Rent growth: fastest and slowest places in East Midlands (September 2026)
Derbyshire Dales had the strongest annual rent change of East Midlands’s 35 councils in September 2026, at 10.1%.
Broxtowe had the weakest, at −1.6%. The middle council, South Holland, had 4.5%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derbyshire Dales | 10.1% |
| 2 | West Lindsey | 9.2% |
| 3 | North West Leicestershire | 8.2% |
| 4 | High Peak | 7.4% |
| 5 | East Lindsey | 7.2% |
| 6 | Melton | 6.7% |
| =7 | Mansfield | 5.5% |
| =7 | North Kesteven | 5.5% |
| 9 | Newark and Sherwood | 5.3% |
| 10 | Amber Valley | 5.2% |
| 11 | Ashfield | 5.1% |
| =12 | Blaby | 4.9% |
| =12 | South Derbyshire | 4.9% |
| 14 | Charnwood | 4.8% |
| =15 | Derby | 4.7% |
| =15 | North Northamptonshire | 4.7% |
| 17 | Harborough | 4.6% |
| 18 | South Holland | 4.5% |
| 19 | Lincoln | 3.9% |
| =20 | Gedling | 3.6% |
| =20 | North East Derbyshire | 3.6% |
| 22 | Bassetlaw | 3.5% |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 3.4% |
| 24 | West Northamptonshire | 3.3% |
| 25 | Boston | 3.2% |
| 26 | Erewash | 3.0% |
| =27 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 2.8% |
| =27 | Rushcliffe | 2.8% |
| 29 | Bolsover | 2.6% |
| 30 | South Kesteven | 2.5% |
| 31 | Oadby and Wigston | 2.2% |
| 32 | Rutland | 2.1% |
| 33 | Nottingham | 1.7% |
| 34 | Leicester | 0.9% |
| 35 | Broxtowe | −1.6% |