Challenge register

Every challenge that changed a rateable value

Every formal challenge to a business rates valuation that has altered the 2026 rating list in England and Wales. A challenge the Valuation Office refuses outright changes nothing, so it does not appear here — every row below moved somebody’s bill.

Updated from our weekly VOA ingest Rateable value before and after, per property

Net rateable value removed

£343,100

20 cut · 0 unchanged · 0 raised

Typical reduction

−22.5%

Median of the 20 with a before-and-after

Reduced the bill

20 of 20

Where both values are known

Showing 29 of 29 settled challenges in September 2026

15 Sept 2026Address not heldDescription not heldTorridgeNot classifiedAlteration of a non deleted assessment46370507283
15 Sept 20261-4, PONTELAND ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE5 3AJOffices And PremisesNewcastle upon TyneNE5 3AJOffices£22,250£14,250−£8,000−36.0%Alteration of a non deleted assessment44145410280
15 Sept 202613, BULL STREET, BURNLEY BB11 1DWHairdressing Salon And PremisesBurnleyBB11 1DWOther / Specialist£12,750£12,500−£250−2.0%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46389740280
15 Sept 2026VOSSLOH COGIFER UK LTD (WAREHOUSE), NORMANBY ROAD, SCUNTHORPE DN15 8FAWorkshop And PremisesNorth LincolnshireDN15 8FAIndustrial & Warehousing£185,000£82,000−£103,000−55.7%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46400788282
15 Sept 202610B, WARBOYS AIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, HUNTINGDON PE28 2SHWarehouse And PremisesHuntingdonshirePE28 2SHIndustrial & Warehousing£25,750£16,000−£9,750−37.9%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46382711282
14 Sept 20265-7, PARKWAY, LONDON NW1 7PGClub And PremisesCamdenNW1 7PGLeisure & Hospitality£275,000£213,000−£62,000−22.5%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46421921284
14 Sept 20262, NELSON ARCADE, LONDON SE10 9JBShop And PremisesGreenwichSE10 9JBRetail£16,750£14,000−£2,750−16.4%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46433588281
11 Sept 2026Address not heldDescription not heldNewcastle under LymeNot classifiedAlteration of a non deleted assessment46498929283
11 Sept 2026MERCHANTS BUILDING OFF, KENT STREET, BLACKBURN BB1 1DEChildrens Play Centre And PremisesBlackburn with DarwenBB1 1DEUnclassified£105,000£93,000−£12,000−11.4%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46438905280
11 Sept 2026UNIT 4 AT 2, KINGS ROAD, READING RG1 3AAShop And PremisesReadingRG1 3AARetail£18,750£13,250−£5,500−29.3%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46387804281
11 Sept 2026UNIT 2 AT 2, KINGS ROAD, READING RG1 3AAShop And PremisesReadingRG1 3AARetail£29,500£21,000−£8,500−28.8%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46387809281
11 Sept 2026UNIT 1 AT 2, KINGS ROAD, READING RG1 3AAShop And PremisesReadingRG1 3AARetail£32,500£23,250−£9,250−28.5%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46387788281
11 Sept 2026UNIT 3D-E THE HOLLOWS, WINSLOW ROAD, MILTON KEYNES MK17 0PDGym And PremisesBuckinghamshireMK17 0PDLeisure & Hospitality£15,250£12,000−£3,250−21.3%Alteration of a non deleted assessment44165816281
10 Sept 2026Address not heldDescription not heldCheshire EastNot classifiedCoverted into 8 one bed apartments46330457280
10 Sept 2026OPTIONS UNIT 105 105/117, BROUGHTON LANE, SALFORD M7 9UHWorkshop And PremisesSalfordM7 9UHIndustrial & Warehousing£12,750£9,000−£3,750−29.4%Alteration of a non deleted assessment44158376280
10 Sept 202620, HIGH STREET, EGHAM TW20 9DTRestaurant And PremisesRunnymedeTW20 9DTLeisure & Hospitality£20,750£19,750−£1,000−4.8%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46450740281
9 Sept 2026RMS 97-98 AT 3RD FLR 65, LONDON WALL, LONDON EC2M 5TUOffices And PremisesCity of LondonEC2M 5TUOffices£15,750£12,500−£3,250−20.6%Alteration of a non deleted assessment44141261284
9 Sept 2026GND FLR 325, BURY ROAD, BOLTON BL2 6BBShowroom And PremisesBoltonBL2 6BBOther / Specialist£22,000£16,750−£5,250−23.9%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46473074280
8 Sept 2026Address not heldDescription not heldDurham CountyNot classifiedReconstituted46414573280
8 Sept 20263, BREWERY SQUARE, DORCHESTER DT1 1GWShop And PremisesDorset CouncilDT1 1GWRetail£13,750£11,500−£2,250−16.4%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46471016538
8 Sept 2026Address not heldLand Used For Storage And PremisesDurham CountyDH7 8HJCar Parking & Storage£24,250Reconstituted46414573280
8 Sept 2026Address not heldFactory And PremisesDurham CountyDH7 8HJIndustrial & Warehousing£32,250Reconstituted46414573280
7 Sept 2026Address not heldDescription not heldGatesheadNot classifiedAlteration of a non deleted assessment46425975280
7 Sept 2026Address not heldDescription not heldWestmorland and FurnessNot classifiedAlteration of a non deleted assessment46504189280
7 Sept 2026UNIT 15, WEETH LANE, CAMBORNE TR14 7DBEsacpe Rooms And PremisesCornwallTR14 7DBCar Parking & Storage£17,750£14,000−£3,750−21.1%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46398656283
4 Sept 2026Address not heldDescription not heldCheshire West and ChesterNot classifiedAlteration of a non deleted assessment46380480280
4 Sept 2026FEN WATTON RADIO MODEL CLUB, OVINGTON ROAD, THETFORD IP25 6SFRadio Model Practice Site And PremisesBrecklandIP25 6SFCar Parking & Storage£13,750£8,400−£5,350−38.9%Alteration of a non deleted assessment46376082282
4 Sept 202621, THE MARSH, SOUTHAMPTON SO45 6AJShop And PremisesNew ForestSO45 6AJRetail£17,500£13,250−£4,250−24.3%Alteration of a non deleted assessment44158402281
3 Sept 2026KYBOTECH LTD, CLAYLANDS AVENUE, WORKSOP S81 7BQFactory And PremisesBassetlawS81 7BQIndustrial & Warehousing£970,000£880,000−£90,000−9.3%Alteration of a non deleted assessment44160067282