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

St Albans was the most expensive of East of England’s 45 councils in September 2026 (four-bedroom or larger private rent £2,907).

Great Yarmouth was the cheapest (£1,324). The middle council, Maldon, had £1,901.

Map of four-bedroom or larger private rent across the UK

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Four-bedroom or larger 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	£2,907
2	Epping Forest	£2,882
3	Hertsmere	£2,823
4	Three Rivers	£2,781
=5	Cambridge	£2,657
=5	Watford	£2,657
7	Broxbourne	£2,506
8	East Hertfordshire	£2,477
9	Brentwood	£2,413
10	Welwyn Hatfield	£2,333
11	Dacorum	£2,316
12	North Hertfordshire	£2,252
13	Chelmsford	£2,219
14	Harlow	£2,213
15	Thurrock	£2,209
16	South Cambridgeshire	£2,147
17	Stevenage	£2,134
18	Basildon	£2,128
19	Uttlesford	£2,060
20	Central Bedfordshire	£2,057
21	Castle Point	£2,046
22	Braintree	£1,987
23	Maldon	£1,901
24	Southend-on-Sea	£1,879
25	Rochford	£1,873
26	West Suffolk	£1,863
27	Luton	£1,829
28	Bedford	£1,812
29	Colchester	£1,801
30	Huntingdonshire	£1,710
31	East Cambridgeshire	£1,671
32	Babergh	£1,605
=33	Mid Suffolk	£1,593
=33	Tendring	£1,593
35	Norwich	£1,586
36	South Norfolk	£1,579
37	Peterborough	£1,558
38	Broadland	£1,553
39	Breckland	£1,531
40	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	£1,511
41	Ipswich	£1,482
42	Fenland	£1,393
43	North Norfolk	£1,356
44	East Suffolk	£1,350
45	Great Yarmouth	£1,324

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