East Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in Oadby & Wigston
Businesses in Oadby & Wigston paid £12.9m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Oadby & Wigston
Share of £5.5m total relief, 2025-26.
Oadby & Wigston at a glance
Oadby & Wigston granted £5.5m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £2.1m in Small Business Rate Relief and £0.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.3m went to charity relief and £0.3m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Oadby & Wigston has an estimated 2,125 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Oadby & Wigston ranks 227 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 Oadby & Wigston rose by 20.8% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Oadby & Wigston?
Oadby & Wigston's local authority collected £12.9m 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 Oadby & Wigston?
Oadby & Wigston granted £5.5m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £2.1m in Small Business Rate Relief, £0.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.3m in charity relief, and £0.3m 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.
Oadby & Wigston compared with the East Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £24,398£4,204 below the East Midlands average (£28,602)£9,592 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 35.6%8.6 percentage points below its 44.2% share in the East Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +14.4%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 £24,398, Oadby & Wigston's average rateable value ranks 195th of 296 councils in England and 21st of 35 in the East Midlands. Industrial property also accounts for the most properties in Oadby & Wigston, at 38.4% of its rateable properties.
Shops and other retail property account for 28.8% of Oadby & Wigston's rateable properties and 30.8% of its value, higher than the 23.3% and 18.5% across the East Midlands. High-value property is limited in Oadby & Wigston: around 10 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, unchanged at around 10 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 34 other councils in the East Midlands, 14 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Oadby & Wigston's +14.4% and 20 saw a stronger one. Industrial property saw the biggest rise in Oadby & Wigston: total rateable value up 20.8% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +18.8% for industrial property across the East Midlands. Even the weakest sector in Oadby & Wigston, office property, rose 3.0% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +5.9% for office property across the East Midlands.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Oadby & Wigston equalled 29.2% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, above the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, charity relief accounted for the most in Oadby & Wigston: 41.6% of the total, above the England figure of 29.7%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
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Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the East Midlands
Other East Midlands councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Oadby & Wigston's £24,398.
- Business rates in Chesterfield£24,396 average rateable value, £2 lower than Oadby & Wigston
- Business rates in Leicester UA£24,600 average rateable value, £202 higher than Oadby & Wigston
- Business rates in South Kesteven£24,178 average rateable value, £220 lower than Oadby & Wigston
- Business rates in Gedling£24,827 average rateable value, £429 higher than Oadby & Wigston
- Business rates in Melton£25,675 average rateable value, £1,277 higher than Oadby & Wigston
- Business rates in Newark & Sherwood£26,252 average rateable value, £1,854 higher than Oadby & Wigston
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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