East Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in South Holland
Businesses in South Holland paid £26.6m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in South Holland
Share of £8.3m total relief, 2025-26.
South Holland at a glance
South Holland granted £8.3m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £3.6m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.3m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £1.8m went to charity relief and £0.7m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
South Holland has an estimated 3,885 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
South Holland ranks 123 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 South Holland rose by 7.3% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in South Holland?
South Holland's local authority collected £26.6m 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 South Holland?
South Holland granted £8.3m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £3.6m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.3m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £1.8m in charity relief, and £0.7m 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.
South Holland compared with the East Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £22,381£6,221 below the East Midlands average (£28,602)£11,609 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 40.4%3.8 percentage points below its 44.2% share in the East Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +10.5%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
South Holland comes 224th of 296 English councils on average rateable value (£22,381) and 26th of 35 in the East Midlands. The largest group of South Holland's rateable properties is other commercial property (31.2%), yet industrial property holds the largest share of value (40.4%).
Retail accounts for 23.9% of South Holland's rateable properties and 22.7% of its rateable value, compared with 23.3% and 18.5% across the East Midlands. At March 2026, around 10 of South Holland's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, rising to around 20 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
South Holland's +10.5% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation was weaker than in 33 of the 34 other councils in the East Midlands. The sharpest increase in South Holland was in other commercial property, where total rateable value rose 19.8% at the 2026 revaluation, in line with the +20.3% across the East Midlands. No sector fell in South Holland: retail property moved least, up 3.5% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +9.7% for retail property across the East Midlands.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in South Holland came to 23.1% of gross rates payable, above the 21.2% for England as a whole. Small Business Rate Relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in South Holland, at 43.6% of total relief, above 28.0% 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 South Holland 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 South Holland's £22,381.
- Business rates in Boston£22,268 average rateable value, £113 lower than South Holland
- Business rates in Mansfield£22,268 average rateable value, £113 lower than South Holland
- Business rates in Amber Valley£23,252 average rateable value, £871 higher than South Holland
- Business rates in Rutland UA£21,106 average rateable value, £1,275 lower than South Holland
- Business rates in North Kesteven£24,045 average rateable value, £1,664 higher than South Holland
- Business rates in East Lindsey£16,813 average rateable value, £5,568 lower than South Holland
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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