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

St Albans was the most expensive of East of England’s 45 councils in September 2026 (four-bedroom or larger private rent £2,907).

Great Yarmouth was the cheapest (£1,324). The middle council, Maldon, had £1,901.

| Rank | Area | Four-bedroom or larger private rent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | £2,907 |
| 2 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | £2,882 |
| 3 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | £2,823 |
| 4 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | £2,781 |
| =5 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | £2,657 |
| =5 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | £2,657 |
| 7 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | £2,506 |
| 8 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | £2,477 |
| 9 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | £2,413 |
| 10 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | £2,333 |
| 11 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | £2,316 |
| 12 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | £2,252 |
| 13 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | £2,219 |
| 14 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | £2,213 |
| 15 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | £2,209 |
| 16 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | £2,147 |
| 17 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | £2,134 |
| 18 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | £2,128 |
| 19 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | £2,060 |
| 20 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | £2,057 |
| 21 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | £2,046 |
| 22 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | £1,987 |
| 23 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | £1,901 |
| 24 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | £1,879 |
| 25 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | £1,873 |
| 26 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | £1,863 |
| 27 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | £1,829 |
| 28 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | £1,812 |
| 29 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | £1,801 |
| 30 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | £1,710 |
| 31 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | £1,671 |
| 32 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | £1,605 |
| =33 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | £1,593 |
| =33 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | £1,593 |
| 35 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | £1,586 |
| 36 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | £1,579 |
| 37 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | £1,558 |
| 38 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | £1,553 |
| 39 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | £1,531 |
| 40 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | £1,511 |
| 41 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | £1,482 |
| 42 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | £1,393 |
| 43 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | £1,356 |
| 44 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | £1,350 |
| 45 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | £1,324 |

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-4-bed/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-4-bed/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-4-bed/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-4-bed/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-4-bed/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-4-bed/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-4-bed/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-4-bed/west-midlands)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-4-bed/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-4-bed/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents-4-bed/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rents-4-bed)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rents-4-bed)

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