West Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in East Staffordshire
Businesses in East Staffordshire paid £61.4m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in East Staffordshire
Share of £14.7m total relief, 2025-26.
East Staffordshire at a glance
East Staffordshire granted £14.7m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £5.3m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.0m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £3.7m went to charity relief and £2.8m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
East Staffordshire has an estimated 4,890 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
East Staffordshire ranks 148 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 Staffordshire rose by 23.0% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in East Staffordshire?
East Staffordshire's local authority collected £61.4m 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 East Staffordshire?
East Staffordshire granted £14.7m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £5.3m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.0m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £3.7m in charity relief, and £2.8m 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 Staffordshire compared with the West Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £36,762£8,540 above the West Midlands average (£28,222)£2,772 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 54.2%14.5 percentage points above its 39.7% share in the West Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +17.9%West Midlands: +17.4%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
On average rateable value, East Staffordshire sits 85th among England's 296 councils at £36,762, which is 7th of 30 in the West Midlands. The same sector leads on numbers too: 31.7% of East Staffordshire's rateable properties fall in the industrial category.
Retail accounts for 26.7% of East Staffordshire's rateable properties and 17.3% of its rateable value, compared with 24.2% and 20.1% across the West Midlands. At March 2026, around 50 of East Staffordshire's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, rising to around 60 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
East Staffordshire's +17.9% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the West Midlands: stronger than in 18 of the 29 other councils and weaker than in 10. The sharpest increase in East Staffordshire was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 23.0% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +20.7% for industrial property across the West Midlands. No sector fell in East Staffordshire: retail property moved least, up 3.5% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +9.7% for retail property across the West Midlands.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in East Staffordshire came to 17.7% of gross rates payable, below the 21.2% for England as a whole. Small Business Rate Relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in East Staffordshire, at 36.1% 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 Staffordshire compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in West Midlands, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the West Midlands
Other West Midlands councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to East Staffordshire's £36,762.
- Business rates in Warwick£37,198 average rateable value, £436 higher than East Staffordshire
- Business rates in Coventry£38,308 average rateable value, £1,546 higher than East Staffordshire
- Business rates in Telford & Wrekin UA£35,212 average rateable value, £1,550 lower than East Staffordshire
- Business rates in Redditch£34,676 average rateable value, £2,086 lower than East Staffordshire
- Business rates in Tamworth£39,441 average rateable value, £2,679 higher than East Staffordshire
- Business rates in Rugby£51,379 average rateable value, £14,617 higher than East Staffordshire
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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