South West · 2025-26
Business Rates in Stroud
Businesses in Stroud paid £40.7m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Stroud
Share of £13.7m total relief, 2025-26.
Stroud at a glance
Stroud granted £13.7m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £5.0m in Small Business Rate Relief and £1.8m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.9m went to charity relief and £1.2m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Stroud has an estimated 5,755 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Stroud ranks 241 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 Stroud rose by 14.4% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Stroud?
Stroud's local authority collected £40.7m 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 Stroud?
Stroud granted £13.7m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £5.0m in Small Business Rate Relief, £1.8m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.9m in charity relief, and £1.2m 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.
Stroud compared with the South West and England
- Average rateable value
- £23,824£120 below the South West average (£23,944)£10,166 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 52.1%21.3 percentage points above its 30.8% share in the South West
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +15.9%South West: +17.7%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
Stroud comes 207th of 296 English councils on average rateable value (£23,824) and 13th of 27 in the South West. Industrial property also accounts for the most properties in Stroud, at 37.5% of its rateable properties.
Shops and other retail property account for 18.6% of Stroud's rateable properties and 15.0% of its value, lower than the 20.1% and 22.7% across the South West. High-value property is limited in Stroud: around 20 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to around 30 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 26 other councils in the South West, 8 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Stroud's +15.9% and 18 saw a stronger one. Other commercial property saw the biggest rise in Stroud: total rateable value up 22.5% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, in line with the +23.0% across the South West. Even the weakest sector in Stroud, retail property, rose 9.1% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +7.7% for retail property across the South West.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Stroud equalled 24.8% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, above the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, Small Business Rate Relief accounted for the most in Stroud: 36.6% of the total, above the England figure of 28.0%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
See how Stroud compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in South West, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the South West
Other South West councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Stroud's £23,824.
- Business rates in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole UA£24,826 average rateable value, £1,002 higher than Stroud
- Business rates in Somerset£21,868 average rateable value, £1,956 lower than Stroud
- Business rates in Wiltshire UA£26,799 average rateable value, £2,975 higher than Stroud
- Business rates in North Somerset UA£27,577 average rateable value, £3,753 higher than Stroud
- Business rates in Cotswold£18,839 average rateable value, £4,985 lower than Stroud
- Business rates in Bath & North East Somerset UA£28,839 average rateable value, £5,015 higher than Stroud
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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