Most expensive and cheapest places in East Midlands to rent a three-bedroom home (September 2026)

West Northamptonshire was the most expensive of East Midlands’s 35 councils in September 2026 (three-bedroom private rent £1,171).

Bolsover was the cheapest (£741). The middle council, Erewash, had £954.

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Three-bedroom private rent for every council in East Midlands, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1West Northamptonshire£1,171
2Rushcliffe£1,138
3Harborough£1,127
4Oadby and Wigston£1,120
5Blaby£1,083
6North Northamptonshire£1,072
7Nottingham£1,054
8Leicester£1,043
9Charnwood£1,037
10Hinckley and Bosworth£1,027
11South Derbyshire£1,013
12Broxtowe£1,005
13Rutland£999
14North West Leicestershire£998
15Lincoln£996
16High Peak£993
17Gedling£985
18Erewash£954
19Derby£949
20Boston£927
21North Kesteven£925
22Amber Valley£923
23Derbyshire Dales£920
24South Kesteven£917
25South Holland£907
26Melton£904
27Newark and Sherwood£897
28North East Derbyshire£880
29Mansfield£854
30Ashfield£852
31Chesterfield£835
32West Lindsey£827
33East Lindsey£823
34Bassetlaw£809
35Bolsover£741

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