South East · 2025-26
Business Rates in Rushmoor
Businesses in Rushmoor paid £68.3m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Rushmoor
Share of £11.0m total relief, 2025-26.
Rushmoor at a glance
Rushmoor granted £11.0m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £2.7m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £1.8m went to charity relief and £3.2m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Rushmoor has an estimated 3,325 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Rushmoor ranks 198 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 Rushmoor rose by 13.6% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Rushmoor?
Rushmoor's local authority collected £68.3m 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 Rushmoor?
Rushmoor granted £11.0m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £2.7m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £1.8m in charity relief, and £3.2m 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.
Rushmoor compared with the South East and England
- Average rateable value
- £52,940£17,644 above the South East average (£35,296)£18,950 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 30.8%in line with its 32.5% share in the South East
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +13.3%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
With an average rateable value of £52,940, Rushmoor has the 28th highest figure of England's 296 councils and 8th of 64 in the South East. Office property makes up the largest share of Rushmoor's rateable properties (29.9%), but other commercial property carries the most rateable value (30.8%).
In Rushmoor, retail is 28.0% of rateable properties and 18.6% of rateable value; across the South East the figures are 22.5% and 20.7%. High-value property is limited in Rushmoor: around 40 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, unchanged at around 40 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Only 7 of the 63 other councils in the South East saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Rushmoor's +13.3%. Other commercial property saw the biggest rise in Rushmoor: total rateable value up 17.2% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +26.7% for other commercial property across the South East. Even the weakest sector in Rushmoor, retail property, rose 3.0% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +10.8% for retail property across the South East.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Rushmoor equalled 14.2% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, below the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, empty property relief accounted for the most in Rushmoor: 29.3% of the total, above the England figure of 17.0%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
See how Rushmoor 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 Rushmoor's £52,940.
- Business rates in Bracknell Forest UA£52,838 average rateable value, £102 lower than Rushmoor
- Business rates in Runnymede£52,461 average rateable value, £479 lower than Rushmoor
- Business rates in Cherwell£51,814 average rateable value, £1,126 lower than Rushmoor
- Business rates in Milton Keynes UA£55,663 average rateable value, £2,723 higher than Rushmoor
- Business rates in Reading UA£59,292 average rateable value, £6,352 higher than Rushmoor
- Business rates in Dartford£60,992 average rateable value, £8,052 higher than Rushmoor
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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