North West · 2025-26
Business Rates in Ribble Valley
Businesses in Ribble Valley paid £16.6m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Ribble Valley
Share of £8.2m total relief, 2025-26.
Ribble Valley at a glance
Ribble Valley granted £8.2m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £4.0m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.7m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £1.2m went to charity relief and £0.7m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Ribble Valley has an estimated 3,580 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Ribble Valley ranks 272 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 Ribble Valley rose by 20.0% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Ribble Valley?
Ribble Valley's local authority collected £16.6m 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 Ribble Valley?
Ribble Valley granted £8.2m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £4.0m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.7m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £1.2m in charity relief, and £0.7m 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.
Ribble Valley compared with the North West and England
- Average rateable value
- £17,964£7,365 below the North West average (£25,329)£16,026 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 42.4%12.2 percentage points above its 30.2% share in the North West
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +18.3%North West: +19.3%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
Ribble Valley ranks 267th of 296 English councils for average rateable value, at £17,964, and 30th of 35 in the North West. The largest group of Ribble Valley's rateable properties is other commercial property (32.2%), yet industrial property holds the largest share of value (42.4%).
Retail makes up 20.7% of Ribble Valley's rateable properties and 17.2% of its rateable value, both below the 25.1% and 22.4% across the North West. At March 2026, around 10 of Ribble Valley's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, unchanged at around 10 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Ribble Valley's +18.3% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the North West: stronger than in 21 of the 34 other councils and weaker than in 13. The sharpest increase in Ribble Valley was in other commercial property, where total rateable value rose 20.6% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +25.6% for other commercial property across the North West. No sector fell in Ribble Valley: retail property moved least, up 10.4% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +6.2% for retail property across the North West.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Ribble Valley came to 31.3% of gross rates payable, above the 21.2% for England as a whole. Small Business Rate Relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Ribble Valley, at 48.4% 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 Ribble Valley compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in North West, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the North West
Other North West councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Ribble Valley's £17,964.
- Business rates in Blackpool UA£18,424 average rateable value, £460 higher than Ribble Valley
- Business rates in Westmorland and Furness£16,680 average rateable value, £1,284 lower than Ribble Valley
- Business rates in Blackburn with Darwen UA£15,582 average rateable value, £2,382 lower than Ribble Valley
- Business rates in Burnley£15,358 average rateable value, £2,606 lower than Ribble Valley
- Business rates in Pendle£15,221 average rateable value, £2,743 lower than Ribble Valley
- Business rates in Rossendale£14,685 average rateable value, £3,279 lower than Ribble Valley
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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