Private renting: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)

Cambridge had the highest share of households renting privately of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 31.4%.

Rochford had the lowest, at 10.7%. The middle council, St Albans, had 16.3%.

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Private rented homes for every council in East of England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Cambridge	31.4%
2	Luton	29.0%
3	Watford	28.2%
4	Norwich	26.9%
5	Southend-on-Sea	26.5%
6	Peterborough	24.4%
7	Ipswich	23.0%
8	West Suffolk	22.4%
=9	Colchester	21.5%
=9	Great Yarmouth	21.5%
11	Fenland	20.0%
12	Tendring	19.8%
13	Bedford	19.1%
14	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	18.8%
15	Thurrock	18.3%
16	Breckland	18.1%
=17	East Suffolk	17.6%
=17	North Norfolk	17.6%
19	Hertsmere	17.3%
20	Huntingdonshire	16.8%
21	East Cambridgeshire	16.5%
22	Welwyn Hatfield	16.4%
23	St Albans	16.3%
24	East Hertfordshire	16.1%
=25	Brentwood	16.0%
=25	Broxbourne	16.0%
27	Chelmsford	15.5%
=28	Harlow	15.4%
=28	North Hertfordshire	15.4%
30	Braintree	15.1%
31	Stevenage	15.0%
32	Epping Forest	14.9%
33	Babergh	14.8%
34	Uttlesford	14.5%
35	Dacorum	14.3%
36	Basildon	14.2%
=37	Castle Point	14.0%
=37	South Cambridgeshire	14.0%
39	South Norfolk	13.9%
=40	Central Bedfordshire	13.7%
=40	Mid Suffolk	13.7%
42	Three Rivers	13.4%
43	Broadland	12.3%
44	Maldon	11.8%
45	Rochford	10.7%

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