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

St Albans was the most expensive of East of England’s 45 councils in September 2026 (three-bedroom private rent £2,023).

Great Yarmouth was the cheapest (£933). The middle council, Southend-on-Sea, had £1,371.

Map of three-bedroom private rent across the UK

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Three-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	St Albans	£2,023
2	Three Rivers	£1,976
3	Hertsmere	£1,960
4	Epping Forest	£1,944
5	Cambridge	£1,908
6	Watford	£1,830
7	Broxbourne	£1,788
8	Brentwood	£1,721
9	East Hertfordshire	£1,692
10	Dacorum	£1,677
11	Welwyn Hatfield	£1,645
12	North Hertfordshire	£1,588
13	Harlow	£1,585
14	Stevenage	£1,558
15	Chelmsford	£1,543
16	South Cambridgeshire	£1,531
17	Basildon	£1,513
18	Thurrock	£1,484
19	Uttlesford	£1,461
20	Rochford	£1,431
21	Castle Point	£1,430
22	Central Bedfordshire	£1,386
23	Southend-on-Sea	£1,371
24	Braintree	£1,366
25	Luton	£1,348
26	West Suffolk	£1,326
27	Colchester	£1,306
28	Bedford	£1,265
29	Maldon	£1,244
30	Tendring	£1,192
31	Huntingdonshire	£1,179
32	East Cambridgeshire	£1,172
33	Norwich	£1,144
34	Mid Suffolk	£1,130
35	Babergh	£1,116
36	South Norfolk	£1,112
37	Broadland	£1,083
38	Peterborough	£1,082
=39	Ipswich	£1,054
=39	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	£1,054
41	Breckland	£1,053
42	North Norfolk	£1,003
43	Fenland	£982
44	East Suffolk	£947
45	Great Yarmouth	£933

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