London · 2025-26
Business Rates in Hammersmith & Fulham
Businesses in Hammersmith & Fulham paid £265.8m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Hammersmith & Fulham
Share of £51.3m total relief, 2025-26.
Hammersmith & Fulham at a glance
Hammersmith & Fulham granted £51.3m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £5.9m in Small Business Rate Relief and £15.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £13.3m went to charity relief and £13.4m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Hammersmith & Fulham has an estimated 12,210 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Hammersmith & Fulham ranks 120 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 office property in Hammersmith & Fulham rose by 8.5% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Hammersmith & Fulham?
Hammersmith & Fulham's local authority collected £265.8m 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 Hammersmith & Fulham?
Hammersmith & Fulham granted £51.3m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £5.9m in Small Business Rate Relief, £15.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £13.3m in charity relief, and £13.4m 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.
Hammersmith & Fulham compared with London and England
- Average rateable value
- £56,779£8,142 below the London average (£64,921)£22,789 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Office property, 41.5%3.9 percentage points below its 45.4% share in London
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +13.1%London: +22.5%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
With an average rateable value of £56,779, Hammersmith & Fulham has the 22nd highest figure of England's 296 councils and 11th of 33 in London. Office property also accounts for the most properties in Hammersmith & Fulham, at 36.3% of its rateable properties.
In Hammersmith & Fulham, retail is 28.3% of rateable properties and 28.7% of rateable value; across London the figures are 28.9% and 19.7%. 150 rateable properties in Hammersmith & Fulham were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, which is 0.9% of the national total, and 180 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Only 1 of the 32 other councils in London saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Hammersmith & Fulham's +13.1%. Other commercial property saw the biggest rise in Hammersmith & Fulham: total rateable value up 24.2% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +44.5% for other commercial property across London. Even the weakest sector in Hammersmith & Fulham, office property, rose 8.5% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +14.4% for office property across London.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Hammersmith & Fulham equalled 16.7% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, below the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, retail, hospitality and leisure relief accounted for the most in Hammersmith & Fulham: 29.4% of the total, above the England figure of 18.5%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
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Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in London
Other London councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Hammersmith & Fulham's £56,779.
- Business rates in Tower Hamlets£57,398 average rateable value, £619 higher than Hammersmith & Fulham
- Business rates in Islington£57,512 average rateable value, £733 higher than Hammersmith & Fulham
- Business rates in Newham£58,457 average rateable value, £1,678 higher than Hammersmith & Fulham
- Business rates in Hounslow£61,024 average rateable value, £4,245 higher than Hammersmith & Fulham
- Business rates in Southwark£63,624 average rateable value, £6,845 higher than Hammersmith & Fulham
- Business rates in Lambeth£49,473 average rateable value, £7,306 lower than Hammersmith & Fulham
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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