Overpayment map

Where business properties in England and Wales are most likely to be overpaying

Name: Flagged business properties by billing authority, England and Wales
Creator: BusinessRateChecker
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All 318 billing authorities in England and Wales, ranked by the share of properties whose rateable value looks high against genuine comparables. 203,888 of 2,001,732 properties are flagged, about 10.2%.

Indicative saving a year£465macross all flagged properties

Flagged1 in 10business properties in England and Wales

Properties flagged203,888of 2,001,732 analysed

Median claim£707a year, per flagged property

The map

Green, amber and red show each authority’s band. Use the toggle on the map to switch between share flagged, median claim, and how often Checks and Challenges cut the rateable value.

Highest % of properties flagged

City of Leicester22.2%
Barking & Dagenham19.7%
Tamworth18.5%
Bristol City18.4%
Bath and North East Somerset18.2%

Lowest % of properties flagged

Tendring3.8%
Rother3.8%
Isles of Scilly4.5%
Adur4.6%
Rushcliffe4.7%

Highest win rates

Pembrokeshire34%
Brighton & Hove34%
Isle of Anglesey33%
Croydon33%
Gwynedd32%

Councils with at least 100 resolved.

All 318 billing authorities in England and Wales

296 in England and 22 in Wales. Sort on any column; click again to reverse. Win rates are the VOA’s figures for the 2023 rating list; * marks fewer than 50 resolved Challenges.

