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

Three Rivers was the most expensive of East of England’s 45 councils in September 2026 (one-bedroom private rent £1,275).

Great Yarmouth was the cheapest (£590). The middle council, Southend-on-Sea, had £884.

Map of one-bedroom private rent across the UK

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One-bedroom private rent for every council in East of England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Three Rivers	£1,275
2	St Albans	£1,272
3	Hertsmere	£1,269
4	Watford	£1,268
5	Cambridge	£1,255
6	Epping Forest	£1,231
7	Broxbourne	£1,136
8	Dacorum	£1,111
9	Brentwood	£1,109
10	East Hertfordshire	£1,097
11	Welwyn Hatfield	£1,061
12	Chelmsford	£1,058
=13	North Hertfordshire	£1,031
=13	Stevenage	£1,031
15	Harlow	£1,028
16	South Cambridgeshire	£1,010
17	Basildon	£985
18	Thurrock	£946
19	Castle Point	£945
20	Uttlesford	£916
21	Luton	£913
22	Rochford	£891
23	Southend-on-Sea	£884
24	Central Bedfordshire	£870
25	Braintree	£857
=26	Colchester	£821
=26	West Suffolk	£821
28	Bedford	£802
29	Maldon	£794
30	Norwich	£781
31	Tendring	£761
32	Huntingdonshire	£750
33	Ipswich	£748
34	East Cambridgeshire	£734
35	Mid Suffolk	£725
36	Babergh	£719
37	Peterborough	£711
38	South Norfolk	£698
39	Broadland	£694
40	Breckland	£670
41	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	£650
42	Fenland	£628
43	North Norfolk	£623
44	East Suffolk	£607
45	Great Yarmouth	£590

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