South East · 2025-26
Business Rates in Crawley
Businesses in Crawley paid £148.6m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Crawley
Share of £14.6m total relief, 2025-26.
Crawley at a glance
Crawley granted £14.6m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £1.6m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £3.6m went to charity relief and £5.6m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Crawley has an estimated 3,475 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Crawley ranks 126 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 Crawley rose by 15.2% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Crawley?
Crawley's local authority collected £148.6m 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 Crawley?
Crawley granted £14.6m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £1.6m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £3.6m in charity relief, and £5.6m 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.
Crawley compared with the South East and England
- Average rateable value
- £79,172£43,876 above the South East average (£35,296)£45,182 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 41.8%9.3 percentage points above its 32.5% share in the South East
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +85.8%South East: +19.7%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
With an average rateable value of £79,172, Crawley has the 7th highest figure of England's 296 councils and 2nd of 64 in the South East. Office property makes up the largest share of Crawley's rateable properties (33.7%), but other commercial property carries the most rateable value (41.8%).
Shops and other retail property account for 15.5% of Crawley's rateable properties and 13.3% of its value, lower than the 22.5% and 20.7% across the South East. High-value property is limited in Crawley: around 80 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to 110 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
None of the 63 other councils in the South East saw a stronger change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Crawley's +85.8%. Other commercial property saw the biggest rise in Crawley: total rateable value up 181.4% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +26.7% for other commercial property across the South East. Even the weakest sector in Crawley, retail property, rose 15.2% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +10.8% for retail property across the South East.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Crawley equalled 9.0% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, below the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, empty property relief accounted for the most in Crawley: 38.3% of the total, above the England figure of 17.0%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
See how Crawley compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in South East, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the South East
Other South East councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Crawley's £79,172.
- Business rates in Slough UA£86,439 average rateable value, £7,267 higher than Crawley
- Business rates in Spelthorne£66,293 average rateable value, £12,879 lower than Crawley
- Business rates in Oxford£63,533 average rateable value, £15,639 lower than Crawley
- Business rates in Dartford£60,992 average rateable value, £18,180 lower than Crawley
- Business rates in Reading UA£59,292 average rateable value, £19,880 lower than Crawley
- Business rates in Bracknell Forest UA£52,838 average rateable value, £26,334 lower than Crawley
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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