Most expensive and cheapest places in East of England to rent a two-bedroom home (September 2026)

St Albans was the most expensive of East of England’s 45 councils in September 2026 (two-bedroom private rent £1,635).

Great Yarmouth was the cheapest (£770). The middle council, Luton, had £1,122.

Map of two-bedroom private rent across the UK

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Two-bedroom private rent for every council in East of England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	St Albans	£1,635
2	Hertsmere	£1,619
3	Cambridge	£1,613
4	Watford	£1,602
5	Three Rivers	£1,590
6	Epping Forest	£1,586
7	Broxbourne	£1,456
8	Brentwood	£1,401
9	East Hertfordshire	£1,397
10	Dacorum	£1,394
11	Welwyn Hatfield	£1,373
12	Harlow	£1,335
13	Stevenage	£1,325
14	North Hertfordshire	£1,293
15	Chelmsford	£1,291
16	South Cambridgeshire	£1,280
17	Basildon	£1,272
18	Thurrock	£1,222
19	Castle Point	£1,172
20	Rochford	£1,171
21	Uttlesford	£1,156
22	Southend-on-Sea	£1,124
23	Luton	£1,122
24	Braintree	£1,108
25	Central Bedfordshire	£1,105
26	Colchester	£1,066
27	West Suffolk	£1,065
28	Bedford	£1,032
29	Maldon	£1,031
30	Tendring	£979
31	Norwich	£976
32	Huntingdonshire	£974
33	East Cambridgeshire	£962
34	Mid Suffolk	£928
=35	Babergh	£921
=35	Ipswich	£921
37	Broadland	£897
38	Peterborough	£896
39	South Norfolk	£893
40	Breckland	£853
41	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	£849
=42	Fenland	£809
=42	North Norfolk	£809
44	East Suffolk	£798
45	Great Yarmouth	£770

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