West Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in Redditch
Businesses in Redditch paid £38.6m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Redditch
Share of £8.0m total relief, 2025-26.
Redditch at a glance
Redditch granted £8.0m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £3.0m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £1.9m went to charity relief and £0.5m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Redditch has an estimated 2,925 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Redditch ranks 132 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 Redditch rose by 23.2% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Redditch?
Redditch's local authority collected £38.6m 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 Redditch?
Redditch granted £8.0m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £3.0m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £1.9m in charity relief, and £0.5m 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.
Redditch compared with the West Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £34,676£6,454 above the West Midlands average (£28,222)£686 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 51.7%12.0 percentage points above its 39.7% share in the West Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +16.6%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 £34,676, Redditch's average rateable value ranks 96th of 296 councils in England and 9th of 30 in the West Midlands. Industrial property also accounts for the most properties in Redditch, at 41.1% of its rateable properties.
In Redditch, retail is 19.0% of rateable properties and 22.2% of rateable value; across the West Midlands the figures are 24.2% and 20.1%. High-value property is limited in Redditch: around 20 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to around 30 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 29 other councils in the West Midlands, 11 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Redditch's +16.6% and 18 saw a stronger one. Industrial property saw the biggest rise in Redditch: total rateable value up 23.2% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +20.7% for industrial property across the West Midlands. Even the weakest sector in Redditch, office property, rose 3.3% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +12.4% for office property across the West Midlands.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Redditch equalled 16.5% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, below the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, Small Business Rate Relief accounted for the most in Redditch: 37.5% of the total, above the England figure of 28.0%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
See how Redditch 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 Redditch's £34,676.
- Business rates in Telford & Wrekin UA£35,212 average rateable value, £536 higher than Redditch
- Business rates in Worcester£33,921 average rateable value, £755 lower than Redditch
- Business rates in Lichfield£32,927 average rateable value, £1,749 lower than Redditch
- Business rates in East Staffordshire£36,762 average rateable value, £2,086 higher than Redditch
- Business rates in Nuneaton & Bedworth£31,763 average rateable value, £2,913 lower than Redditch
- Business rates in Solihull£52,142 average rateable value, £17,466 higher than Redditch
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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