East Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in Gedling
Businesses in Gedling paid £24.5m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Gedling
Share of £8.1m total relief, 2025-26.
Gedling at a glance
Gedling granted £8.1m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £3.6m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.0m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.5m went to charity relief and £0.4m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Gedling has an estimated 3,645 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Gedling ranks 206 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 Gedling rose by 24.3% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Gedling?
Gedling's local authority collected £24.5m 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 Gedling?
Gedling granted £8.1m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £3.6m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.0m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.5m in charity relief, and £0.4m 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.
Gedling compared with the East Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £24,827£3,775 below the East Midlands average (£28,602)£9,163 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 34.3%5.4 percentage points above its 28.9% share in the East Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +15.7%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
At £24,827, Gedling's average rateable value ranks 189th of 296 councils in England and 19th of 35 in the East Midlands. The largest group of Gedling's rateable properties is industrial property (33.2%), yet other commercial property holds the largest share of value (34.3%).
Retail makes up 28.8% of Gedling's rateable properties and 30.5% of its rateable value, both above the 23.3% and 18.5% across the East Midlands. At March 2026, around 10 of Gedling's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, rising to around 20 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Gedling's +15.7% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the East Midlands: stronger than in 21 of the 34 other councils and weaker than in 13. The sharpest increase in Gedling was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 24.3% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +18.8% for industrial property across the East Midlands. No sector fell in Gedling: retail property moved least, up 5.6% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +9.7% for retail property across the East Midlands.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Gedling came to 22.5% 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 Gedling, at 44.5% 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 Gedling 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 Gedling's £24,827.
- Business rates in Leicester UA£24,600 average rateable value, £227 lower than Gedling
- Business rates in Oadby & Wigston£24,398 average rateable value, £429 lower than Gedling
- Business rates in Chesterfield£24,396 average rateable value, £431 lower than Gedling
- Business rates in South Kesteven£24,178 average rateable value, £649 lower than Gedling
- Business rates in Melton£25,675 average rateable value, £848 higher than Gedling
- Business rates in Newark & Sherwood£26,252 average rateable value, £1,425 higher than Gedling
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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