8m 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.
Chorley compared with the North West and England
- Average rateable value
- £20,767£4,562 below the North West average (£25,329)£13,223 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 33.8%3.6 percentage points above its 30.2% share in the North West
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +17.8%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, Chorley sits 240th among England's 296 councils at £20,767, which is 24th of 35 in the North West. The same sector leads on numbers too: 30.4% of Chorley's rateable properties fall in the industrial category.
Retail accounts for 25.2% of Chorley's rateable properties and 23.7% of its rateable value, compared with 25.1% and 22.4% across the North West. At March 2026, around 20 of Chorley'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
Chorley's +17.8% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the North West: stronger than in 19 of the 34 other councils and weaker than in 15. The sharpest increase in Chorley was in other commercial property, where total rateable value rose 23.9% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +25.6% for other commercial property across the North West. No sector fell in Chorley: retail property moved least, up 8.3% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +6.2% for retail property across the North West.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Chorley came to 28.6% 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 Chorley, at 39.0% 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 Chorley 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 Chorley's £20,767.
- Business rates in Oldham£20,590 average rateable value, £177 lower than Chorley
- Business rates in Stockport£21,221 average rateable value, £454 higher than Chorley
- Business rates in Tameside£20,292 average rateable value, £475 lower than Chorley
- Business rates in Bury£21,451 average rateable value, £684 higher than Chorley
- Business rates in Hyndburn£19,502 average rateable value, £1,265 lower than Chorley
- Business rates in Rochdale£22,068 average rateable value, £1,301 higher than Chorley
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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