North West · 2025-26
Business Rates in Wyre
Businesses in Wyre paid £27.4m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Wyre
Share of £12.0m total relief, 2025-26.
Wyre at a glance
Wyre granted £12.0m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £5.9m in Small Business Rate Relief and £2.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.4m went to charity relief and £0.6m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Wyre has an estimated 3,985 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Wyre ranks 125 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 Wyre rose by 16.5% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Wyre?
Wyre's local authority collected £27.4m 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 Wyre?
Wyre granted £12.0m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £5.9m in Small Business Rate Relief, £2.4m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.4m in charity relief, and £0.6m 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.
Wyre compared with the North West and England
- Average rateable value
- £18,294£7,035 below the North West average (£25,329)£15,696 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Other commercial property, 40.5%8.0 percentage points above its 32.5% share in the North West
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +14.3%North West: +19.3%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
On average rateable value, Wyre sits 262nd among England's 296 councils at £18,294, which is 29th of 35 in the North West. Other commercial property also accounts for the most properties in Wyre, at 32.7% of its rateable properties.
Shops and other retail property account for 28.5% of Wyre's rateable properties and 25.8% of its value, higher than the 25.1% and 22.4% across the North West. High-value property is limited in Wyre: around 20 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, unchanged at around 20 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
None of the 34 other councils in the North West saw a weaker change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Wyre's +14.3%. Other commercial property saw the biggest rise in Wyre: total rateable value up 19.8% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +25.6% for other commercial property across the North West. Even the weakest sector in Wyre, retail property, rose 4.0% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +6.2% for retail property across the North West.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Wyre equalled 29.3% 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 Wyre: 49.1% 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 Wyre compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in North West, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the North West
Other North West councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Wyre's £18,294.
- Business rates in Blackpool UA£18,424 average rateable value, £130 higher than Wyre
- Business rates in Ribble Valley£17,964 average rateable value, £330 lower than Wyre
- Business rates in Hyndburn£19,502 average rateable value, £1,208 higher than Wyre
- Business rates in Westmorland and Furness£16,680 average rateable value, £1,614 lower than Wyre
- Business rates in Blackburn with Darwen UA£15,582 average rateable value, £2,712 lower than Wyre
- Business rates in Burnley£15,358 average rateable value, £2,936 lower than Wyre
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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