East of England · 2025-26
Business Rates in Fenland
Businesses in Fenland paid £31.9m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Fenland
Share of £8.6m total relief, 2025-26.
Fenland at a glance
Fenland granted £8.6m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £4.1m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.0m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.8m went to charity relief and £0.6m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Fenland has an estimated 3,675 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Fenland ranks 66 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 Fenland rose by 11.1% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Fenland?
Fenland's local authority collected £31.9m 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 Fenland?
Fenland granted £8.6m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £4.1m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.0m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.8m in charity relief, and £0.6m 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.
Fenland compared with the East of England and England
- Average rateable value
- £24,510£7,625 below the East of England average (£32,135)£9,480 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 46.7%12.1 percentage points above its 34.6% share in the East of England
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +12.9%East of England: +18.3%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
At £24,510, Fenland's average rateable value ranks 193rd of 296 councils in England and 30th of 45 in the East of England. The same sector leads on numbers too: 36.1% of Fenland's rateable properties fall in the industrial category.
Retail accounts for 25.2% of Fenland's rateable properties and 18.6% of its rateable value, compared with 20.6% and 18.7% across the East of England. At March 2026, around 30 of Fenland's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, unchanged at around 30 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Fenland's +12.9% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation was weaker than in 41 of the 44 other councils in the East of England. The sharpest increase in Fenland was in other commercial property, where total rateable value rose 19.5% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +22.9% for other commercial property across the East of England. No sector fell in Fenland: retail property moved least, up 7.2% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +9.8% for retail property across the East of England.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Fenland came to 20.8% of gross rates payable, close to the 21.2% for England as a whole. Small Business Rate Relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Fenland, at 47.3% 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 Fenland compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in East of England, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the East of England
Other East of England councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Fenland's £24,510.
- Business rates in North Hertfordshire£24,403 average rateable value, £107 lower than Fenland
- Business rates in Epping Forest£23,858 average rateable value, £652 lower than Fenland
- Business rates in Castle Point£22,902 average rateable value, £1,608 lower than Fenland
- Business rates in Broadland£22,799 average rateable value, £1,711 lower than Fenland
- Business rates in Mid Suffolk£26,226 average rateable value, £1,716 higher than Fenland
- Business rates in Braintree£26,598 average rateable value, £2,088 higher than Fenland
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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