North West · 2025-26
Business Rates in Fylde
Businesses in Fylde paid £29.5m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Fylde
Share of £9.2m total relief, 2025-26.
Fylde at a glance
Fylde granted £9.2m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £4.3m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £1.3m went to charity relief and £0.7m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Fylde has an estimated 3,455 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Fylde ranks 190 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 Fylde rose by 17.5% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Fylde?
Fylde's local authority collected £29.5m 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 Fylde?
Fylde granted £9.2m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £4.3m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £1.3m in charity relief, and £0.7m 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.
Fylde compared with the North West and England
- Average rateable value
- £22,285£3,044 below the North West average (£25,329)£11,705 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 34.7%2.2 percentage points above its 32.5% share in the North West
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +17.7%North West: +19.3%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 £22,285, Fylde's average rateable value ranks 226th of 296 councils in England and 20th of 35 in the North West. The same sector leads on numbers too: 30.5% of Fylde's rateable properties fall in the other commercial category.
Retail accounts for 26.7% of Fylde's rateable properties and 22.6% of its rateable value, compared with 25.1% and 22.4% across the North West. At March 2026, around 20 of Fylde'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
Fylde's +17.7% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the North West: stronger than in 16 of the 34 other councils and weaker than in 16. The sharpest increase in Fylde was in other commercial property, where total rateable value rose 26.6% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +25.6% for other commercial property across the North West. No sector fell in Fylde: retail property moved least, up 8.0% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +6.2% for retail property across the North West.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Fylde came to 24.9% 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 Fylde, at 47.0% 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 Fylde compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in North West, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the North West
Other North West councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Fylde's £22,285.
- Business rates in Wigan£22,499 average rateable value, £214 higher than Fylde
- Business rates in Rochdale£22,068 average rateable value, £217 lower than Fylde
- Business rates in Cumberland£22,613 average rateable value, £328 higher than Fylde
- Business rates in Bolton£22,688 average rateable value, £403 higher than Fylde
- Business rates in Wirral£22,714 average rateable value, £429 higher than Fylde
- Business rates in Bury£21,451 average rateable value, £834 lower than Fylde
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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