East Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in Rushcliffe
Businesses in Rushcliffe paid £31.7m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Rushcliffe
Share of £12.5m total relief, 2025-26.
Rushcliffe at a glance
Rushcliffe granted £12.5m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £4.0m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £4.2m went to charity relief and £0.6m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Rushcliffe has an estimated 5,105 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Rushcliffe ranks 294 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 Rushcliffe rose by 13.4% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Rushcliffe?
Rushcliffe's local authority collected £31.7m 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 Rushcliffe?
Rushcliffe granted £12.5m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £4.0m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £4.2m in charity relief, and £0.6m 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.
Rushcliffe compared with the East Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £26,732£1,870 below the East Midlands average (£28,602)£7,258 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 38.4%9.5 percentage points above its 28.9% share in the East Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +15.6%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
Rushcliffe comes 169th of 296 English councils on average rateable value (£26,732) and 16th of 35 in the East Midlands. Other commercial property also accounts for the most properties in Rushcliffe, at 33.3% of its rateable properties.
In Rushcliffe, retail is 21.1% of rateable properties and 17.8% of rateable value; across the East Midlands the figures are 23.3% and 18.5%. High-value property is limited in Rushcliffe: 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 34 other councils in the East Midlands, 19 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Rushcliffe's +15.6% and 14 saw a stronger one. Other commercial property saw the biggest rise in Rushcliffe: total rateable value up 21.7% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +20.3% for other commercial property across the East Midlands. Even the weakest sector in Rushcliffe, office property, rose 10.1% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +5.9% for office property across the East Midlands.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Rushcliffe equalled 27.4% 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 Rushcliffe: 34.0% 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 Rushcliffe compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in East Midlands, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the East Midlands
Other East Midlands councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Rushcliffe's £26,732.
- Business rates in Newark & Sherwood£26,252 average rateable value, £480 lower than Rushcliffe
- Business rates in Broxtowe£27,579 average rateable value, £847 higher than Rushcliffe
- Business rates in Melton£25,675 average rateable value, £1,057 lower than Rushcliffe
- Business rates in Bassetlaw£28,166 average rateable value, £1,434 higher than Rushcliffe
- Business rates in Ashfield£28,207 average rateable value, £1,475 higher than Rushcliffe
- Business rates in Nottingham UA£28,959 average rateable value, £2,227 higher than Rushcliffe
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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