London · 2025-26
Business Rates in Croydon
Businesses in Croydon paid £120.9m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Croydon
Share of £43.8m total relief, 2025-26.
Croydon at a glance
Croydon granted £43.8m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £10.3m in Small Business Rate Relief and £9.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £14.4m went to charity relief and £9.0m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Croydon has an estimated 14,460 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Croydon ranks 107 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 Croydon rose by 9.4% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Croydon?
Croydon's local authority collected £120.9m 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 Croydon?
Croydon granted £43.8m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £10.3m in Small Business Rate Relief, £9.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £14.4m in charity relief, and £9.0m 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.
Croydon compared with London and England
- Average rateable value
- £38,157£26,764 below the London average (£64,921)£4,167 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Retail property, 29.9%10.2 percentage points above its 19.7% share in London
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +17.1%London: +22.5%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
Croydon comes 80th of 296 English councils on average rateable value (£38,157) and 25th of 33 in London. The same sector leads on numbers too: 41.1% of Croydon's rateable properties fall in the retail category.
Retail makes up 41.1% of Croydon's rateable properties and 29.9% of its rateable value, both above the 28.9% and 19.7% across London. At March 2026, around 80 of Croydon's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, rising to around 90 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Croydon's +17.1% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in London: stronger than in 14 of the 32 other councils and weaker than in 18. The sharpest increase in Croydon was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 32.9% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +24.4% for industrial property across London. No sector fell in Croydon: retail property moved least, up 9.4% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +13.6% for retail property across London.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Croydon came to 25.3% of gross rates payable, above the 21.2% for England as a whole. Charity relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Croydon, at 32.9% of total relief, above 29.7% across England.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
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Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in London
Other London councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Croydon's £38,157.
- Business rates in Hackney£38,317 average rateable value, £160 higher than Croydon
- Business rates in Ealing£39,706 average rateable value, £1,549 higher than Croydon
- Business rates in Richmond-upon-Thames£39,824 average rateable value, £1,667 higher than Croydon
- Business rates in Barnet£36,315 average rateable value, £1,842 lower than Croydon
- Business rates in Havering£36,157 average rateable value, £2,000 lower than Croydon
- Business rates in Brent£41,303 average rateable value, £3,146 higher than Croydon
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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