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

St Albans was the most expensive of East of England’s 45 councils in September 2026 (three-bedroom private rent £2,023).

Great Yarmouth was the cheapest (£933). The middle council, Southend-on-Sea, had £1,371.

| Rank | Area | Three-bedroom private rent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | £2,023 |
| 2 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | £1,976 |
| 3 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | £1,960 |
| 4 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | £1,944 |
| 5 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | £1,908 |
| 6 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | £1,830 |
| 7 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | £1,788 |
| 8 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | £1,721 |
| 9 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | £1,692 |
| 10 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | £1,677 |
| 11 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | £1,645 |
| 12 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | £1,588 |
| 13 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | £1,585 |
| 14 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | £1,558 |
| 15 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | £1,543 |
| 16 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | £1,531 |
| 17 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | £1,513 |
| 18 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | £1,484 |
| 19 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | £1,461 |
| 20 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | £1,431 |
| 21 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | £1,430 |
| 22 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | £1,386 |
| 23 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | £1,371 |
| 24 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | £1,366 |
| 25 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | £1,348 |
| 26 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | £1,326 |
| 27 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | £1,306 |
| 28 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | £1,265 |
| 29 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | £1,244 |
| 30 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | £1,192 |
| 31 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | £1,179 |
| 32 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | £1,172 |
| 33 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | £1,144 |
| 34 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | £1,130 |
| 35 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | £1,116 |
| 36 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | £1,112 |
| 37 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | £1,083 |
| 38 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | £1,082 |
| =39 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | £1,054 |
| =39 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | £1,054 |
| 41 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | £1,053 |
| 42 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | £1,003 |
| 43 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | £982 |
| 44 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | £947 |
| 45 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | £933 |

Source: Price Index of Private Rents, ONS private rents. Period: September 2026. Period: September 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/west-midlands)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-3-bed/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rents-3-bed)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rents-3-bed)

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