South East · 2025-26
Business Rates in Slough UA
Businesses in Slough UA paid £137.2m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Slough UA
Share of £20.5m total relief, 2025-26.
Slough UA at a glance
Slough UA granted £20.5m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £3.0m in Small Business Rate Relief and £4.3m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £7.1m went to charity relief and £4.2m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Slough UA has an estimated 6,560 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Slough UA ranks 105 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 Slough UA rose by 22.1% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Slough UA?
Slough UA's local authority collected £137.2m 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 Slough UA?
Slough UA granted £20.5m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £3.0m in Small Business Rate Relief, £4.3m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £7.1m in charity relief, and £4.2m 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.
Slough UA compared with the South East and England
- Average rateable value
- £86,439£51,143 above the South East average (£35,296)£52,449 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 57.9%27.9 percentage points above its 30.0% share in the South East
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +16.9%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 £86,439, Slough UA has the 4th highest figure of England's 296 councils and the highest in the South East. Retail property makes up the largest share of Slough UA's rateable properties (28.1%), but industrial property carries the most rateable value (57.9%).
In Slough UA, retail is 28.1% of rateable properties and 10.6% of rateable value; across the South East the figures are 22.5% and 20.7%. 100 rateable properties in Slough UA were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, which is 0.6% of the national total, and 120 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 63 other councils in the South East, 27 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Slough UA's +16.9% and 34 saw a stronger one. Other commercial property saw the biggest rise in Slough UA: total rateable value up 22.6% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +26.7% for other commercial property across the South East. At the other end, retail property in Slough UA fell 0.8% in total rateable value between the 2023 and 2026 lists, compared with +10.8% for retail property across the South East.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Slough UA equalled 12.9% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, below the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, charity relief accounted for the most in Slough UA: 34.6% 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 Slough UA 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 Slough UA's £86,439.
- Business rates in Crawley£79,172 average rateable value, £7,267 lower than Slough UA
- Business rates in Spelthorne£66,293 average rateable value, £20,146 lower than Slough UA
- Business rates in Oxford£63,533 average rateable value, £22,906 lower than Slough UA
- Business rates in Dartford£60,992 average rateable value, £25,447 lower than Slough UA
- Business rates in Reading UA£59,292 average rateable value, £27,147 lower than Slough UA
- Business rates in Bracknell Forest UA£52,838 average rateable value, £33,601 lower than Slough UA
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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