Most expensive and cheapest places in East Midlands to rent a one-bedroom home (September 2026)
West Northamptonshire was the most expensive of East Midlands’s 35 councils in September 2026 (one-bedroom private rent £754).
Bolsover was the cheapest (£493). The middle council, South Derbyshire, had £614.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Northamptonshire | £754 |
| 2 | Nottingham | £735 |
| 3 | Oadby and Wigston | £730 |
| 4 | Rushcliffe | £726 |
| 5 | Harborough | £719 |
| 6 | Leicester | £713 |
| 7 | Blaby | £711 |
| 8 | North Northamptonshire | £686 |
| 9 | Charnwood | £683 |
| 10 | Rutland | £679 |
| 11 | Lincoln | £662 |
| 12 | Broxtowe | £651 |
| =13 | Hinckley and Bosworth | £637 |
| =13 | North West Leicestershire | £637 |
| 15 | Gedling | £633 |
| 16 | High Peak | £625 |
| 17 | Derby | £615 |
| 18 | South Derbyshire | £614 |
| 19 | Boston | £607 |
| 20 | Erewash | £603 |
| 21 | Derbyshire Dales | £600 |
| 22 | South Holland | £596 |
| 23 | Amber Valley | £589 |
| 24 | South Kesteven | £585 |
| 25 | North Kesteven | £581 |
| 26 | North East Derbyshire | £569 |
| =27 | Ashfield | £562 |
| =27 | Newark and Sherwood | £562 |
| 29 | Melton | £559 |
| 30 | Mansfield | £555 |
| =31 | Chesterfield | £542 |
| =31 | West Lindsey | £542 |
| 33 | East Lindsey | £525 |
| 34 | Bassetlaw | £508 |
| 35 | Bolsover | £493 |