South West · 2025-26
Business Rates in Wiltshire UA
Businesses in Wiltshire UA paid £172.6m in net business rates during 2025-26, above the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Wiltshire UA
Share of £53.7m total relief, 2025-26.
Wiltshire UA at a glance
Wiltshire UA granted £53.7m in relief overall, higher than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £20.4m in Small Business Rate Relief and £8.8m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £13.7m went to charity relief and £6.5m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Wiltshire UA has an estimated 21,360 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Wiltshire UA ranks 225 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 Wiltshire UA rose by 22.3% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Wiltshire UA?
Wiltshire UA's local authority collected £172.6m 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 Wiltshire UA?
Wiltshire UA granted £53.7m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £20.4m in Small Business Rate Relief, £8.8m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £13.7m in charity relief, and £6.5m 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.
Wiltshire UA compared with the South West and England
- Average rateable value
- £26,799£2,855 above the South West average (£23,944)£7,191 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 35.2%4.4 percentage points above its 30.8% share in the South West
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +17.6%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
On average rateable value, Wiltshire UA sits 166th among England's 296 councils at £26,799, which is 11th of 27 in the South West. The same sector leads on numbers too: 34.6% of Wiltshire UA's rateable properties fall in the industrial category.
Retail makes up 19.0% of Wiltshire UA's rateable properties and 20.5% of its rateable value, both below the 20.1% and 22.7% across the South West. At March 2026, around 90 of Wiltshire UA's rateable properties had a rateable value of £500,000 or more, rising to 110 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Wiltshire UA's +17.6% change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation sits mid-table in the South West: stronger than in 16 of the 26 other councils and weaker than in 9. The sharpest increase in Wiltshire UA was in other commercial property, where total rateable value rose 23.1% at the 2026 revaluation, in line with the +23.0% across the South West. No sector fell in Wiltshire UA: office property moved least, up 3.9% at the 2026 revaluation, compared with +18.7% for office property across the South West.
Reliefs
In 2025-26, relief in Wiltshire UA came to 22.2% 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 Wiltshire UA, at 38.0% 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 Wiltshire UA 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 Wiltshire UA's £26,799.
- Business rates in North Somerset UA£27,577 average rateable value, £778 higher than Wiltshire UA
- Business rates in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole UA£24,826 average rateable value, £1,973 lower than Wiltshire UA
- Business rates in Bath & North East Somerset UA£28,839 average rateable value, £2,040 higher than Wiltshire UA
- Business rates in Stroud£23,824 average rateable value, £2,975 lower than Wiltshire UA
- Business rates in Plymouth UA£30,764 average rateable value, £3,965 higher than Wiltshire UA
- Business rates in Somerset£21,868 average rateable value, £4,931 lower than Wiltshire 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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