# Rent growth: fastest and slowest places in East of England (September 2026)

Great Yarmouth had the strongest annual rent change of East of England’s 45 councils in September 2026, at 7.1%.

East Cambridgeshire had the weakest, at 0.0%. The middle council, Fenland, had 3.7%.

| Rank | Area | Annual rent change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 7.1% |
| 2 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 6.9% |
| 3 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 6.4% |
| 4 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 5.8% |
| 5 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 5.5% |
| 6 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 5.3% |
| 7 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 5.1% |
| 8 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 5.0% |
| 9 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 4.9% |
| =10 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 4.8% |
| =10 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 4.8% |
| 12 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 4.7% |
| =13 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 4.6% |
| =13 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 4.6% |
| 15 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 4.5% |
| =16 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 4.4% |
| =16 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 4.4% |
| 18 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 4.2% |
| 19 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 4.1% |
| =20 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 4.0% |
| =20 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 4.0% |
| =20 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 4.0% |
| =23 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 3.7% |
| =23 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 3.7% |
| =23 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 3.7% |
| 26 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 3.6% |
| 27 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 3.5% |
| =28 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 3.3% |
| =28 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 3.3% |
| =28 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 3.3% |
| 31 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 3.0% |
| 32 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 2.7% |
| =33 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 2.5% |
| =33 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 2.5% |
| =33 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 2.5% |
| 36 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 2.3% |
| 37 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 2.2% |
| 38 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 2.1% |
| 39 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 2.0% |
| 40 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 1.9% |
| 41 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 1.7% |
| =42 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 1.6% |
| =42 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 1.6% |
| 44 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 0.8% |
| 45 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 0.0% |

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

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

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