East Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in Mansfield
Businesses in Mansfield paid £29.7m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Mansfield
Share of £8.3m total relief, 2025-26.
Mansfield at a glance
Mansfield granted £8.3m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £3.5m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.3m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £3.0m went to charity relief and £0.8m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Mansfield has an estimated 3,055 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Mansfield ranks 61 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 Mansfield rose by 16.4% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Mansfield?
Mansfield's local authority collected £29.7m 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 Mansfield?
Mansfield granted £8.3m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £3.5m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.3m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £3.0m in charity relief, and £0.8m 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.
Mansfield compared with the East Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £22,268£6,334 below the East Midlands average (£28,602)£11,722 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 31.6%2.7 percentage points above its 28.9% share in the East Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +13.7%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, Mansfield sits 228th among England's 296 councils at £22,268, which is 28th of 35 in the East Midlands. Industrial property makes up the largest share of Mansfield's rateable properties (29.4%), but other commercial property carries the most rateable value (31.6%).
Shops and other retail property account for 26.8% of Mansfield's rateable properties and 29.5% of its value, higher than the 23.3% and 18.5% across the East Midlands. High-value property is limited in Mansfield: around 10 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to around 20 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Only 7 of the 34 other councils in the East Midlands saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Mansfield's +13.7%. Office property saw the biggest rise in Mansfield: total rateable value up 21.4% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +5.9% for office property across the East Midlands. Even the weakest sector in Mansfield, retail property, rose 6.2% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +9.7% for retail property across the East Midlands.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Mansfield equalled 20.5% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, close to the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, Small Business Rate Relief accounted for the most in Mansfield: 42.4% 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 Mansfield 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 Mansfield's £22,268.
- Business rates in Boston£22,268 average rateable value, £0 higher than Mansfield
- Business rates in South Holland£22,381 average rateable value, £113 higher than Mansfield
- Business rates in Amber Valley£23,252 average rateable value, £984 higher than Mansfield
- Business rates in Rutland UA£21,106 average rateable value, £1,162 lower than Mansfield
- Business rates in North Kesteven£24,045 average rateable value, £1,777 higher than Mansfield
- Business rates in Derbyshire Dales£12,933 average rateable value, £9,335 lower than Mansfield
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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