Business Rates and Rateable Values for Non-Domestic Properties

Business rates data for non-domestic properties like shops, offices, and factories. The dataset contains rateable values, which are notional annual rental values assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and used to calculate business tax. It is provided by the Government Digital Service under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling business tax liabilities based on rateable values.
• Analyzing commercial property valuation distributions across sectors.
• Benchmarking rental market values for different property types.
• Forecasting local government revenue from business rates.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Valuation Office Agency (VOA).
• The description clearly defines the legal and calculation framework for rateable values.
• Available in a standard CSV format for easy processing.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Assessed by valuation officers of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA).

Time Range

unknown

Freshness

unknown

Geography

United Kingdom (implied by VOA and OGL-UK-3.0 license)