# Most expensive and cheapest places in East Midlands to rent (September 2026)

West Northamptonshire was the most expensive of East Midlands’s 35 councils in September 2026 (average private rent £1,088).

Bolsover was the cheapest (£700). The middle council, Derby, had £871.

| Rank | Area | Average private rent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | £1,088 |
| 2 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | £1,050 |
| 3 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | £1,022 |
| 4 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | £1,020 |
| 5 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | £1,015 |
| 6 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | £998 |
| 7 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | £995 |
| 8 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | £982 |
| 9 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | £967 |
| 10 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | £966 |
| 11 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | £947 |
| 12 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | £943 |
| 13 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | £938 |
| 14 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | £932 |
| 15 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | £920 |
| 16 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | £909 |
| 17 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | £888 |
| 18 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | £871 |
| 19 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | £846 |
| 20 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | £838 |
| 21 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | £828 |
| 22 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | £826 |
| 23 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | £818 |
| 24 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | £810 |
| 25 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | £809 |
| 26 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | £807 |
| 27 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | £799 |
| 28 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | £797 |
| 29 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | £793 |
| 30 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | £779 |
| 31 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | £760 |
| 32 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | £744 |
| 33 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | £735 |
| 34 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | £707 |
| 35 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | £700 |

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

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

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