South East · 2025-26
Business Rates in Surrey Heath
Businesses in Surrey Heath paid £33.7m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Surrey Heath
Share of £11.5m total relief, 2025-26.
Surrey Heath at a glance
Surrey Heath granted £11.5m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £3.0m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.5m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.2m went to charity relief and £3.0m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Surrey Heath has an estimated 4,520 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Surrey Heath ranks 292 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 Surrey Heath rose by 28.0% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Surrey Heath?
Surrey Heath's local authority collected £33.7m 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 Surrey Heath?
Surrey Heath granted £11.5m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £3.0m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.5m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.2m in charity relief, and £3.0m 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.
Surrey Heath compared with the South East and England
- Average rateable value
- £31,808£3,488 below the South East average (£35,296)£2,182 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 33.4%3.4 percentage points above its 30.0% share in the South East
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +18.6%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
At £31,808, Surrey Heath's average rateable value ranks 118th of 296 councils in England and 36th of 64 in the South East. Other commercial property makes up the largest share of Surrey Heath's rateable properties (30.7%), but industrial property carries the most rateable value (33.4%).
Shops and other retail property account for 20.5% of Surrey Heath's rateable properties and 18.8% of its value, lower than the 22.5% and 20.7% across the South East. High-value property is limited in Surrey Heath: around 30 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, unchanged at around 30 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 63 other councils in the South East, 47 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Surrey Heath's +18.6% and 15 saw a stronger one. Industrial property saw the biggest rise in Surrey Heath: total rateable value up 28.0% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +19.9% for industrial property across the South East. Even the weakest sector in Surrey Heath, office property, rose 8.0% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +16.8% for office property across the South East.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Surrey Heath equalled 22.9% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, above the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, empty property relief accounted for the most in Surrey Heath: 26.4% of the total, above the England figure of 17.0%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
See how Surrey Heath 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 Surrey Heath's £31,808.
- Business rates in Mid Sussex£31,553 average rateable value, £255 lower than Surrey Heath
- Business rates in Maidstone£31,473 average rateable value, £335 lower than Surrey Heath
- Business rates in Winchester£32,555 average rateable value, £747 higher than Surrey Heath
- Business rates in Gravesham£32,572 average rateable value, £764 higher than Surrey Heath
- Business rates in Dover£30,442 average rateable value, £1,366 lower than Surrey Heath
- Business rates in South Oxfordshire£30,275 average rateable value, £1,533 lower than Surrey Heath
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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