North West · 2025-26
Business Rates in Salford
Businesses in Salford paid £114.4m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Salford
Share of £35.0m total relief, 2025-26.
Salford at a glance
Salford granted £35.0m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £10.1m in Small Business Rate Relief and £4.2m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £11.0m went to charity relief and £6.5m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Salford has an estimated 10,015 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Salford ranks 24 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 Salford rose by 32.1% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Salford?
Salford's local authority collected £114.4m 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 Salford?
Salford granted £35.0m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £10.1m in Small Business Rate Relief, £4.2m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £11.0m in charity relief, and £6.5m 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.
Salford compared with the North West and England
- Average rateable value
- £24,727£602 below the North West average (£25,329)£9,263 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Office property, 29.7%14.8 percentage points above its 14.9% share in the North West
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +19.8%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
On average rateable value, Salford sits 191st among England's 296 councils at £24,727, which is 13th of 35 in the North West. Other commercial property makes up the largest share of Salford's rateable properties (41.9%), but office property carries the most rateable value (29.7%).
Shops and other retail property account for 18.3% of Salford's rateable properties and 14.1% of its value, lower than the 25.1% and 22.4% across the North West. High-value property is limited in Salford: around 60 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to around 90 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Only 6 of the 34 other councils in the North West saw a stronger change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Salford's +19.8%. Industrial property saw the biggest rise in Salford: total rateable value up 32.1% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +24.7% for industrial property across the North West. Even the weakest sector in Salford, retail property, rose 7.6% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +6.2% for retail property across the North West.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Salford equalled 22.0% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, close to the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, charity relief accounted for the most in Salford: 31.6% of the total, close to 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 Salford 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 Salford's £24,727.
- Business rates in Cheshire East UA£25,164 average rateable value, £437 higher than Salford
- Business rates in Preston£23,466 average rateable value, £1,261 lower than Salford
- Business rates in Sefton£23,159 average rateable value, £1,568 lower than Salford
- Business rates in West Lancashire£26,660 average rateable value, £1,933 higher than Salford
- Business rates in Cumberland£22,613 average rateable value, £2,114 lower than Salford
- Business rates in Liverpool£27,663 average rateable value, £2,936 higher than Salford
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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