Business properties flagged for business rates in each of the 318 billing authorities in England and Wales (2026 rating lists), ranked by the percentage of properties flagged. Median claim is the median annual saving per flagged property. Properties at or below the small business rate relief level (rateable value £12,000 in England, £6,000 in Wales) count one third. Check and Challenge win rates are the share of resolved cases on the 2023 rating list where the rateable value went down (VOA official statistics); * marks fewer than 50 resolved Challenges, so treat that rate with caution. Click a column heading to re-sort.
Rank
1	City of Leicester	England	12,091	22.2%	£458	20%	64%
2	Barking & Dagenham	England	4,382	19.7%	£562	15%	40%
3	Tamworth	England	2,012	18.5%	£669	15%	83%
4	Bristol City	England	15,912	18.4%	£648	31%	55%
5	Bath and North East Somerset	England	6,310	18.2%	£611	20%	78%
6	East Staffordshire	England	3,854	17.8%	£497	20%	78%
7	Exeter	England	4,808	17.8%	£929	20%	50%
8	High Peak	England	3,566	17.8%	£259	24%	67%*
9	Lichfield	England	2,846	17.8%	£540	19%	50%*
10	Barnet	England	7,780	17.7%	£734	19%	46%
11	Havering	England	5,725	17.5%	£592	18%	54%
12	Milton Keynes	England	8,416	17.5%	£1,015	23%	56%
13	Worcester	England	2,968	17.5%	£648	17%	57%
14	Walsall	England	7,802	17.1%	£605	21%	64%
15	Spelthorne	England	2,271	17.0%	£778	17%	50%*
16	Enfield	England	6,845	16.8%	£778	25%	43%
17	Newcastle under Lyme	England	3,332	16.7%	£389	23%	89%
18	Haringey	England	7,105	16.5%	£860	16%	50%
19	Sutton	England	3,724	16.5%	£611	24%	20%
20	Kensington & Chelsea	England	8,456	16.0%	£2,419	18%	50%
21	Dudley	England	9,976	15.8%	£605	18%	62%
22	Sheffield	England	17,942	15.7%	£670	21%	52%
23	Stoke on Trent	England	8,953	15.7%	£518	17%	67%
24	Norwich	England	6,703	15.4%	£898	22%	55%
25	Swansea	Wales	7,539	15.2%	£527	29%	64%
26	Buckinghamshire	England	14,692	15.1%	£886	21%	52%
27	Chesterfield	England	4,181	15.1%	£535	19%	60%
28	Newport	Wales	4,561	15.0%	£403	22%	60%
29	Wyre Forest	England	3,314	15.0%	£454	17%	67%
30	Brent	England	8,903	14.9%	£669	17%	36%
31	Hinckley & Bosworth	England	3,122	14.9%	£562	17%	75%*
32	Sandwell	England	10,260	14.7%	£734	16%	72%
33	Swindon	England	5,274	14.5%	£648	26%	73%
34	Bedford	England	5,144	14.4%	£745	20%	60%
35	Conwy	Wales	5,140	14.1%	£298	19%	75%*
36	Runnymede	England	2,623	14.1%	£886	25%	50%
37	Coventry	England	8,324	14.0%	£605	21%	53%
38	Derby	England	8,051	13.9%	£611	26%	80%
39	Broxtowe	England	2,553	13.8%	£535	23%	100%*
40	Cardiff	Wales	12,957	13.8%	£602	32%	58%
41	North Somerset	England	6,103	13.8%	£478	22%	64%
42	Redbridge	England	6,527	13.8%	£713	18%	50%
43	Somerset	England	21,030	13.8%	£454	22%	69%
44	Harrow	England	5,422	13.7%	£707	17%	43%
45	Richmond upon Thames	England	5,366	13.7%	£974	25%	58%
46	Waltham Forest	England	6,677	13.7%	£630	16%	56%
47	Amber Valley	England	3,694	13.6%	£432	16%	67%*
48	Wiltshire	England	15,276	13.5%	£626	19%	71%
49	City and County of Kingston upon Hull	England	8,923	13.4%	£734	20%	67%
50	Plymouth	England	7,496	13.4%	£573	16%	79%
51	East Devon	England	7,021	13.3%	£475	27%	55%
52	Stroud	England	4,048	13.3%	£518	21%	57%
53	Islington	England	11,621	13.2%	£955	23%	22%
54	Redditch	England	2,444	13.2%	£864	15%	67%
55	Reigate & Banstead	England	3,427	13.2%	£562	19%	50%
56	Stevenage	England	2,125	13.1%	£955	19%	78%
