Most expensive and cheapest places in East Midlands to rent a two-bedroom home (September 2026)
West Northamptonshire was the most expensive of East Midlands’s 35 councils in September 2026 (two-bedroom private rent £958).
Bolsover was the cheapest (£639). The middle council, Erewash, had £792.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Northamptonshire | £958 |
| 2 | Harborough | £919 |
| 3 | Nottingham | £916 |
| 4 | Blaby | £912 |
| 5 | Rushcliffe | £901 |
| 6 | Leicester | £890 |
| 7 | Oadby and Wigston | £887 |
| 8 | North Northamptonshire | £885 |
| 9 | Charnwood | £853 |
| 10 | Rutland | £844 |
| 11 | Hinckley and Bosworth | £842 |
| 12 | Broxtowe | £840 |
| 13 | Lincoln | £832 |
| 14 | North West Leicestershire | £824 |
| 15 | High Peak | £812 |
| 16 | South Derbyshire | £806 |
| 17 | Gedling | £799 |
| 18 | Erewash | £792 |
| 19 | Derby | £788 |
| 20 | Derbyshire Dales | £768 |
| 21 | Boston | £767 |
| 22 | North Kesteven | £760 |
| 23 | South Kesteven | £758 |
| 24 | Amber Valley | £749 |
| =25 | Newark and Sherwood | £743 |
| =25 | South Holland | £743 |
| 27 | Melton | £735 |
| 28 | Ashfield | £729 |
| 29 | North East Derbyshire | £724 |
| 30 | Mansfield | £714 |
| 31 | Chesterfield | £698 |
| 32 | West Lindsey | £676 |
| 33 | East Lindsey | £670 |
| 34 | Bassetlaw | £664 |
| 35 | Bolsover | £639 |