State of Business Rates in England 2026 · 15 councils
Business rates in Yorkshire and The Humber
Yorkshire and The Humber has an average business rateable value of £24,643 at March 2026 across just 15 councils — the second-smallest number of local authorities of any English region, after the North East — covering 209,380 rateable properties and a total commercial rateable value of £5.16 billion.
North Lincolnshire leads the region at £38,630, driven by Humberside's port, steel and petrochemical industry, followed by York at £33,596 — a historic and tourism-driven economy rather than an industrial one — and Wakefield at £30,809. At the lower end, Barnsley (£18,435), North Yorkshire (£18,240) — England's largest local authority by area, covering vast rural and agricultural land — and Calderdale (£17,202) sit well below the regional average.
Leeds and Sheffield, the region's two largest cities by property count, sit closer to the regional middle than its top: Leeds has 31,750 rateable properties (the fifth-highest of any English council) and a mean RV of £30,100, while Sheffield has 18,940 properties at £28,709 — both driven by scale rather than per-property value.
The 2026 revaluation lifted the region's total rateable value by 17.8%, behind England's 19.6%.
The region holds 1,090 properties valued at £500,000 or more at March 2026, 6.4% of the national total, from just 15 councils — reflecting the region's comparatively even, mid-value commercial property base rather than a small number of extreme outliers.
For businesses in Yorkshire and The Humber, the 2026 revaluation raised values by less than the England average in total (17.8% against 19.6%) and in retail (7.8% against 10.0%), while industrial property, 35.4% of the region's value at March 2026, rose 22.9%, ahead of England's 21.4%.
Sector mix
The region's sector mix leans industrial: 35.4% of total value at March 2026 sits in industrial property, the third-highest share nationally, against just 11.6% in offices — the second-lowest office share of any English region.
At the 2026 revaluation industrial property rose 22.9%, ahead of England's 21.4%, and offices rose 15.4%, ahead of England's 14.6%. Retail rose 7.8%, behind England's 10.0%, and other commercial uses rose 20.0%, the smallest rise of any region, against England's 28.5%.
All 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber
| Council | Average rateable value, March 2026Average RV | Change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluationChange | Rank in EnglandRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Lincolnshire UA | £38,630 | +22.1% | 75 of 296 |
| York UA | £33,596 | +19.3% | 106 of 296 |
| Wakefield | £30,809 | +21.7% | 126 of 296 |
| Leeds | £30,100 | +17.0% | 134 of 296 |
| Doncaster | £29,146 | +19.2% | 139 of 296 |
| Sheffield | £28,709 | +15.9% | 145 of 296 |
| Rotherham | £27,354 | +17.9% | 158 of 296 |
| North East Lincolnshire UA | £27,171 | +15.3% | 161 of 296 |
| Kingston-upon-Hull UA | £25,386 | +17.5% | 185 of 296 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire UA | £23,947 | +21.6% | 205 of 296 |
| Bradford | £19,415 | +12.4% | 251 of 296 |
| Kirklees | £18,612 | +18.6% | 258 of 296 |
| Barnsley | £18,435 | +16.7% | 259 of 296 |
| North Yorkshire | £18,240 | +18.3% | 264 of 296 |
| Calderdale | £17,202 | +17.3% | 273 of 296 |
Averages are means: total rateable value divided by the number of properties, so a small number of very high-value properties can pull them up. Ranks are by average rateable value.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data: 'Non-domestic rating: stock of properties, March 2026' and 'Non-domestic rating: change in rateable value of rating lists, England and Wales, 2026 Revaluation (compiled list)' — Open Government Licence v3.0
Other regions
- London£64,921
- South East£35,296
- East of England£32,135
- East Midlands£28,602
- West Midlands£28,222
- North West£25,329
- North East£24,511
- South West£23,944
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