Yorkshire and The Humber · 2025-26
Business Rates in Kingston-upon-Hull UA
Businesses in Kingston-upon-Hull UA paid £86.7m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Kingston-upon-Hull UA
Share of £31.0m total relief, 2025-26.
Kingston-upon-Hull UA at a glance
Kingston-upon-Hull UA granted £31.0m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £10.0m in Small Business Rate Relief and £4.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £10.5m went to charity relief and £2.8m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Kingston-upon-Hull UA has an estimated 6,495 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Kingston-upon-Hull UA ranks 8 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 Kingston-upon-Hull UA rose by 21.7% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Kingston-upon-Hull UA?
Kingston-upon-Hull UA's local authority collected £86.7m 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 Kingston-upon-Hull UA?
Kingston-upon-Hull UA granted £31.0m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £10.0m in Small Business Rate Relief, £4.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £10.5m 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.
Kingston-upon-Hull UA compared with Yorkshire and The Humber, and England
- Average rateable value
- £25,386£743 above the Yorkshire and The Humber average (£24,643)£8,604 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 35.6%in line with its 35.4% share in Yorkshire and The Humber
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +17.5%Yorkshire and The Humber: +17.8%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, Kingston-upon-Hull UA sits 185th among England's 296 councils at £25,386, which is 9th of 15 in Yorkshire and The Humber. Retail property makes up the largest share of Kingston-upon-Hull UA's rateable properties (30.6%), but industrial property carries the most rateable value (35.6%).
Shops and other retail property account for 30.6% of Kingston-upon-Hull UA's rateable properties and 24.9% of its value, higher than the 24.8% and 21.7% across Yorkshire and The Humber. High-value property is limited in Kingston-upon-Hull UA: around 40 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to around 60 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 14 other councils in Yorkshire and The Humber, 6 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Kingston-upon-Hull UA's +17.5% and 8 saw a stronger one. Office property saw the biggest rise in Kingston-upon-Hull UA: total rateable value up 29.0% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +15.4% for office property across Yorkshire and The Humber. Even the weakest sector in Kingston-upon-Hull UA, retail property, rose 6.9% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +7.8% for retail property across Yorkshire and The Humber.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Kingston-upon-Hull UA equalled 24.4% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, above the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, charity relief accounted for the most in Kingston-upon-Hull UA: 34.0% of the total, above the England figure of 29.7%.
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 Yorkshire and The Humber
Other Yorkshire and The Humber councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Kingston-upon-Hull UA's £25,386.
- Business rates in East Riding of Yorkshire UA£23,947 average rateable value, £1,439 lower than Kingston-upon-Hull UA
- Business rates in North East Lincolnshire UA£27,171 average rateable value, £1,785 higher than Kingston-upon-Hull UA
- Business rates in Bradford£19,415 average rateable value, £5,971 lower than Kingston-upon-Hull UA
- Business rates in Kirklees£18,612 average rateable value, £6,774 lower than Kingston-upon-Hull UA
- Business rates in Barnsley£18,435 average rateable value, £6,951 lower than Kingston-upon-Hull UA
- Business rates in North Yorkshire£18,240 average rateable value, £7,146 lower than Kingston-upon-Hull UA
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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