57	Cheltenham	England	3,947	13.0%	£907	21%	73%
58	Camden	England	17,649	12.9%	£1,828	20%	42%
59	Oadby & Wigston	England	1,401	12.9%	£734	26%	100%*
60	Cotswold	England	5,253	12.8%	£432	23%	55%
61	North Hertfordshire	England	4,447	12.8%	£672	18%	75%*
62	Nottingham	England	11,125	12.8%	£783	18%	73%
63	Wolverhampton	England	8,462	12.8%	£626	18%	55%
64	Cherwell	England	4,867	12.7%	£886	19%	40%
65	Nuneaton & Bedworth	England	3,001	12.7%	£713	21%	60%
66	Rotherham	England	7,392	12.6%	£583	17%	63%
67	Sunderland	England	7,798	12.5%	£554	23%	67%
68	Hammersmith & Fulham	England	9,133	12.4%	£917	25%	42%
69	Melton	England	1,545	12.4%	£688	17%	100%*
70	Charnwood	England	4,604	12.3%	£670	18%	50%*
71	Hounslow	England	7,471	12.3%	£688	31%	36%
72	Cambridge	England	4,018	12.2%	£1,339	29%	63%
73	Herefordshire	England	7,769	12.2%	£562	21%	56%
74	Westminster	England	34,076	12.1%	£3,677	30%	56%
75	Lancaster	England	4,901	12.0%	£401	21%	63%
76	Mole Valley	England	2,929	12.0%	£778	22%	38%
77	North West Leicestershire	England	3,282	12.0%	£554	18%	75%*
78	Fylde	England	2,847	11.9%	£573	19%	50%*
79	New Forest	England	7,038	11.9%	£611	20%	56%
80	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	3,562	11.9%	£477	24%	67%*
81	Bridgend	Wales	5,019	11.8%	£377	19%	75%*
82	South Oxfordshire	England	4,386	11.8%	£611	23%	50%
83	Ealing	England	10,647	11.7%	£1,080	23%	62%
84	Stratford on Avon	England	5,483	11.7%	£518	29%	44%
85	Tandridge	England	2,654	11.7%	£626	23%	100%*
86	West Lancashire	England	3,251	11.7%	£648	21%	50%*
87	West Suffolk	England	5,971	11.7%	£972	22%	50%
88	Test Valley	England	4,681	11.6%	£778	19%	56%
89	Warwick	England	5,088	11.6%	£756	16%	58%
90	Eastbourne	England	3,012	11.5%	£611	23%	75%*
91	Great Yarmouth	England	4,769	11.5%	£516	24%	64%
92	South Kesteven	England	4,230	11.5%	£734	19%	50%*
93	Bromsgrove	England	3,195	11.4%	£478	22%	60%
94	Cannock Chase	England	3,524	11.4%	£458	12%	75%
95	Eastleigh	England	2,966	11.4%	£1,253	22%	44%
96	Fenland	England	2,834	11.4%	£535	29%	67%*
97	Ipswich	England	4,564	11.4%	£886	17%	44%
98	Tewkesbury	England	2,951	11.4%	£583	19%	75%
99	Peterborough	England	5,919	11.3%	£734	21%	53%
100	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	7,450	11.3%	£402	20%	67%
101	Rutland	England	1,566	11.3%	£478	19%	67%*
102	Dartford	England	3,317	11.2%	£3,655	22%	30%
103	Gateshead	England	6,529	11.2%	£950	15%	64%
104	Gloucester	England	3,984	11.2%	£1,015	20%	57%
105	South Derbyshire	England	2,224	11.2%	£363	25%	50%*
106	Erewash	England	3,525	11.1%	£410	21%	100%*
107	Babergh	England	3,383	11.0%	£540	18%	40%
108	Breckland	England	4,202	11.0%	£688	23%	71%
109	Derbyshire Dales	England	4,323	11.0%	£363	16%	100%*
110	Fareham	England	3,093	11.0%	£713	21%	50%
111	Harlow	England	2,277	11.0%	£1,203	17%	75%*
112	Monmouthshire	Wales	3,047	11.0%	£552	19%	75%*
113	Stockton-on-Tees	England	5,479	11.0%	£688	25%	71%
114	Basildon	England	4,697	10.9%	£1,184	24%	57%
115	Kingston upon Thames	England	4,353	10.9%	£1,441	17%	46%
116	Bassetlaw	England	4,130	10.8%	£497	24%	60%
117	Guildford	England	4,184	10.8%	£1,642	21%	54%
118	Teignbridge	England	5,131	10.8%	£516	15%	75%
119	Winchester	England	4,815	10.8%	£778	24%	44%
120	Cheshire West and Chester	England	11,520	10.7%	£726	19%	63%
121	Broadland	England	3,565	10.6%	£540	22%	50%*
122	South Ribble	England	3,177	10.6%	£478	29%	50%*
