East of England · 2025-26
Business Rates in Tendring
Businesses in Tendring paid £31.7m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Tendring
Share of £15.8m total relief, 2025-26.
Tendring at a glance
Tendring granted £15.8m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £8.2m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.9m went to charity relief and £1.4m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Tendring has an estimated 4,775 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Tendring ranks 25 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 Tendring rose by 21.9% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Tendring?
Tendring's local authority collected £31.7m 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 Tendring?
Tendring granted £15.8m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £8.2m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.9m 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.
Tendring compared with the East of England and England
- Average rateable value
- £10,992£21,143 below the East of England average (£32,135)£22,998 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 37.4%4.5 percentage points above its 32.9% share in the East of England
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +16.3%East of England: +18.3%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
With an average rateable value of £10,992, Tendring has the 2nd lowest figure of England's 296 councils and the lowest in the East of England. Other commercial property also accounts for the most properties in Tendring, at 55.9% of its rateable properties.
In Tendring, retail is 14.5% of rateable properties and 23.9% of rateable value; across the East of England the figures are 20.6% and 18.7%. High-value property is limited in Tendring: around 10 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to around 20 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 44 other councils in the East of England, 20 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Tendring's +16.3% and 23 saw a stronger one. Industrial property saw the biggest rise in Tendring: total rateable value up 21.9% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +20.2% for industrial property across the East of England. Even the weakest sector in Tendring, office property, rose 3.0% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +13.2% for office property across the East of England.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Tendring equalled 31.5% 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 Tendring: 51.8% 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 Tendring compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in East of England, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the East of England
Other East of England councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Tendring's £10,992.
- Business rates in North Norfolk£11,418 average rateable value, £426 higher than Tendring
- Business rates in Great Yarmouth£16,120 average rateable value, £5,128 higher than Tendring
- Business rates in Maldon£18,280 average rateable value, £7,288 higher than Tendring
- Business rates in King's Lynn & West Norfolk£19,764 average rateable value, £8,772 higher than Tendring
- Business rates in Babergh£19,797 average rateable value, £8,805 higher than Tendring
- Business rates in Rochford£19,899 average rateable value, £8,907 higher than Tendring
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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