Yorkshire and The Humber · 2025-26
Business Rates in North Yorkshire
Businesses in North Yorkshire paid £211.2m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in North Yorkshire
Share of £87.1m total relief, 2025-26.
North Yorkshire at a glance
North Yorkshire granted £87.1m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £39.5m in Small Business Rate Relief and £19.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £13.4m went to charity relief and £7.1m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
North Yorkshire has an estimated 32,300 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
North Yorkshire ranks 188 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 North Yorkshire rose by 21.2% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in North Yorkshire?
North Yorkshire's local authority collected £211.2m 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 North Yorkshire?
North Yorkshire granted £87.1m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £39.5m in Small Business Rate Relief, £19.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £13.4m in charity relief, and £7.1m 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.
North Yorkshire compared with Yorkshire and The Humber, and England
- Average rateable value
- £18,240£6,403 below the Yorkshire and The Humber average (£24,643)£15,750 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 41.9%10.6 percentage points above its 31.3% share in Yorkshire and The Humber
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +18.3%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
North Yorkshire comes 264th of 296 English councils on average rateable value (£18,240) and 14th of 15 in Yorkshire and The Humber. The same sector leads on numbers too: 44.3% of North Yorkshire's rateable properties fall in the other commercial category.
Retail makes up 17.9% of North Yorkshire's rateable properties and 20.1% of its rateable value, both below the 24.8% and 21.7% across Yorkshire and The Humber. At March 2026, North Yorkshire had 100 properties with a rateable value of £500,000 or more, 0.6% of England's 16,900, and 120 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
North Yorkshire's +18.3% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in Yorkshire and The Humber: stronger than in 8 of the 14 other councils and weaker than in 6. The sharpest increase in North Yorkshire was in other commercial property, where total rateable value rose 22.8% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +20.0% for other commercial property across Yorkshire and The Humber. No sector fell in North Yorkshire: retail property moved least, up 5.3% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +7.8% for retail property across Yorkshire and The Humber.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in North Yorkshire came to 27.0% of gross rates payable, above the 21.2% for England as a whole. Small Business Rate Relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in North Yorkshire, at 45.4% 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 North Yorkshire compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in Yorkshire and The Humber, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
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 North Yorkshire's £18,240.
- Business rates in Barnsley£18,435 average rateable value, £195 higher than North Yorkshire
- Business rates in Kirklees£18,612 average rateable value, £372 higher than North Yorkshire
- Business rates in Calderdale£17,202 average rateable value, £1,038 lower than North Yorkshire
- Business rates in Bradford£19,415 average rateable value, £1,175 higher than North Yorkshire
- Business rates in East Riding of Yorkshire UA£23,947 average rateable value, £5,707 higher than North Yorkshire
- Business rates in North East Lincolnshire UA£27,171 average rateable value, £8,931 higher than North Yorkshire
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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