East Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in Melton
Businesses in Melton paid £15.4m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Melton
Share of £6.7m total relief, 2025-26.
Melton at a glance
Melton granted £6.7m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £2.3m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £1.7m went to charity relief and £1.3m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Melton has an estimated 2,555 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Melton ranks 202 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 Melton rose by 11.8% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Melton?
Melton's local authority collected £15.4m 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 Melton?
Melton granted £6.7m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £2.3m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £1.7m in charity relief, and £1.3m 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.
Melton compared with the East Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £25,675£2,927 below the East Midlands average (£28,602)£8,315 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 44.6%in line with its 44.2% share in the East Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +12.5%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, Melton sits 182nd among England's 296 councils at £25,675, which is 18th of 35 in the East Midlands. Industrial property also accounts for the most properties in Melton, at 37.6% of its rateable properties.
In Melton, retail is 20.6% of rateable properties and 18.6% of rateable value; across the East Midlands the figures are 23.3% and 18.5%. High-value property is limited in Melton: around 10 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, unchanged at around 10 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Only 3 of the 34 other councils in the East Midlands saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Melton's +12.5%. Other commercial property saw the biggest rise in Melton: total rateable value up 18.0% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +20.3% for other commercial property across the East Midlands. Even the weakest sector in Melton, office property, rose 3.0% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +5.9% for office property across the East Midlands.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Melton equalled 29.0% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, above the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, Small Business Rate Relief accounted for the most in Melton: 34.5% 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 Melton 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 Melton's £25,675.
- Business rates in Newark & Sherwood£26,252 average rateable value, £577 higher than Melton
- Business rates in Gedling£24,827 average rateable value, £848 lower than Melton
- Business rates in Rushcliffe£26,732 average rateable value, £1,057 higher than Melton
- Business rates in Leicester UA£24,600 average rateable value, £1,075 lower than Melton
- Business rates in Oadby & Wigston£24,398 average rateable value, £1,277 lower than Melton
- Business rates in Broxtowe£27,579 average rateable value, £1,904 higher than Melton
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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