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London (Average)London
BexleyLondon

You'd be £3,621/year better off in Bexley

Based on area median salaries. Personalise it to see YOUR numbers.

Over 5 years, that's £20,396 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 10-17 months

Your Take-Home Pay

Based on area median salaries. Personalise above to see your own numbers.

London (Average)

Gross salary£44,000
Income tax-£6,286
National Insurance-£2,514
Take-home£35,200
Effective tax rate: 20%£2,933/mo

Bexley

Gross salary£38,000
Income tax-£5,086
National Insurance-£2,034
Take-home£30,880
Effective tax rate: 18.7%£2,573/mo

You'd take home £4,320 less per year in Bexley

Where Your Money Goes

Where Your Money Goes

How your monthly take-home splits between costs and what you keep.

London (Average)

Rent: £2,000Council Tax: £137Commute: £180Groceries: £325Energy: £135Lifestyle: £132Disposable: £125

Bexley

Rent: £1,400Council Tax: £142Commute: £175Groceries: £294Energy: £132Lifestyle: £103Disposable: £399

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Bexley disposable

£399/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Bexley

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£399/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Bexley

£38,000

£6,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Bexley

£1,400/mo

£7,200/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Bexley

£1,700

£60/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Bexley

£175/mo

£60/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Bexley

£68/wk

£364/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Bexley

£132/mo

About the same

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Bexley

£103/mo

£341/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Bexley

£380,000

Average house price

You could save £150,000 on a home in Bexley. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

10.0x

Bexley (median)

Lifestyle

Percentage of schools rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted (England), Education Scotland, Estyn (Wales), or ETI (Northern Ireland).

London (Average)

Good
Outstanding: 25%Good: 62%87% good+

3208 schools in area

Bexley

Good
Outstanding: 34%Good: 69%103% good+

172 schools in area

Bexley has better-rated schools overall (103% good or outstanding vs 87% in London (Average)). Always check individual schools for your specific area.

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Bexley

£3,621/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£7,200/yr
  • Groceries+£364/yr
  • Lifestyle+£341/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£4,320/yr
  • Council Tax-£60/yr
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Government data, not guesswork

Data sourced from ONS, HMRC, and local authorities. Salaries are area medians - personalise above for your own numbers. Comparison based on 2-bed rental, Band D council tax, and typical usage. Always do your own sums before making big decisions. But at least now you know where to start.