South West · 2025-26
Business Rates in Teignbridge
Businesses in Teignbridge paid £32.0m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Teignbridge
Share of £16.6m total relief, 2025-26.
Teignbridge at a glance
Teignbridge granted £16.6m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £7.7m in Small Business Rate Relief and £3.2m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £3.1m went to charity relief and £1.4m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Teignbridge has an estimated 5,835 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Teignbridge ranks 172 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 Teignbridge rose by 21.5% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Teignbridge?
Teignbridge's local authority collected £32.0m 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 Teignbridge?
Teignbridge granted £16.6m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £7.7m in Small Business Rate Relief, £3.2m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £3.1m in charity relief, and £1.4m 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.
Teignbridge compared with the South West and England
- Average rateable value
- £17,045£6,899 below the South West average (£23,944)£16,945 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 34.6%3.8 percentage points above its 30.8% share in the South West
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +16.7%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
Teignbridge ranks 274th of 296 English councils for average rateable value, at £17,045, and 18th of 27 in the South West. The largest group of Teignbridge's rateable properties is other commercial property (35.9%), yet industrial property holds the largest share of value (34.6%).
Retail accounts for 18.6% of Teignbridge's rateable properties and 23.7% of its rateable value, compared with 20.1% and 22.7% across the South West. At March 2026, around 10 of Teignbridge's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, unchanged at around 10 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Teignbridge's +16.7% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the South West: stronger than in 10 of the 26 other councils and weaker than in 15. The sharpest increase in Teignbridge was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 21.5% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +18.7% for industrial property across the South West. No sector fell in Teignbridge: retail property moved least, up 7.6% at the 2026 revaluation, in line with the +7.7% across the South West.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Teignbridge came to 33.0% 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 Teignbridge, at 46.5% 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 Teignbridge 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 Teignbridge's £17,045.
- Business rates in Dorset UA£17,498 average rateable value, £453 higher than Teignbridge
- Business rates in East Devon£16,334 average rateable value, £711 lower than Teignbridge
- Business rates in Torbay UA£18,051 average rateable value, £1,006 higher than Teignbridge
- Business rates in Mid Devon£15,311 average rateable value, £1,734 lower than Teignbridge
- Business rates in North Devon£15,284 average rateable value, £1,761 lower than Teignbridge
- Business rates in Cotswold£18,839 average rateable value, £1,794 higher than Teignbridge
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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