123	Hartlepool	England	2,751	10.5%	£707	25%	67%*
124	Kings Lynn & West Norfolk	England	6,133	10.5%	£535	24%	67%
125	Lambeth	England	8,650	10.5%	£936	23%	50%
126	Lewisham	England	5,950	10.5%	£670	21%	40%
127	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	11,266	10.5%	£745	24%	73%
128	Rugby	England	2,741	10.5%	£475	19%	75%*
129	South Hams	England	6,195	10.5%	£401	26%	50%*
130	North East Lincolnshire	England	5,208	10.4%	£707	16%	75%*
131	Welwyn Hatfield	England	2,801	10.4%	£1,469	19%	75%
132	Malvern Hills	England	2,787	10.3%	£389	29%	67%*
133	Halton	England	3,561	10.2%	£478	17%	63%
134	West Devon	England	2,219	10.2%	£478	29%	50%*
135	Shropshire	England	11,894	10.1%	£420	20%	73%
136	Torbay	England	5,297	10.1%	£420	27%	60%
137	Wychavon	England	4,772	10.1%	£583	19%	63%
138	Cheshire East	England	14,565	10.0%	£562	29%	67%
139	Lincoln	England	3,423	10.0%	£1,165	20%	75%*
140	Pembrokeshire	Wales	6,354	10.0%	£351	34%	75%*
141	St Albans	England	3,692	10.0%	£1,058	24%	64%
142	Blaby	England	2,264	9.9%	£1,280	18%	33%*
143	Bromley	England	7,039	9.9%	£842	26%	55%
144	Epsom & Ewell	England	1,657	9.9%	£864	20%	67%*
145	Oxford	England	4,211	9.9%	£1,944	19%	60%
146	Central Bedfordshire Council	England	6,687	9.8%	£936	22%	60%
147	Cornwall	England	34,689	9.8%	£439	26%	68%
148	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	10,987	9.8%	£583	27%	75%
149	Gwynedd	Wales	7,488	9.8%	£276	32%	75%*
150	Huntingdonshire	England	5,314	9.8%	£898	22%	41%
151	Middlesbrough	England	4,399	9.8%	£649	21%	88%
152	Newark & Sherwood	England	3,957	9.8%	£535	30%	67%*
153	Torfaen	Wales	2,961	9.8%	£630	21%	50%*
154	Wandsworth	England	8,069	9.8%	£1,253	27%	46%
155	North Kesteven	England	3,242	9.7%	£439	17%	75%*
156	Stafford	England	4,141	9.7%	£535	17%	50%
157	Telford and Wrekin	England	5,105	9.7%	£611	27%	70%
158	Caerphilly	Wales	4,996	9.6%	£602	19%	60%
159	Darlington	England	3,810	9.6%	£630	19%	60%
160	Forest of Dean	England	3,124	9.6%	£669	29%	50%*
161	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	3,253	9.6%	£280	33%	50%*
162	Mid Suffolk	England	3,266	9.6%	£454	25%	67%
163	Reading	England	5,398	9.6%	£799	17%	61%
164	South Gloucestershire	England	7,329	9.6%	£670	21%	59%
165	Southampton City	England	6,383	9.6%	£1,296	21%	55%
166	Tunbridge Wells	England	3,790	9.6%	£764	27%	63%
167	Wyre	England	3,830	9.6%	£363	20%	70%
168	Blackpool	England	6,294	9.5%	£325	23%	50%
169	Southend-on-Sea	England	5,448	9.5%	£611	28%	80%
170	Stockport	England	10,945	9.5%	£535	22%	62%
171	Doncaster	England	9,187	9.4%	£540	22%	64%
172	Elmbridge	England	3,603	9.4%	£1,015	26%	29%
173	Hillingdon	England	8,529	9.4%	£1,145	16%	36%
174	South Cambridgeshire	England	5,165	9.4%	£936	31%	50%
175	Southwark	England	12,191	9.4%	£2,074	28%	47%
176	Tameside	England	7,318	9.4%	£649	19%	56%
177	Bolsover	England	2,286	9.3%	£325	23%	67%*
178	East Suffolk	England	12,330	9.3%	£325	21%	67%
179	Mid Devon	England	3,278	9.3%	£458	29%	33%*
180	Newham	England	7,723	9.3%	£1,261	18%	55%
181	North Tyneside	England	6,102	9.3%	£497	19%	60%
182	Bury	England	5,835	9.2%	£626	27%	57%
183	Ceredigion	Wales	3,491	9.2%	£351	23%	50%*
184	Northumberland	England	13,185	9.2%	£382	25%	68%
185	South Holland	England	2,660	9.2%	£648	15%	33%*
186	Warrington	England	6,546	9.2%	£1,080	28%	56%
187	Wigan	England	9,183	9.2%	£605	24%	67%
