East Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in West Lindsey
Businesses in West Lindsey paid £19.2m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in West Lindsey
Share of £8.2m total relief, 2025-26.
West Lindsey at a glance
West Lindsey granted £8.2m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £3.3m in Small Business Rate Relief and £0.8m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.5m went to charity relief and £0.8m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
West Lindsey has an estimated 3,690 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
West Lindsey ranks 118 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 West Lindsey rose by 24.3% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in West Lindsey?
West Lindsey's local authority collected £19.2m 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 West Lindsey?
West Lindsey granted £8.2m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £3.3m in Small Business Rate Relief, £0.8m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.5m in charity relief, and £0.8m 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.
West Lindsey compared with the East Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £17,763£10,839 below the East Midlands average (£28,602)£16,227 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 38.1%6.1 percentage points below its 44.2% share in the East Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +16.1%East Midlands: +16.4%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
West Lindsey ranks 269th of 296 English councils for average rateable value, at £17,763, and 33rd of 35 in the East Midlands. The same sector leads on numbers too: 33.5% of West Lindsey's rateable properties fall in the industrial category.
Retail accounts for 20.0% of West Lindsey's rateable properties and 17.9% of its rateable value, compared with 23.3% and 18.5% across the East Midlands. At March 2026, around 10 of West Lindsey's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, rising to around 20 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
West Lindsey's +16.1% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the East Midlands: stronger than in 23 of the 34 other councils and weaker than in 10. The sharpest increase in West Lindsey was in industrial property, where total rateable value rose 24.3% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +18.8% for industrial property across the East Midlands. No sector fell in West Lindsey: office property moved least, up 6.3% at the 2026 revaluation, in line with the +5.9% across the East Midlands.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in West Lindsey came to 28.1% 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 West Lindsey, at 40.7% 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 West Lindsey compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in East Midlands, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the East Midlands
Other East Midlands councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to West Lindsey's £17,763.
- Business rates in North East Derbyshire£18,389 average rateable value, £626 higher than West Lindsey
- Business rates in East Lindsey£16,813 average rateable value, £950 lower than West Lindsey
- Business rates in Erewash£18,898 average rateable value, £1,135 higher than West Lindsey
- Business rates in High Peak£20,418 average rateable value, £2,655 higher than West Lindsey
- Business rates in Rutland UA£21,106 average rateable value, £3,343 higher than West Lindsey
- Business rates in Derbyshire Dales£12,933 average rateable value, £4,830 lower than West Lindsey
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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