South East · 2025-26
Business Rates in Reigate & Banstead
Businesses in Reigate & Banstead paid £57.1m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Reigate & Banstead
Share of £14.9m total relief, 2025-26.
Reigate & Banstead at a glance
Reigate & Banstead granted £14.9m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £3.9m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.7m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £4.6m went to charity relief and £3.6m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Reigate & Banstead has an estimated 6,825 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Reigate & Banstead ranks 270 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 office property in Reigate & Banstead rose by 9.8% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Reigate & Banstead?
Reigate & Banstead's local authority collected £57.1m 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 Reigate & Banstead?
Reigate & Banstead granted £14.9m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £3.9m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.7m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £4.6m in charity relief, and £3.6m 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.
Reigate & Banstead compared with the South East and England
- Average rateable value
- £37,710£2,414 above the South East average (£35,296)£3,720 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Office property, 33.8%17.0 percentage points above its 16.8% share in the South East
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +16.9%South East: +19.7%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
Reigate & Banstead comes 82nd of 296 English councils on average rateable value (£37,710) and 24th of 64 in the South East. The largest group of Reigate & Banstead's rateable properties is retail property (28.1%), yet office property holds the largest share of value (33.8%).
Retail accounts for 28.1% of Reigate & Banstead's rateable properties and 19.3% of its rateable value, compared with 22.5% and 20.7% across the South East. At March 2026, around 30 of Reigate & Banstead'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
Reigate & Banstead's +16.9% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the South East: stronger than in 27 of the 63 other councils and weaker than in 34. The sharpest increase in Reigate & Banstead was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 35.6% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +19.9% for industrial property across the South East. No sector fell in Reigate & Banstead: retail property moved least, up 8.2% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +10.8% for retail property across the South East.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Reigate & Banstead came to 19.9% of gross rates payable, below the 21.2% for England as a whole. Charity relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Reigate & Banstead, at 30.7% of total relief, close to 29.7% 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 Reigate & Banstead compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in South East, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the South East
Other South East councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Reigate & Banstead's £37,710.
- Business rates in Medway UA£38,989 average rateable value, £1,279 higher than Reigate & Banstead
- Business rates in Southampton UA£39,189 average rateable value, £1,479 higher than Reigate & Banstead
- Business rates in Epsom & Ewell£35,956 average rateable value, £1,754 lower than Reigate & Banstead
- Business rates in West Berkshire UA£39,520 average rateable value, £1,810 higher than Reigate & Banstead
- Business rates in Hart£35,179 average rateable value, £2,531 lower than Reigate & Banstead
- Business rates in Elmbridge£41,032 average rateable value, £3,322 higher than Reigate & Banstead
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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