South East · 2025-26
Business Rates in Epsom & Ewell
Businesses in Epsom & Ewell paid £24.6m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Epsom & Ewell
Share of £8.5m total relief, 2025-26.
Epsom & Ewell at a glance
Epsom & Ewell granted £8.5m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £1.8m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £3.7m went to charity relief and £1.1m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Epsom & Ewell has an estimated 3,625 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Epsom & Ewell ranks 293 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 Epsom & Ewell rose by 12.0% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Epsom & Ewell?
Epsom & Ewell's local authority collected £24.6m 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 Epsom & Ewell?
Epsom & Ewell granted £8.5m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £1.8m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £3.7m in charity relief, and £1.1m 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.
Epsom & Ewell compared with the South East and England
- Average rateable value
- £35,956£660 above the South East average (£35,296)£1,966 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 41.2%8.7 percentage points above its 32.5% share in the South East
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +16.2%South East: +19.7%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
On average rateable value, Epsom & Ewell sits 91st among England's 296 councils at £35,956, which is 25th of 64 in the South East. The largest group of Epsom & Ewell's rateable properties is retail property (34.1%), yet other commercial property holds the largest share of value (41.2%).
Retail makes up 34.1% of Epsom & Ewell's rateable properties and 28.2% of its rateable value, both above the 22.5% and 20.7% across the South East. At March 2026, around 20 of Epsom & Ewell's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, unchanged at around 20 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Epsom & Ewell's +16.2% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the South East: stronger than in 24 of the 63 other councils and weaker than in 39. The sharpest increase in Epsom & Ewell was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 22.2% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +19.9% for industrial property across the South East. No sector fell in Epsom & Ewell: retail property moved least, up 12.0% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +10.8% for retail property across the South East.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Epsom & Ewell came to 25.0% of gross rates payable, above the 21.2% for England as a whole. Charity relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Epsom & Ewell, at 43.6% 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.
See how Epsom & Ewell compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in South East, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the South East
Other South East councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Epsom & Ewell's £35,956.
- Business rates in Hart£35,179 average rateable value, £777 lower than Epsom & Ewell
- Business rates in Test Valley£34,461 average rateable value, £1,495 lower than Epsom & Ewell
- Business rates in Reigate & Banstead£37,710 average rateable value, £1,754 higher than Epsom & Ewell
- Business rates in Medway UA£38,989 average rateable value, £3,033 higher than Epsom & Ewell
- Business rates in Southampton UA£39,189 average rateable value, £3,233 higher than Epsom & Ewell
- Business rates in West Berkshire UA£39,520 average rateable value, £3,564 higher than Epsom & Ewell
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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