North East · 2025-26
Business Rates in Northumberland UA
Businesses in Northumberland UA paid £86.6m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Northumberland UA
Share of £40.7m total relief, 2025-26.
Northumberland UA at a glance
Northumberland UA granted £40.7m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £16.0m in Small Business Rate Relief and £6.9m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £7.9m went to charity relief and £3.8m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Northumberland UA has an estimated 11,405 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Northumberland UA ranks 115 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 Northumberland UA rose by 22.1% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Northumberland UA?
Northumberland UA's local authority collected £86.6m 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 Northumberland UA?
Northumberland UA granted £40.7m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £16.0m in Small Business Rate Relief, £6.9m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £7.9m in charity relief, and £3.8m 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.
Northumberland UA compared with the North East and England
- Average rateable value
- £18,066£6,445 below the North East average (£24,511)£15,924 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 46.3%12.3 percentage points above its 34.0% share in the North East
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +18.0%North East: +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
On average rateable value, Northumberland UA sits 265th among England's 296 councils at £18,066, which is the lowest in the North East. The same sector leads on numbers too: 45.7% of Northumberland UA's rateable properties fall in the other commercial category.
Retail makes up 18.2% of Northumberland UA's rateable properties and 21.0% of its rateable value, both below the 25.6% and 24.3% across the North East. At March 2026, around 50 of Northumberland UA's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, rising to around 60 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Northumberland UA's +18.0% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the North East: stronger than in 6 of the 11 other councils and weaker than in 5. The sharpest increase in Northumberland UA was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 22.1% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +24.7% for industrial property across the North East. No sector fell in Northumberland UA: retail property moved least, up 7.7% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +3.1% for retail property across the North East.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Northumberland UA came to 29.2% 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 Northumberland UA, at 39.3% 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 Northumberland UA compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in North East, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the North East
Other North East councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Northumberland UA's £18,066.
- Business rates in South Tyneside£20,500 average rateable value, £2,434 higher than Northumberland UA
- Business rates in Durham UA£21,423 average rateable value, £3,357 higher than Northumberland UA
- Business rates in Middlesbrough UA£22,214 average rateable value, £4,148 higher than Northumberland UA
- Business rates in Darlington UA£22,954 average rateable value, £4,888 higher than Northumberland UA
- Business rates in Redcar & Cleveland UA£24,238 average rateable value, £6,172 higher than Northumberland UA
- Business rates in Stockton-on-Tees UA£35,476 average rateable value, £17,410 higher than Northumberland UA
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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