Yorkshire and The Humber · 2025-26
Business Rates in Doncaster
Businesses in Doncaster paid £115.4m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Doncaster
Share of £32.7m total relief, 2025-26.
Doncaster at a glance
Doncaster granted £32.7m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £12.5m in Small Business Rate Relief and £4.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £8.5m went to charity relief and £5.3m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Doncaster has an estimated 9,965 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Doncaster ranks 35 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 Doncaster rose by 22.5% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Doncaster?
Doncaster's local authority collected £115.4m 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 Doncaster?
Doncaster granted £32.7m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £12.5m in Small Business Rate Relief, £4.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £8.5m in charity relief, and £5.3m 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.
Doncaster compared with Yorkshire and The Humber, and England
- Average rateable value
- £29,146£4,503 above the Yorkshire and The Humber average (£24,643)£4,844 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 47.9%12.5 percentage points above its 35.4% share in Yorkshire and The Humber
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +19.2%Yorkshire and The Humber: +17.8%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, Doncaster sits 139th among England's 296 councils at £29,146, which is 5th of 15 in Yorkshire and The Humber. Industrial property also accounts for the most properties in Doncaster, at 30.9% of its rateable properties.
In Doncaster, retail is 30.4% of rateable properties and 19.2% of rateable value; across Yorkshire and The Humber the figures are 24.8% and 21.7%. High-value property is limited in Doncaster: around 80 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to around 90 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 14 other councils in Yorkshire and The Humber, 10 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Doncaster's +19.2% and 4 saw a stronger one. Industrial property saw the biggest rise in Doncaster: total rateable value up 22.5% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, in line with the +22.9% across Yorkshire and The Humber. Even the weakest sector in Doncaster, retail property, rose 9.8% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +7.8% for retail property across Yorkshire and The Humber.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Doncaster equalled 21.2% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, close to the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, Small Business Rate Relief accounted for the most in Doncaster: 38.2% 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 Doncaster compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in Yorkshire and The Humber, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in Yorkshire and The Humber
Other Yorkshire and The Humber councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Doncaster's £29,146.
- Business rates in Sheffield£28,709 average rateable value, £437 lower than Doncaster
- Business rates in Leeds£30,100 average rateable value, £954 higher than Doncaster
- Business rates in Wakefield£30,809 average rateable value, £1,663 higher than Doncaster
- Business rates in Rotherham£27,354 average rateable value, £1,792 lower than Doncaster
- Business rates in York UA£33,596 average rateable value, £4,450 higher than Doncaster
- Business rates in North Lincolnshire UA£38,630 average rateable value, £9,484 higher than Doncaster
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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