Free news & data alerts

Free report · 2026 rating list

Unit 3 1, Charles Street, Plymouth PL1 1EA

Shop and premises · VOA assessment 31369659000 · Plymouth

Produced 8 November 2026, 08:37 (UK time)

Share this report
WORTH CHECKING

Similar shops have an allowance you don't

3 of 15 similar shops on your parade have an allowance. Yours has none. Which allowances, and how much they take off, is in the Full Report. Allowances cut the rateable value for drawbacks such as poor access or an awkward layout.

Indicative saving

£5,031a year

Could be more or less, depending on what the Valuation Office accepts

Get the ReportSee an example full report

What we found

4 checks · 2026 rating list
Rateable valueIn lineHigher than the group
Why?

Your shop's Zone A rate is £1,537.50/m². We compared it with 15 similar shops on your parade: yours is higher than the group.

How much higher, and what each of the 15 pays, is in the Full Report.

The comparables: Full Report
Floor spaceCheckCertificate much larger than the Valuation Office record: worth checking
Why?

The Valuation Office's record of your floor space is much smaller than your energy certificate (2025), by more than measuring methods explain. The certificate may cover a larger area than the rated property, such as the whole building or space you don't occupy. This does not point to a saving, but it is worth checking.

The m²: Full Report
AllowancesWorth checking3 of 15 similar shops on your parade have an allowance.
Why?

3 of 15 similar shops on your parade have an allowance. Yours has none. Which allowances, and how much they take off, is in the Full Report.

Allowances reduce your rateable value for drawbacks such as poor access, an awkward layout, low ceilings, no loading bay or disruption from building works nearby.

See every allowance and who qualifies →
Allowances nearby: Full Report
ReliefsCheckSmall business rate relief stops at £15,000 rateable value, so it doesn't apply at £117,000.
Why?

Small business rate relief stops at £15,000 rateable value, so it doesn't apply at £117,000. If the property is empty, you may pay nothing for the first 3 months.

See every relief and how to claim →
Reliefs nearby: Full Report
Current rateable value
£117,000
Expected rateable value
about £105,300
Current bill, before reliefs
£50,310 / yr
Expected bill, before reliefs
£45,279 / yr

How your bill is worked out →

What if
If the VO agrees in full → about £5,031 a yearIf the VO goes halfway → about £2,516 a yearIf a re-measurement also found 5% less floor space → a further £2,258 a year

These are what-ifs, not findings. A Check can correct your valuation upwards as well as down. What the evidence supports: Full Report

What happens next

Today

1Get your report

Comparables, your valuation line by line, and the words for your Check. Opens straight away.

Free · online · about 20 min

2Start a Check

On GOV.UK through your business rates account. The report tells you what to say.

Start on GOV.UK ↗
Reliefs

3Talk to your council

Reliefs come from Plymouth Council, not the Valuation Office. Most must be claimed.

Plymouth Council's website ↗

If the Check doesn't fix it, a Challenge follows, then the Valuation Tribunal. The report covers all three.

Share this report

Send it to your accountant, landlord or business partner. Know a business nearby? They can check their own property.

This is an estimate, not a guaranteed saving. BusinessRateChecker compares your property against similar ones in the official rating list to flag where your rateable value looks high. The figures shown — including any suggested rateable value, annual saving or backdated refund — are indicative and depend on the evidence the Valuation Office Agency (VOA, now part of HMRC) accepts. The actual outcome could be higher, lower, or nil, and in rare cases a review can leave a value unchanged or increased. Nothing here is a valuation, financial or legal advice; it's information to help you decide whether to look into your bill further.

Independent service — not endorsed by the VOA/HMRC. BusinessRateChecker is an independent service. We use published rating-list data under licence, but the Valuation Office Agency (now part of HMRC) does not endorse, back, verify or take any responsibility for this site, our comparisons or our estimates. Official rateable values and any formal decisions come only from the VOA/HMRC.

Figures use the Valuation Office's published 2026 rating list and the 2026/27 retail, hospitality and leisure multiplier (43.0p), before any relief. What-if figures are illustrations, not findings. A Check reopens your valuation, and the VO can correct facts upwards as well as down. Contains VOA data © Crown copyright.

Report produced 8 November 2026, 08:37 (UK time), from figures calculated on 4 November 2026. The figures are correct at that date and time and may change, for example with changes to government or council policy or to the VO's rating list.

Indicative saving £5,031 a year · estimateGet the Report