London · 2025-26
Business Rates in Wandsworth
Businesses in Wandsworth paid £123.2m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Wandsworth
Share of £45.1m total relief, 2025-26.
Wandsworth at a glance
Wandsworth granted £45.1m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £7.8m in Small Business Rate Relief and £11.8m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £17.0m went to charity relief and £6.1m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Wandsworth has an estimated 14,925 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Wandsworth ranks 197 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 retail property in Wandsworth rose by 16.6% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Wandsworth?
Wandsworth's local authority collected £123.2m 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 Wandsworth?
Wandsworth granted £45.1m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £7.8m in Small Business Rate Relief, £11.8m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £17.0m in charity relief, and £6.1m 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.
Wandsworth compared with London and England
- Average rateable value
- £43,865£21,056 below the London average (£64,921)£9,875 above the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 31.3%7.5 percentage points above its 23.8% share in London
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +20.4%London: +22.5%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
On average rateable value, Wandsworth sits 51st among England's 296 councils at £43,865, which is 17th of 33 in London. Retail property makes up the largest share of Wandsworth's rateable properties (36.0%), but other commercial property carries the most rateable value (31.3%).
Shops and other retail property account for 36.0% of Wandsworth's rateable properties and 28.1% of its value, higher than the 28.9% and 19.7% across London. High-value property is limited in Wandsworth: around 70 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to 110 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Of the 32 other councils in London, 21 saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Wandsworth's +20.4% and 11 saw a stronger one. Industrial property saw the biggest rise in Wandsworth: total rateable value up 42.3% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +24.4% for industrial property across London. Even the weakest sector in Wandsworth, office property, rose 13.5% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +14.4% for office property across London.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Wandsworth equalled 22.5% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, above the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, charity relief accounted for the most in Wandsworth: 37.7% of the total, above the England figure of 29.7%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
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Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in London
Other London councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Wandsworth's £43,865.
- Business rates in Merton£44,261 average rateable value, £396 higher than Wandsworth
- Business rates in Sutton£43,099 average rateable value, £766 lower than Wandsworth
- Business rates in Kingston-upon-Thames£44,692 average rateable value, £827 higher than Wandsworth
- Business rates in Enfield£45,159 average rateable value, £1,294 higher than Wandsworth
- Business rates in Bexley£42,138 average rateable value, £1,727 lower than Wandsworth
- Business rates in Barking & Dagenham£46,375 average rateable value, £2,510 higher than Wandsworth
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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