Yorkshire and The Humber · 2025-26
Business Rates in Sheffield
Businesses in Sheffield paid £193.8m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Sheffield
Share of £67.0m total relief, 2025-26.
Sheffield at a glance
Sheffield granted £67.0m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £21.0m in Small Business Rate Relief and £8.0m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £27.2m went to charity relief and £8.8m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Sheffield has an estimated 16,755 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Sheffield ranks 56 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 retail property in Sheffield rose by 8.4% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Sheffield?
Sheffield's local authority collected £193.8m 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 Sheffield?
Sheffield granted £67.0m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £21.0m in Small Business Rate Relief, £8.0m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £27.2m in charity relief, and £8.8m 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.
Sheffield compared with Yorkshire and The Humber, and England
- Average rateable value
- £28,709£4,066 above the Yorkshire and The Humber average (£24,643)£5,281 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 31.1%in line with its 31.3% share in Yorkshire and The Humber
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +15.9%Yorkshire and The Humber: +17.8%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
Sheffield comes 145th of 296 English councils on average rateable value (£28,709) and 6th of 15 in Yorkshire and The Humber. The largest group of Sheffield's rateable properties is industrial property (28.5%), yet other commercial property holds the largest share of value (31.1%).
Retail makes up 27.3% of Sheffield's rateable properties and 28.4% of its rateable value, both above the 24.8% and 21.7% across Yorkshire and The Humber. At March 2026, Sheffield had 130 properties with a rateable value of £500,000 or more, 0.8% of England's 16,900, and 160 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Sheffield's +15.9% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation was weaker than in 12 of the 14 other councils in Yorkshire and The Humber. The sharpest increase in Sheffield was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 22.8% at the 2026 revaluation, in line with the +22.9% across Yorkshire and The Humber. No sector fell in Sheffield: retail property moved least, up 8.4% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +7.8% for retail property across Yorkshire and The Humber.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Sheffield came to 23.0% of gross rates payable, above the 21.2% for England as a whole. Charity relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Sheffield, at 40.6% of total relief, above 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 Sheffield compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in Yorkshire and The Humber, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in Yorkshire and The Humber
Other Yorkshire and The Humber councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Sheffield's £28,709.
- Business rates in Doncaster£29,146 average rateable value, £437 higher than Sheffield
- Business rates in Rotherham£27,354 average rateable value, £1,355 lower than Sheffield
- Business rates in Leeds£30,100 average rateable value, £1,391 higher than Sheffield
- Business rates in North East Lincolnshire UA£27,171 average rateable value, £1,538 lower than Sheffield
- Business rates in Wakefield£30,809 average rateable value, £2,100 higher than Sheffield
- Business rates in York UA£33,596 average rateable value, £4,887 higher than Sheffield
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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