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

St Albans was the most expensive of East of England’s 45 councils in September 2026 (average private rent £1,934).

Great Yarmouth was the cheapest (£841). The middle council, Central Bedfordshire, had £1,258.

| Rank | Area | Average private rent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | £1,934 |
| =2 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | £1,846 |
| =2 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | £1,846 |
| 4 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | £1,834 |
| 5 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | £1,828 |
| 6 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | £1,805 |
| 7 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | £1,692 |
| 8 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | £1,623 |
| 9 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | £1,613 |
| 10 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | £1,550 |
| 11 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | £1,531 |
| 12 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | £1,510 |
| =13 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | £1,445 |
| =13 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | £1,445 |
| 15 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | £1,439 |
| 16 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | £1,428 |
| 17 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | £1,407 |
| 18 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | £1,389 |
| 19 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | £1,316 |
| 20 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | £1,305 |
| 21 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | £1,302 |
| 22 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | £1,266 |
| 23 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | £1,258 |
| 24 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | £1,231 |
| 25 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | £1,223 |
| 26 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | £1,200 |
| 27 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | £1,188 |
| 28 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | £1,177 |
| 29 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | £1,148 |
| 30 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | £1,137 |
| 31 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | £1,065 |
| 32 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | £1,058 |
| 33 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | £1,042 |
| 34 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | £1,014 |
| 35 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | £1,011 |
| 36 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | £1,002 |
| 37 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | £984 |
| 38 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | £970 |
| =39 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | £941 |
| =39 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | £941 |
| 41 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | £935 |
| 42 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | £865 |
| 43 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | £848 |
| 44 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | £844 |
| 45 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | £841 |

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)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rents/west-midlands)
- [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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