East Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in Derbyshire Dales
Businesses in Derbyshire Dales paid £18.0m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Derbyshire Dales
Share of £12.0m total relief, 2025-26.
Derbyshire Dales at a glance
Derbyshire Dales granted £12.0m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £6.0m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.3m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.0m went to charity relief and £1.0m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Derbyshire Dales has an estimated 4,580 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Derbyshire Dales ranks 222 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 Derbyshire Dales rose by 16.0% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Derbyshire Dales?
Derbyshire Dales's local authority collected £18.0m 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 Derbyshire Dales?
Derbyshire Dales granted £12.0m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £6.0m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.3m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.0m 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.
Derbyshire Dales compared with the East Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £12,933£15,669 below the East Midlands average (£28,602)£21,057 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 41.5%12.6 percentage points above its 28.9% share in the East Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +19.9%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
With an average rateable value of £12,933, Derbyshire Dales has the 5th lowest figure of England's 296 councils and the lowest in the East Midlands. Other commercial property also accounts for the most properties in Derbyshire Dales, at 49.0% of its rateable properties.
In Derbyshire Dales, retail is 18.0% of rateable properties and 20.5% of rateable value; across the East Midlands the figures are 23.3% and 18.5%. High-value property is limited in Derbyshire Dales: around 10 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, unchanged at around 10 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Only 4 of the 34 other councils in the East Midlands saw a stronger change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Derbyshire Dales's +19.9%. Other commercial property saw the biggest rise in Derbyshire Dales: total rateable value up 24.9% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +20.3% for other commercial property across the East Midlands. Even the weakest sector in Derbyshire Dales, office property, rose 4.0% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +5.9% for office property across the East Midlands.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Derbyshire Dales equalled 37.9% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, above the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, Small Business Rate Relief accounted for the most in Derbyshire Dales: 49.7% of the total, above the England figure of 28.0%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
See how Derbyshire Dales 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 Derbyshire Dales's £12,933.
- Business rates in East Lindsey£16,813 average rateable value, £3,880 higher than Derbyshire Dales
- Business rates in West Lindsey£17,763 average rateable value, £4,830 higher than Derbyshire Dales
- Business rates in North East Derbyshire£18,389 average rateable value, £5,456 higher than Derbyshire Dales
- Business rates in Erewash£18,898 average rateable value, £5,965 higher than Derbyshire Dales
- Business rates in High Peak£20,418 average rateable value, £7,485 higher than Derbyshire Dales
- Business rates in Boston£22,268 average rateable value, £9,335 higher than Derbyshire Dales
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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