East Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in Newark & Sherwood
Businesses in Newark & Sherwood paid £47.2m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Newark & Sherwood
Share of £13.1m total relief, 2025-26.
Newark & Sherwood at a glance
Newark & Sherwood granted £13.1m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £5.0m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.2m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £3.1m went to charity relief and £1.2m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Newark & Sherwood has an estimated 4,845 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Newark & Sherwood ranks 147 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 Newark & Sherwood rose by 16.8% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Newark & Sherwood?
Newark & Sherwood's local authority collected £47.2m 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 Newark & Sherwood?
Newark & Sherwood granted £13.1m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £5.0m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.2m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £3.1m in charity relief, and £1.2m 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.
Newark & Sherwood compared with the East Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £26,252£2,350 below the East Midlands average (£28,602)£7,738 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 44.9%16.0 percentage points above its 28.9% share in the East Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +20.3%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
At £26,252, Newark & Sherwood's average rateable value ranks 176th of 296 councils in England and 17th of 35 in the East Midlands. The largest group of Newark & Sherwood's rateable properties is industrial property (31.3%), yet other commercial property holds the largest share of value (44.9%).
Retail makes up 21.1% of Newark & Sherwood's rateable properties and 15.7% of its rateable value, both below the 23.3% and 18.5% across the East Midlands. At March 2026, around 20 of Newark & Sherwood's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, unchanged at around 20 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Newark & Sherwood's +20.3% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation was stronger than in 31 of the 34 other councils in the East Midlands. The sharpest increase in Newark & Sherwood was in other commercial property, where total rateable value rose 28.0% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +20.3% for other commercial property across the East Midlands. No sector fell in Newark & Sherwood: retail property moved least, up 7.7% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +9.7% for retail property across the East Midlands.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Newark & Sherwood came to 21.1% of gross rates payable, close to the 21.2% for England as a whole. Small Business Rate Relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Newark & Sherwood, at 38.3% 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.
See how Newark & Sherwood 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 Newark & Sherwood's £26,252.
- Business rates in Rushcliffe£26,732 average rateable value, £480 higher than Newark & Sherwood
- Business rates in Melton£25,675 average rateable value, £577 lower than Newark & Sherwood
- Business rates in Broxtowe£27,579 average rateable value, £1,327 higher than Newark & Sherwood
- Business rates in Gedling£24,827 average rateable value, £1,425 lower than Newark & Sherwood
- Business rates in Leicester UA£24,600 average rateable value, £1,652 lower than Newark & Sherwood
- Business rates in Oadby & Wigston£24,398 average rateable value, £1,854 lower than Newark & Sherwood
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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