Four-bedroom or larger private rent: every council in East of England
St Albans had the highest four-bedroom or larger private rent of East of England’s 45 councils in August 2026, at £2,902.
Great Yarmouth had the lowest, at £1,324. The middle council, Maldon, had £1,905.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Albans | £2,902 |
| 2 | Epping Forest | £2,878 |
| 3 | Hertsmere | £2,797 |
| 4 | Three Rivers | £2,777 |
| 5 | Cambridge | £2,656 |
| 6 | Watford | £2,650 |
| 7 | Broxbourne | £2,497 |
| 8 | East Hertfordshire | £2,449 |
| 9 | Brentwood | £2,408 |
| 10 | Welwyn Hatfield | £2,337 |
| 11 | Dacorum | £2,288 |
| 12 | North Hertfordshire | £2,235 |
| 13 | Chelmsford | £2,220 |
| 14 | Harlow | £2,199 |
| 15 | Thurrock | £2,195 |
| 16 | South Cambridgeshire | £2,148 |
| 17 | Stevenage | £2,126 |
| 18 | Basildon | £2,123 |
| 19 | Central Bedfordshire | £2,044 |
| 20 | Castle Point | £2,040 |
| 21 | Uttlesford | £2,035 |
| 22 | Braintree | £1,970 |
| 23 | Maldon | £1,905 |
| 24 | Rochford | £1,870 |
| 25 | Southend-on-Sea | £1,864 |
| 26 | West Suffolk | £1,856 |
| 27 | Luton | £1,815 |
| 28 | Bedford | £1,806 |
| 29 | Colchester | £1,796 |
| 30 | Huntingdonshire | £1,698 |
| 31 | East Cambridgeshire | £1,665 |
| 32 | Babergh | £1,598 |
| 33 | Tendring | £1,586 |
| 34 | Mid Suffolk | £1,584 |
| 35 | Norwich | £1,578 |
| 36 | South Norfolk | £1,573 |
| 37 | Peterborough | £1,555 |
| 38 | Broadland | £1,547 |
| 39 | Breckland | £1,519 |
| 40 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | £1,510 |
| 41 | Ipswich | £1,472 |
| 42 | Fenland | £1,389 |
| 43 | North Norfolk | £1,355 |
| 44 | East Suffolk | £1,341 |
| 45 | Great Yarmouth | £1,324 |