East of England · 2025-26
Business Rates in Thurrock UA
Businesses in Thurrock UA paid £141.4m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Thurrock UA
Share of £35.1m total relief, 2025-26.
Thurrock UA at a glance
Thurrock UA granted £35.1m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £4.4m in Small Business Rate Relief and £3.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £6.3m went to charity relief and £9.9m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Thurrock UA has an estimated 6,995 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Thurrock UA ranks 122 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 Thurrock UA rose by 19.8% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Thurrock UA?
Thurrock UA's local authority collected £141.4m 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 Thurrock UA?
Thurrock UA granted £35.1m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £4.4m in Small Business Rate Relief, £3.6m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £6.3m in charity relief, and £9.9m 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.
Thurrock UA compared with the East of England and England
- Average rateable value
- £76,302£44,167 above the East of England average (£32,135)£42,312 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 59.6%25.0 percentage points above its 34.6% share in the East of England
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +19.3%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 £76,302, Thurrock UA has the 9th highest figure of England's 296 councils and 2nd of 45 in the East of England. Industrial property also accounts for the most properties in Thurrock UA, at 38.7% of its rateable properties.
In Thurrock UA, retail is 26.7% of rateable properties and 17.7% of rateable value; across the East of England the figures are 20.6% and 18.7%. 120 rateable properties in Thurrock UA were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, which is 0.7% of the national total, and 140 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Only 10 of the 44 other councils in the East of England saw a stronger change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Thurrock UA's +19.3%. Other commercial property saw the biggest rise in Thurrock UA: total rateable value up 20.1% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +22.9% for other commercial property across the East of England. Even the weakest sector in Thurrock UA, office property, rose 5.3% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +13.2% for office property across the East of England.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Thurrock UA equalled 18.9% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, below the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, empty property relief accounted for the most in Thurrock UA: 28.4% 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 Thurrock UA 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 Thurrock UA's £76,302.
- Business rates in Cambridge£83,087 average rateable value, £6,785 higher than Thurrock UA
- Business rates in Welwyn Hatfield£61,945 average rateable value, £14,357 lower than Thurrock UA
- Business rates in Three Rivers£56,444 average rateable value, £19,858 lower than Thurrock UA
- Business rates in Stevenage£54,699 average rateable value, £21,603 lower than Thurrock UA
- Business rates in Hertsmere£54,139 average rateable value, £22,163 lower than Thurrock UA
- Business rates in South Cambridgeshire£50,659 average rateable value, £25,643 lower than Thurrock 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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