North East · 2025-26
Business Rates in Stockton-on-Tees UA
Businesses in Stockton-on-Tees UA paid £88.4m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Stockton-on-Tees UA
Share of £19.8m total relief, 2025-26.
Stockton-on-Tees UA at a glance
Stockton-on-Tees UA granted £19.8m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £6.2m in Small Business Rate Relief and £3.0m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £6.0m went to charity relief and £2.7m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Stockton-on-Tees UA has an estimated 5,600 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Stockton-on-Tees UA ranks 69 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 Stockton-on-Tees UA rose by 17.6% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Stockton-on-Tees UA?
Stockton-on-Tees UA's local authority collected £88.4m 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 Stockton-on-Tees UA?
Stockton-on-Tees UA granted £19.8m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £6.2m in Small Business Rate Relief, £3.0m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £6.0m in charity relief, and £2.7m 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.
Stockton-on-Tees UA compared with the North East and England
- Average rateable value
- £35,476£10,965 above the North East average (£24,511)£1,486 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 39.9%10.2 percentage points above its 29.7% share in the North East
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +12.8%North East: +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
Stockton-on-Tees UA comes 92nd of 296 English councils on average rateable value (£35,476) and the highest in the North East. The largest group of Stockton-on-Tees UA's rateable properties is other commercial property (26.8%), yet industrial property holds the largest share of value (39.9%).
Retail accounts for 25.1% of Stockton-on-Tees UA's rateable properties and 22.9% of its rateable value, compared with 25.6% and 24.3% across the North East. At March 2026, around 60 of Stockton-on-Tees UA's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, unchanged at around 60 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Stockton-on-Tees UA's +12.8% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation was weaker than in all 11 other councils in the North East. The sharpest increase in Stockton-on-Tees UA was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 17.6% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +24.7% for industrial property across the North East. No sector fell in Stockton-on-Tees UA: retail property moved least, up 3.7% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +3.1% for retail property across the North East.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Stockton-on-Tees UA came to 17.6% of gross rates payable, below the 21.2% for England as a whole. Small Business Rate Relief was the largest of the four main reliefs in Stockton-on-Tees UA, at 31.3% 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.
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Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the North East
Other North East councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Stockton-on-Tees UA's £35,476.
- Business rates in Gateshead£30,038 average rateable value, £5,438 lower than Stockton-on-Tees UA
- Business rates in Sunderland£27,791 average rateable value, £7,685 lower than Stockton-on-Tees UA
- Business rates in Newcastle-upon-Tyne£27,325 average rateable value, £8,151 lower than Stockton-on-Tees UA
- Business rates in Hartlepool UA£26,548 average rateable value, £8,928 lower than Stockton-on-Tees UA
- Business rates in North Tyneside£25,570 average rateable value, £9,906 lower than Stockton-on-Tees UA
- Business rates in South Tyneside£20,500 average rateable value, £14,976 lower than Stockton-on-Tees 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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