East Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in High Peak
Businesses in High Peak paid £31.3m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in High Peak
Share of £10.4m total relief, 2025-26.
High Peak at a glance
High Peak granted £10.4m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £5.2m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £1.7m went to charity relief and £1.2m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
High Peak has an estimated 3,840 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
High Peak ranks 164 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 High Peak rose by 12.1% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in High Peak?
High Peak's local authority collected £31.3m 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 High Peak?
High Peak granted £10.4m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £5.2m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £1.7m in charity relief, and £1.2m 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.
High Peak compared with the East Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £20,418£8,184 below the East Midlands average (£28,602)£13,572 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 50.3%6.1 percentage points above its 44.2% share in the East Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +13.3%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, High Peak sits 243rd among England's 296 councils at £20,418, which is 30th of 35 in the East Midlands. The largest group of High Peak's rateable properties is other commercial property (34.1%), yet industrial property holds the largest share of value (50.3%).
Retail accounts for 23.8% of High Peak's rateable properties and 19.3% of its rateable value, compared with 23.3% and 18.5% across the East Midlands. At March 2026, around 20 of High Peak'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
High Peak's +13.3% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation was weaker than in 28 of the 34 other councils in the East Midlands. The sharpest increase in High Peak was in other commercial property, where total rateable value rose 20.5% at the 2026 revaluation, in line with the +20.3% across the East Midlands. No sector fell in High Peak: office property moved least, up 6.4% at the 2026 revaluation, in line with the +5.9% across the East Midlands.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in High Peak came to 24.7% 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 High Peak, at 49.9% 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 High Peak 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 High Peak's £20,418.
- Business rates in Rutland UA£21,106 average rateable value, £688 higher than High Peak
- Business rates in Erewash£18,898 average rateable value, £1,520 lower than High Peak
- Business rates in North East Derbyshire£18,389 average rateable value, £2,029 lower than High Peak
- Business rates in West Lindsey£17,763 average rateable value, £2,655 lower than High Peak
- Business rates in East Lindsey£16,813 average rateable value, £3,605 lower than High Peak
- Business rates in Derbyshire Dales£12,933 average rateable value, £7,485 lower than High Peak
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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