London · 2025-26
Business Rates in Newham
Businesses in Newham paid £184.8m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Newham
Share of £69.6m total relief, 2025-26.
Newham at a glance
Newham granted £69.6m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £10.3m in Small Business Rate Relief and £18.2m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £24.5m went to charity relief and £9.5m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Newham has an estimated 13,570 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Newham ranks 29 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 retail property in Newham rose by 15.9% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Newham?
Newham's local authority collected £184.8m 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 Newham?
Newham granted £69.6m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £10.3m in Small Business Rate Relief, £18.2m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £24.5m in charity relief, and £9.5m 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.
Newham compared with London and England
- Average rateable value
- £58,457£6,464 below the London average (£64,921)£24,467 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Retail property, 33.9%14.2 percentage points above its 19.7% share in London
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +22.0%London: +22.5%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
Newham ranks 19th of 296 English councils for average rateable value, at £58,457, and 8th of 33 in London. The same sector leads on numbers too: 45.9% of Newham's rateable properties fall in the retail category.
Retail makes up 45.9% of Newham's rateable properties and 33.9% of its rateable value, both above the 28.9% and 19.7% across London. At March 2026, Newham had 130 properties with a rateable value of £500,000 or more, 0.8% of England's 16,900, and 200 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Newham's +22.0% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation was stronger than in 25 of the 32 other councils in London. The sharpest increase in Newham was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 41.4% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +24.4% for industrial property across London. No sector fell in Newham: office property moved least, up 8.5% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +14.4% for office property across London.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Newham came to 27.1% of gross rates payable, above the 21.2% for England as a whole. Charity relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Newham, at 35.2% of total relief, above 29.7% 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 Newham compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in London, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in London
Other London councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Newham's £58,457.
- Business rates in Islington£57,512 average rateable value, £945 lower than Newham
- Business rates in Tower Hamlets£57,398 average rateable value, £1,059 lower than Newham
- Business rates in Hammersmith & Fulham£56,779 average rateable value, £1,678 lower than Newham
- Business rates in Hounslow£61,024 average rateable value, £2,567 higher than Newham
- Business rates in Hillingdon£94,914 average rateable value, £36,457 higher than Newham
- Business rates in Westminster£130,876 average rateable value, £72,419 higher than Newham
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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