East of England · 2025-26
Business Rates in Peterborough UA
Businesses in Peterborough UA paid £123.8m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Peterborough UA
Share of £25.7m total relief, 2025-26.
Peterborough UA at a glance
Peterborough UA granted £25.7m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £7.4m in Small Business Rate Relief and £4.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £9.4m went to charity relief and £2.9m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Peterborough UA has an estimated 7,975 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Peterborough UA ranks 54 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 Peterborough UA rose by 20.6% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Peterborough UA?
Peterborough UA's local authority collected £123.8m 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 Peterborough UA?
Peterborough UA granted £25.7m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £7.4m in Small Business Rate Relief, £4.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £9.4m in charity relief, and £2.9m 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.
Peterborough UA compared with the East of England and England
- Average rateable value
- £43,352£11,217 above the East of England average (£32,135)£9,362 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 40.5%5.9 percentage points above its 34.6% share in the East of England
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +14.0%East of England: +18.3%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 £43,352, Peterborough UA's average rateable value ranks 53rd of 296 councils in England and 11th of 45 in the East of England. Industrial property also accounts for the most properties in Peterborough UA, at 30.2% of its rateable properties.
In Peterborough UA, retail is 22.7% of rateable properties and 18.2% of rateable value; across the East of England the figures are 20.6% and 18.7%. High-value property is limited in Peterborough UA: around 80 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to 100 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Only 9 of the 44 other councils in the East of England saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Peterborough UA's +14.0%. Industrial property saw the biggest rise in Peterborough UA: total rateable value up 20.6% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, in line with the +20.2% across the East of England. Even the weakest sector in Peterborough UA, retail property, rose 4.7% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +9.8% for retail property across the East of England.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Peterborough UA equalled 17.3% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, below the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, charity relief accounted for the most in Peterborough UA: 36.6% 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.
See how Peterborough UA compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in East of England, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the East of England
Other East of England councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Peterborough UA's £43,352.
- Business rates in Dacorum£43,226 average rateable value, £126 lower than Peterborough UA
- Business rates in St Albans£42,831 average rateable value, £521 lower than Peterborough UA
- Business rates in Broxbourne£44,397 average rateable value, £1,045 higher than Peterborough UA
- Business rates in Central Bedfordshire UA£41,853 average rateable value, £1,499 lower than Peterborough UA
- Business rates in Basildon£41,477 average rateable value, £1,875 lower than Peterborough UA
- Business rates in Harlow£48,362 average rateable value, £5,010 higher than Peterborough 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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