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

West Northamptonshire was the most expensive of East Midlands’s 35 councils in September 2026 (four-bedroom or larger private rent £1,686).

Bolsover was the cheapest (£1,114). The middle council, Derbyshire Dales, had £1,367.

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Four-bedroom or larger private rent for every council in East Midlands, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1West Northamptonshire£1,686
2Harborough£1,609
=3Blaby£1,569
=3Rushcliffe£1,569
5Oadby and Wigston£1,556
6North Northamptonshire£1,533
7Rutland£1,522
8Charnwood£1,486
9Nottingham£1,462
10Leicester£1,450
11South Derbyshire£1,449
12High Peak£1,433
13North West Leicestershire£1,427
14Hinckley and Bosworth£1,408
15Gedling£1,404
16Broxtowe£1,386
17Melton£1,376
18Derbyshire Dales£1,367
19Lincoln£1,365
20South Kesteven£1,322
21Newark and Sherwood£1,321
22Derby£1,318
23Erewash£1,317
24North Kesteven£1,311
25Amber Valley£1,292
26Boston£1,288
27North East Derbyshire£1,210
28Ashfield£1,199
29South Holland£1,197
30Chesterfield£1,173
31Mansfield£1,166
=32East Lindsey£1,151
=32West Lindsey£1,151
34Bassetlaw£1,144
35Bolsover£1,114

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