Pay your business rates (NNDR)
You will need
- your account number
- a credit or debit card
Pay your Business Rates or Check your Business Rates (NNDR) balance
Other payment options
By Direct Debit

This will be collected on the 1st or the 15th of each month and can be collected over 10 months (April to January) or 12 months (April to March).
All Direct Debits are covered by the Direct Debit Guarantee.
By phone
Pay with your debit card by phone (or by touchtone) 24 hours a day by calling 0800 052 3455.
At your bank / telephone / internet banking
Quote your 8 digit account number as a reference. Payment should be made to:
Gateshead Council NNDR Account
Sort code: 20-59-42
Account number: 93375315
By cheque
Payable to Gateshead Council. Write your address and your account number on the reverse of the cheque and post to:
Resources and Digital, Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH.
You can request a payment card which you can use to pay at at any UK post office (opens new window) or PayPoint outlet (opens new window) .
Contact us
Business Rates
Gateshead Council
Civic Centre
Regent Street
Gateshead
NE8 1HH
0191 433 4726
businessrates@gateshead.gov.uk
Office hours:
Telephone enquiries can be made on a Monday to Thursday between the hours of 8.45am to 5pm and on a Friday between 8.45am to 4.30pm.
Please email businessrates@gateshead.gov.uk outside of these working hours.