South West · 2025-26
Business Rates in East Devon
Businesses in East Devon paid £39.2m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in East Devon
Share of £21.9m total relief, 2025-26.
East Devon at a glance
East Devon granted £21.9m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £9.2m in Small Business Rate Relief and £3.9m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £4.4m went to charity relief and £1.6m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
East Devon has an estimated 6,910 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
East Devon ranks 205 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 East Devon rose by 23.2% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in East Devon?
East Devon's local authority collected £39.2m 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 East Devon?
East Devon granted £21.9m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £9.2m in Small Business Rate Relief, £3.9m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £4.4m in charity relief, and £1.6m 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.
East Devon compared with the South West and England
- Average rateable value
- £16,334£7,610 below the South West average (£23,944)£17,656 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 37.7%3.7 percentage points above its 34.0% share in the South West
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +19.7%South West: +17.7%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
East Devon ranks 278th of 296 English councils for average rateable value, at £16,334, and 19th of 27 in the South West. The same sector leads on numbers too: 44.1% of East Devon's rateable properties fall in the other commercial category.
Retail makes up 17.4% of East Devon's rateable properties and 19.3% of its rateable value, both below the 20.1% and 22.7% across the South West. At March 2026, around 20 of East Devon's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, rising to around 30 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
East Devon's +19.7% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation was stronger than in 23 of the 26 other councils in the South West. The sharpest increase in East Devon was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 23.2% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +18.7% for industrial property across the South West. No sector fell in East Devon: retail property moved least, up 10.7% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +7.7% for retail property across the South West.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in East Devon came to 33.8% 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 East Devon, at 42.2% 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 East Devon compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in South West, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the South West
Other South West councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to East Devon's £16,334.
- Business rates in Teignbridge£17,045 average rateable value, £711 higher than East Devon
- Business rates in Mid Devon£15,311 average rateable value, £1,023 lower than East Devon
- Business rates in North Devon£15,284 average rateable value, £1,050 lower than East Devon
- Business rates in Dorset UA£17,498 average rateable value, £1,164 higher than East Devon
- Business rates in Torbay UA£18,051 average rateable value, £1,717 higher than East Devon
- Business rates in Cotswold£18,839 average rateable value, £2,505 higher than East Devon
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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