Rent Rises
East of England · September 2026

Rent in East Hertfordshire is up

+4.8%

The average private rent in East Hertfordshire is now £1,550 a month, £71 more than in September 2025. That's £852 a year more for the average renter. It's 135th of 334 areas, and 11th of 45 in East of England.

Since 2015

£864£1,108£1,352£1,596201520172019202120232025
━ East Hertfordshire   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
East Hertfordshire£1,550+4.8%+29%
East of England£1,298+3.8%+32%
England£1,466+4.0%+35%
UK£1,406+3.8%+35%

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Rent in East Hertfordshire is up 4.8% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£1,097+4.9%
2 bed£1,397+4.8%
3 bed£1,692+5.1%
4+ bed£2,477+4.3%
Flat / maisonette£1,268+4.4%
Terraced£1,440+5.1%
Semi-detached£1,680+5.0%
Detached£2,181+4.4%

Nearby in the table

Peterborough +4.9%Basildon +4.8%Stevenage +4.7%Castle Point +4.6%Breckland +4.6%Ipswich +4.5%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E07000242), published 9:30am on 21 October 2026. Averages across all private tenancies, not asking rents. Five-year change compares September 2026 with September 2021. Method · Journalists