Rural rate relief

You could get rural rate relief if your business is in a rural area with a population below 3,000.

You can get 50% relief if your business is situated in a rural area. This applies to the following businesses:

Post office – where it is the only post office in the rural area and has a rateable value of less than £8,500
General store – where it is the only general store in the rural area and has a rateable value of less than £8,500
All food stores – where they have a rateable value of less than £8,500
Public house – where it is the only public house in the rural area and has a rateable value of less than £12,500
Petrol station – where it is the only petrol station in the rural area and has a rateable value of less than £12,500

We also have the discretion to offer up to 100% relief on any non-domestic property in a rural rural area.

We can only use our discretion to offer this relief if we are satisfied that the property is used for a purpose that benefits the local community.

Rural areas list

The rural areas which can apply for this relief are:

Business rates