Average rent in the East of England
Private renters in the East of England paid an average of £1,298 a month in September 2026 (+3.8% on a year earlier). A two-bedroom costs £1,153, 10% below the UK average of £1,287. Across its 45 areas, two-bedroom rents range from £770 in Great Yarmouth to £1,635 in St Albans.
Average rent
£1,298
September 2026
12-month change
+3.8%
Average house price
£337,848
Median full-time pay £40,863
Rent by number of bedrooms
1 bedroom£900
2 bedrooms£1,153
3 bedrooms£1,403
4+ bedrooms£1,987
Average monthly private rent (pcm).
Areas in the East of England, cheapest first
| # | Area | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | Change (12m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Yarmouth | £590 | £770 | £933 | +7.1% |
| 2 | East Suffolk | £607 | £798 | £947 | +5.8% |
| 3 | Fenland | £628 | £809 | £982 | +3.7% |
| 4 | North Norfolk | £623 | £809 | £1,003 | +4.0% |
| 5 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | £650 | £849 | £1,054 | +3.6% |
| 6 | Breckland | £670 | £853 | £1,053 | +4.6% |
| 7 | South Norfolk | £698 | £893 | £1,112 | +3.3% |
| 8 | Peterborough | £711 | £896 | £1,082 | +4.9% |
| 9 | Broadland | £694 | £897 | £1,083 | +4.1% |
| 10 | Babergh | £719 | £921 | £1,116 | +3.3% |
| 11 | Ipswich | £748 | £921 | £1,054 | +4.5% |
| 12 | Mid Suffolk | £725 | £928 | £1,130 | +6.9% |
| 13 | East Cambridgeshire | £734 | £962 | £1,172 | +0.0% |
| 14 | Huntingdonshire | £750 | £974 | £1,179 | +4.0% |
| 15 | Norwich | £781 | £976 | £1,144 | +0.8% |
| 16 | Tendring | £761 | £979 | £1,192 | +3.7% |
| 17 | Maldon | £794 | £1,031 | £1,244 | +2.1% |
| 18 | Bedford | £802 | £1,032 | £1,265 | +2.5% |
| 19 | West Suffolk | £821 | £1,065 | £1,326 | +4.2% |
| 20 | Colchester | £821 | £1,066 | £1,306 | +1.7% |
| 21 | Central Bedfordshire | £870 | £1,105 | £1,386 | +4.4% |
| 22 | Braintree | £857 | £1,108 | £1,366 | +2.5% |
| 23 | Luton | £913 | £1,122 | £1,348 | +3.7% |
| 24 | Southend-on-Sea | £884 | £1,124 | £1,371 | +5.1% |
| 25 | Uttlesford | £916 | £1,156 | £1,461 | +1.6% |
| 26 | Rochford | £891 | £1,171 | £1,431 | +5.0% |
| 27 | Castle Point | £945 | £1,172 | £1,430 | +4.6% |
| 28 | Thurrock | £946 | £1,222 | £1,484 | +5.3% |
| 29 | Basildon | £985 | £1,272 | £1,513 | +4.8% |
| 30 | South Cambridgeshire | £1,010 | £1,280 | £1,531 | +3.0% |
| 31 | Chelmsford | £1,058 | £1,291 | £1,543 | +1.6% |
| 32 | North Hertfordshire | £1,031 | £1,293 | £1,588 | +6.4% |
| 33 | Stevenage | £1,031 | £1,325 | £1,558 | +4.7% |
| 34 | Harlow | £1,028 | £1,335 | £1,585 | +4.4% |
| 35 | Welwyn Hatfield | £1,061 | £1,373 | £1,645 | +3.3% |
| 36 | Dacorum | £1,111 | £1,394 | £1,677 | +2.5% |
| 37 | East Hertfordshire | £1,097 | £1,397 | £1,692 | +4.8% |
| 38 | Brentwood | £1,109 | £1,401 | £1,721 | +2.3% |
| 39 | Broxbourne | £1,136 | £1,456 | £1,788 | +3.5% |
| 40 | Epping Forest | £1,231 | £1,586 | £1,944 | +5.5% |
| 41 | Three Rivers | £1,275 | £1,590 | £1,976 | +2.0% |
| 42 | Watford | £1,268 | £1,602 | £1,830 | +2.1% |
| 43 | Cambridge | £1,255 | £1,613 | £1,908 | +1.9% |
| 44 | Hertsmere | £1,269 | £1,619 | £1,960 | +4.0% |
| 45 | St Albans | £1,272 | £1,635 | £2,023 | +2.7% |
Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (September 2026), average of new and existing private tenancies — official statistics in development. House prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Pay: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, median gross pay of full-time employees by place of residence. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See our methodology.