West Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in Nuneaton & Bedworth
Businesses in Nuneaton & Bedworth paid £41.4m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Nuneaton & Bedworth
Share of £10.8m total relief, 2025-26.
Nuneaton & Bedworth at a glance
Nuneaton & Bedworth granted £10.8m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £3.7m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.5m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.8m went to charity relief and £1.8m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Nuneaton & Bedworth has an estimated 3,530 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Nuneaton & Bedworth ranks 91 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 Nuneaton & Bedworth rose by 21.0% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Nuneaton & Bedworth?
Nuneaton & Bedworth's local authority collected £41.4m 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 Nuneaton & Bedworth?
Nuneaton & Bedworth granted £10.8m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £3.7m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.5m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.8m in charity relief, and £1.8m 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.
Nuneaton & Bedworth compared with the West Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £31,763£3,541 above the West Midlands average (£28,222)£2,227 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 55.5%15.8 percentage points above its 39.7% share in the West Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +18.5%West Midlands: +17.4%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 £31,763, Nuneaton & Bedworth's average rateable value ranks 119th of 296 councils in England and 12th of 30 in the West Midlands. The same sector leads on numbers too: 37.1% of Nuneaton & Bedworth's rateable properties fall in the industrial category.
Retail accounts for 27.6% of Nuneaton & Bedworth's rateable properties and 16.7% of its rateable value, compared with 24.2% and 20.1% across the West Midlands. At March 2026, around 30 of Nuneaton & Bedworth's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, rising to around 40 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Nuneaton & Bedworth's +18.5% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the West Midlands: stronger than in 20 of the 29 other councils and weaker than in 9. The sharpest increase in Nuneaton & Bedworth was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 21.0% at the 2026 revaluation, in line with the +20.7% across the West Midlands. No sector fell in Nuneaton & Bedworth: retail property moved least, up 10.9% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +9.7% for retail property across the West Midlands.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Nuneaton & Bedworth came to 19.4% of gross rates payable, below the 21.2% for England as a whole. Small Business Rate Relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Nuneaton & Bedworth, at 34.6% 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 Nuneaton & Bedworth compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in West Midlands, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the West Midlands
Other West Midlands councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Nuneaton & Bedworth's £31,763.
- Business rates in Lichfield£32,927 average rateable value, £1,164 higher than Nuneaton & Bedworth
- Business rates in Stafford£30,506 average rateable value, £1,257 lower than Nuneaton & Bedworth
- Business rates in South Staffordshire£30,225 average rateable value, £1,538 lower than Nuneaton & Bedworth
- Business rates in Worcester£33,921 average rateable value, £2,158 higher than Nuneaton & Bedworth
- Business rates in Redditch£34,676 average rateable value, £2,913 higher than Nuneaton & Bedworth
- Business rates in Telford & Wrekin UA£35,212 average rateable value, £3,449 higher than Nuneaton & Bedworth
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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