East of England · 2025-26
Business Rates in King's Lynn & West Norfolk
Businesses in King's Lynn & West Norfolk paid £50.3m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in King's Lynn & West Norfolk
Share of £16.6m total relief, 2025-26.
King's Lynn & West Norfolk at a glance
King's Lynn & West Norfolk granted £16.6m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £7.1m in Small Business Rate Relief and £3.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £3.6m went to charity relief and £0.9m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
King's Lynn & West Norfolk has an estimated 5,670 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
King's Lynn & West Norfolk ranks 88 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 King's Lynn & West Norfolk rose by 23.3% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in King's Lynn & West Norfolk?
King's Lynn & West Norfolk's local authority collected £50.3m 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 King's Lynn & West Norfolk?
King's Lynn & West Norfolk granted £16.6m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £7.1m in Small Business Rate Relief, £3.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £3.6m in charity relief, and £0.9m 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.
King's Lynn & West Norfolk compared with the East of England and England
- Average rateable value
- £19,764£12,371 below the East of England average (£32,135)£14,226 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 42.3%9.4 percentage points above its 32.9% share in the East of England
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +17.1%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, King's Lynn & West Norfolk sits 249th among England's 296 councils at £19,764, which is 41st of 45 in the East of England. The same sector leads on numbers too: 47.8% of King's Lynn & West Norfolk's rateable properties fall in the other commercial category.
Retail accounts for 17.8% of King's Lynn & West Norfolk's rateable properties and 20.6% of its rateable value, compared with 20.6% and 18.7% across the East of England. At March 2026, around 20 of King's Lynn & West Norfolk's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, rising to around 30 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
King's Lynn & West Norfolk's +17.1% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the East of England: stronger than in 26 of the 44 other councils and weaker than in 17. The sharpest increase in King's Lynn & West Norfolk was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 23.3% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +20.2% for industrial property across the East of England. No sector fell in King's Lynn & West Norfolk: office property moved least, up 5.1% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +13.2% for office property across the East of England.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in King's Lynn & West Norfolk came to 23.2% 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 King's Lynn & West Norfolk, at 42.7% 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.
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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 King's Lynn & West Norfolk's £19,764.
- Business rates in Babergh£19,797 average rateable value, £33 higher than King's Lynn & West Norfolk
- Business rates in East Suffolk£20,161 average rateable value, £397 higher than King's Lynn & West Norfolk
- Business rates in Maldon£18,280 average rateable value, £1,484 lower than King's Lynn & West Norfolk
- Business rates in Great Yarmouth£16,120 average rateable value, £3,644 lower than King's Lynn & West Norfolk
- Business rates in North Norfolk£11,418 average rateable value, £8,346 lower than King's Lynn & West Norfolk
- Business rates in Tendring£10,992 average rateable value, £8,772 lower than King's Lynn & West Norfolk
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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