Annual rent change: every council in East Midlands
West Lindsey had the strongest annual rent change of East Midlands’s 35 councils in August 2026, at 10.2%.
Broxtowe had the weakest, at −1.5%. The middle council, Amber Valley, had 4.0%.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Lindsey | 10.2% |
| 2 | North West Leicestershire | 9.9% |
| 3 | Derbyshire Dales | 9.0% |
| 4 | High Peak | 7.3% |
| 5 | Melton | 7.1% |
| 6 | East Lindsey | 6.9% |
| 7 | North Kesteven | 5.9% |
| 8 | Blaby | 5.6% |
| 9 | Newark and Sherwood | 5.3% |
| 10 | North Northamptonshire | 5.2% |
| 11 | Ashfield | 4.9% |
| =12 | Lincoln | 4.6% |
| =12 | South Derbyshire | 4.6% |
| 14 | Mansfield | 4.4% |
| =15 | Bolsover | 4.2% |
| =15 | Charnwood | 4.2% |
| =15 | South Holland | 4.2% |
| 18 | Amber Valley | 4.0% |
| =19 | Harborough | 3.8% |
| =19 | North East Derbyshire | 3.8% |
| 21 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 3.5% |
| 22 | Gedling | 3.4% |
| 23 | West Northamptonshire | 3.3% |
| =24 | Derby | 3.1% |
| =24 | Oadby and Wigston | 3.1% |
| 26 | Rushcliffe | 2.8% |
| 27 | Chesterfield | 2.7% |
| 28 | Erewash | 2.4% |
| 29 | Bassetlaw | 2.3% |
| 30 | Boston | 2.1% |
| 31 | Rutland | 1.9% |
| =32 | Nottingham | 1.8% |
| =32 | South Kesteven | 1.8% |
| 34 | Leicester | 1.6% |
| 35 | Broxtowe | −1.5% |