188	Braintree	England	4,878	9.1%	£936	26%	67%
189	Durham County	England	14,638	9.1%	£592	22%	57%
190	Mansfield	England	3,195	9.1%	£592	17%	25%*
191	Rossendale	England	2,655	9.1%	£626	30%	50%*
192	Carmarthenshire	Wales	6,529	9.0%	£438	26%	75%*
193	Hackney	England	12,065	9.0%	£1,015	24%	48%
194	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	3,998	9.0%	£427	28%	22%
195	Staffordshire Moorlands	England	2,869	9.0%	£389	22%	50%*
196	Burnley	England	5,254	8.9%	£259	22%	57%
197	Greenwich	England	5,835	8.9%	£1,253	16%	43%
198	North Lincolnshire	England	5,220	8.9%	£669	18%	75%*
199	North Northamptonshire	England	11,079	8.9%	£984	17%	43%
200	Thurrock	England	4,183	8.8%	£1,566	20%	56%
201	Hyndburn	England	3,218	8.7%	£554	24%	67%*
202	Mid Sussex	England	4,339	8.7%	£821	26%	43%
203	Redcar and Cleveland	England	4,157	8.7%	£401	25%	60%
204	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	England	15,644	8.6%	£475	21%	64%
205	East Cambridgeshire	England	2,399	8.6%	£554	24%	67%*
206	Merton	England	5,129	8.6%	£2,009	23%	50%
207	Gosport	England	1,884	8.5%	£648	18%	50%*
208	Powys	Wales	6,123	8.5%	£368	27%	67%
209	South Norfolk	England	4,413	8.5%	£518	21%	75%*
210	Thanet	England	5,493	8.5%	£497	21%	43%
211	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	1,754	8.4%	£502	20%	50%*
212	North Norfolk	England	7,546	8.4%	£325	28%	60%
213	South Staffordshire	England	2,561	8.4%	£540	17%	80%
214	West Northamptonshire	England	11,259	8.4%	£1,015	22%	56%
215	Chelmsford	England	4,952	8.3%	£1,382	18%	70%
216	Medway	England	6,123	8.3%	£840	15%	58%
217	North East Derbyshire	England	2,718	8.3%	£346	19%	50%*
218	Portsmouth City	England	6,511	8.3%	£1,166	16%	67%
219	South Tyneside	England	3,616	8.3%	£478	16%	60%
220	Harborough	England	3,072	8.2%	£562	26%	75%*
221	Havant	England	3,053	8.2%	£1,184	23%	80%
222	Oldham	England	7,522	8.2%	£707	21%	56%
223	Birmingham	England	45,247	8.1%	£879	23%	52%
224	Isle of Wight	England	7,349	8.1%	£401	26%	67%*
225	Tower Hamlets	England	17,448	8.1%	£1,089	29%	50%
226	Uttlesford	England	3,198	8.1%	£670	24%	67%
227	Croydon	England	7,880	8.0%	£879	33%	42%
228	Preston	England	6,022	8.0%	£756	20%	55%
229	Sefton	England	7,518	8.0%	£554	27%	50%
230	Slough	England	3,290	8.0%	£1,469	27%	44%
231	Denbighshire	Wales	3,817	7.9%	£402	28%	100%*
232	Epping Forest	England	4,451	7.9%	£764	22%	50%*
233	Kirklees	England	15,419	7.9%	£993	20%	62%
234	Rochdale	England	8,645	7.9%	£583	19%	70%
235	West Oxfordshire	England	4,098	7.9%	£821	21%	57%
236	Pendle	England	3,804	7.8%	£821	20%	100%*
237	East Hertfordshire	England	4,654	7.7%	£1,058	23%	82%
238	Manchester	England	26,257	7.7%	£1,108	29%	54%
239	Salford	England	11,291	7.7%	£605	29%	63%
240	Chorley	England	3,464	7.6%	£562	28%	33%*
241	City of London	England	17,408	7.6%	£4,042	27%	41%
242	East Lindsey	England	6,521	7.6%	£573	24%	60%
243	Maidstone	England	4,998	7.6%	£1,102	20%	46%
244	Wirral	England	8,007	7.6%	£554	21%	60%
245	Barnsley	England	8,587	7.5%	£573	21%	67%
246	Bexley	England	5,101	7.5%	£1,318	22%	43%
247	Broxbourne	England	2,206	7.5%	£1,375	18%	75%*
248	Calderdale	England	9,314	7.5%	£713	26%	56%
249	Gravesham	England	2,166	7.5%	£1,051	18%	67%*
250	Dorset Council	England	17,123	7.4%	£669	26%	65%
251	Hart	England	2,164	7.4%	£713	23%	33%*
252	Bracknell Forest	England	2,390	7.3%	£605	27%	40%
253	Colchester	England	5,850	7.3%	£1,146	23%	56%
