Response 4001953
Response to request for information
Reference
4001953
Response date
19 May 2026
Request
In terms of the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, and subject to section 40(2) on personal data, could you please provide me with your local authority’s complete and most-recently updated list of all business (non-residential) property rates data, including the following fields:
- Billing Authority Property Reference Code (linking the property to the public VOA database reference)
- Firm's Trading Name (i.e. property occupant or ratepayer)
- Full Property Address (Number, Street, Postal Code, Town)
- Occupation / Vacancy status
- Date of Occupation / Vacancy
- Reliefs and / or exemption categories (classifications) granted or applied
- Date that reliefs and / or exemption categories granted or applied
- Value of reliefs and / or exemption categories granted or applied (in Pounds)
- Actual annual rates charged (in Pounds)
If you are unable to provide an absolute “Occupation / Vacancy” status, please provide the balance of the information requested. Please could you also provide a list of definitions for the codes for the Exemptions and / or Reliefs you use.
Please provide these data as machine-readable as either a CSV or Microsoft Excel file, capable of re-use, and under terms of the Open Government Licence (reuse for any and all purposes, including commercial).
Response
Please follow this link to the spreadsheet for our response.
Note that where the liability start date is after 1 April 2026, the 2026/27 charge reflects the rates payable from the liability start date to 31 March 2027, rather than a full year's charge.
You should be aware that we are unable to grant a licence for the use or reuse of postcode data. Postcodes are generated by Royal Mail who retain the Intellectual Property rights. We recommend that you approach Royal Mail directly to make enquiries about licencing of Postcode Data.