East of England · 2025-26
Business Rates in Huntingdonshire
Businesses in Huntingdonshire paid £73.5m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Huntingdonshire
Share of £17.3m total relief, 2025-26.
Huntingdonshire at a glance
Huntingdonshire granted £17.3m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £6.6m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.9m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £3.8m went to charity relief and £2.8m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Huntingdonshire has an estimated 7,720 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Huntingdonshire ranks 252 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 Huntingdonshire rose by 19.4% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Huntingdonshire?
Huntingdonshire's local authority collected £73.5m 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 Huntingdonshire?
Huntingdonshire granted £17.3m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £6.6m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.9m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £3.8m in charity relief, and £2.8m 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.
Huntingdonshire compared with the East of England and England
- Average rateable value
- £30,786£1,349 below the East of England average (£32,135)£3,204 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 45.0%10.4 percentage points above its 34.6% share in the East of England
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +16.1%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
On average rateable value, Huntingdonshire sits 127th among England's 296 councils at £30,786, which is 21st of 45 in the East of England. Industrial property also accounts for the most properties in Huntingdonshire, at 35.0% of its rateable properties.
Shops and other retail property account for 17.4% of Huntingdonshire's rateable properties and 15.2% of its value, lower than the 20.6% and 18.7% across the East of England. High-value property is limited in Huntingdonshire: around 40 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to around 50 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 44 other councils in the East of England, 18 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Huntingdonshire's +16.1% and 26 saw a stronger one. Industrial property saw the biggest rise in Huntingdonshire: total rateable value up 19.4% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +20.2% for industrial property across the East of England. Even the weakest sector in Huntingdonshire, office property, rose 5.6% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +13.2% for office property across the East of England.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Huntingdonshire equalled 18.0% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, below the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, Small Business Rate Relief accounted for the most in Huntingdonshire: 38.3% of the total, above the England figure of 28.0%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
See how Huntingdonshire 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 Huntingdonshire's £30,786.
- Business rates in Ipswich£30,559 average rateable value, £227 lower than Huntingdonshire
- Business rates in West Suffolk£31,663 average rateable value, £877 higher than Huntingdonshire
- Business rates in Brentwood£29,002 average rateable value, £1,784 lower than Huntingdonshire
- Business rates in Colchester£28,342 average rateable value, £2,444 lower than Huntingdonshire
- Business rates in Luton UA£33,300 average rateable value, £2,514 higher than Huntingdonshire
- Business rates in Uttlesford£36,258 average rateable value, £5,472 higher than Huntingdonshire
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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