254	Leeds	England	30,372	7.3%	£1,166	25%	71%
255	Basingstoke and Deane	England	4,162	7.2%	£1,662	28%	57%
256	Bolton	England	10,611	7.2%	£799	25%	67%
257	Flintshire	Wales	4,994	7.2%	£1,015	28%	63%
258	Solihull	England	4,970	7.2%	£864	13%	56%
259	St Helens	England	4,427	7.2%	£936	17%	57%
260	Swale	England	4,513	7.2%	£756	22%	50%
261	City of York	England	6,710	7.1%	£1,318	22%	67%
262	Horsham	England	4,670	7.1%	£1,015	17%	50%
263	Rochford	England	2,926	7.1%	£907	21%	50%*
264	Waverley	England	3,766	7.1%	£1,253	25%	44%
265	Boston	England	2,301	7.0%	£821	15%	75%*
266	Bradford	England	18,987	7.0%	£821	18%	76%
267	Brentwood	England	2,414	7.0%	£1,145	17%	50%*
268	Brighton & Hove	England	11,209	7.0%	£1,280	34%	58%
269	Cumberland	England	11,413	7.0%	£583	22%	63%
270	Dover	England	3,974	7.0%	£518	19%	75%*
271	North Devon	England	5,977	7.0%	£516	22%	60%
272	Worthing	England	3,174	7.0%	£707	25%	50%*
273	Wrexham	Wales	3,881	7.0%	£678	17%	75%*
274	Hastings	England	3,510	6.9%	£764	23%	75%*
275	Windsor and Maidenhead	England	4,540	6.9%	£1,318	21%	42%
276	West Lindsey	England	2,620	6.8%	£562	22%	67%*
277	Ashfield	England	3,796	6.7%	£1,296	18%	50%*
278	North Warwickshire	England	2,322	6.7%	£907	17%	75%*
279	Watford	England	2,849	6.7%	£1,986	17%	56%
280	Arun	England	4,627	6.6%	£630	29%	50%*
281	Gedling	England	2,513	6.6%	£1,509	18%	33%*
282	Knowsley	England	2,873	6.6%	£1,624	28%	60%
283	Rushmoor	England	2,530	6.6%	£1,108	26%	40%
284	Maldon	England	2,408	6.5%	£626	18%	50%*
285	Woking	England	2,707	6.5%	£860	28%	60%
286	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	2,088	6.4%	£628	19%	50%*
287	Crawley	England	3,599	6.4%	£3,240	16%	29%
288	Wakefield	England	11,221	6.4%	£840	21%	55%
289	Ashford	England	5,154	6.3%	£842	22%	50%
290	Canterbury	England	6,203	6.3%	£993	20%	50%
291	Castle Point	England	1,982	6.3%	£1,080	16%	50%*
292	Westmorland and Furness	England	13,998	6.3%	£535	27%	62%
293	Blackburn with Darwen	England	8,062	6.2%	£799	18%	50%*
294	Chichester	England	5,150	6.2%	£907	20%	71%
295	Three Rivers	England	1,920	6.2%	£864	27%	71%
296	Vale of White Horse	England	3,700	6.2%	£1,490	27%	71%
297	Tonbridge & Malling	England	3,459	6.1%	£1,051	21%	57%
298	Wealden	England	6,396	6.1%	£670	26%	71%
299	Dacorum	England	4,032	6.0%	£1,509	27%	62%
300	East Hampshire	England	3,805	6.0%	£821	20%	60%
301	Luton	England	5,333	6.0%	£1,070	25%	44%
302	West Berkshire	England	5,600	5.9%	£1,948	25%	55%
303	North Yorkshire	England	30,589	5.8%	£713	24%	74%
304	Liverpool	England	18,643	5.7%	£1,070	29%	71%
305	Torridge	England	3,559	5.5%	£346	23%	100%
306	Lewes	England	3,484	5.4%	£691	31%	50%
307	Surrey Heath	England	2,782	5.3%	£840	27%	75%*
308	Sevenoaks	England	4,098	5.2%	£745	24%	60%
309	Wokingham	England	4,088	5.1%	£1,879	19%	33%
310	Hertsmere	England	3,037	5.0%	£1,534	23%	63%
311	Trafford	England	10,577	5.0%	£1,382	28%	54%
312	Folkestone & Hythe	England	4,072	4.9%	£605	22%	75%*
313	Ribble Valley	England	2,458	4.8%	£439	25%	50%*
314	Rushcliffe	England	2,838	4.7%	£1,015	25%	50%*
315	Adur	England	2,209	4.6%	£842	20%	50%*
316	Isles of Scilly	England	504	4.5%	£420	–	–
317	Rother	England	4,312	3.8%	£592	20%	33%*
318	Tendring	England	8,267	3.8%	£630	19%	75%*
	England		1,890,730	10.1%	£726	23%	58%
	Wales		111,002	10.8%	£438	26%	62%
	England and Wales		2,001,732	10.2%	£707	23%	58%

