East Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in Erewash
Businesses in Erewash paid £25.8m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Erewash
Share of £9.4m total relief, 2025-26.
Erewash at a glance
Erewash granted £9.4m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £4.8m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.5m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.5m went to charity relief and £1.1m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Erewash has an estimated 3,700 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Erewash ranks 127 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 Erewash rose by 13.5% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Erewash?
Erewash's local authority collected £25.8m 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 Erewash?
Erewash granted £9.4m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £4.8m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.5m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.5m 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.
Erewash compared with the East Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £18,898£9,704 below the East Midlands average (£28,602)£15,092 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 44.7%in line with its 44.2% share in the East Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +11.1%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
On average rateable value, Erewash sits 254th among England's 296 councils at £18,898, which is 31st of 35 in the East Midlands. Industrial property also accounts for the most properties in Erewash, at 41.4% of its rateable properties.
Shops and other retail property account for 24.7% of Erewash's rateable properties and 22.0% of its value, higher than the 23.3% and 18.5% across the East Midlands. High-value property is limited in Erewash: 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 2 of the 34 other councils in the East Midlands saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Erewash's +11.1%. Other commercial property saw the biggest rise in Erewash: total rateable value up 15.4% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +20.3% for other commercial property across the East Midlands. Even the weakest sector in Erewash, retail property, rose 1.8% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +9.7% for retail property across the East Midlands.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Erewash equalled 25.3% 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 Erewash: 50.9% 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 Erewash 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 Erewash's £18,898.
- Business rates in North East Derbyshire£18,389 average rateable value, £509 lower than Erewash
- Business rates in West Lindsey£17,763 average rateable value, £1,135 lower than Erewash
- Business rates in High Peak£20,418 average rateable value, £1,520 higher than Erewash
- Business rates in East Lindsey£16,813 average rateable value, £2,085 lower than Erewash
- Business rates in Rutland UA£21,106 average rateable value, £2,208 higher than Erewash
- Business rates in Derbyshire Dales£12,933 average rateable value, £5,965 lower than Erewash
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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