22 October 2026 · Source: VOA / businessratechecker.com

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How this is worked out

Every rateable property in England and Wales

2,001,732 business properties on the 2026 rating lists for England and Wales, from Valuation Office Agency data.

Compared with genuine comparables

Each property is measured against similar properties in its own Valuation Office scheme — same use, nearby — rather than on its headline rateable value.

Flagged where its rateable value looks high

A property is flagged when the evidence suggests its rateable value is higher than it should be. Properties at or below the small business rate relief level (rateable value £12,000 in England, £6,000 in Wales) usually pay nothing, so only one third of those flagged are counted.

Summarised by billing authority

Each authority shows how many properties are flagged, the share of all its properties that represents, and the median claim — the middle annual saving across its flagged properties, with each small property counting one third.

Win rates come from the Valuation Office

The Checks and Challenges win-rate views use the VOA's own official statistics for the 2023 rating list (1 April 2023 to 30 June 2026, published 6 August 2026). A win is a resolved case where the rateable value went down; refused cases are counted too. The VOA rounds every count to the nearest 10, so councils with fewer than 50 resolved Challenges are striped on the map: treat those rates with caution.

What this is not

Not a valuation. A flag means the published evidence merits a closer look, not that a property is definitely over-assessed.
Not a guarantee. Challenges fail, and a rateable value can rise on review as well as fall.
Not endorsed by the VOA. We use published rating-list data under licence; it does not verify this analysis.
England and Wales only. Scotland and Northern Ireland run separate rating systems.
Win rates are past results on the 2023 rating list, not a prediction for your property. The 2026 list is too new to have enough resolved cases.
Pubs, hotels and other properties valued on their trade are not compared on floor area, so a per-square-metre comparison does not apply to them.

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