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London (Average)London
BrentLondon

You'd be £1,142/year worse off in Brent

Based on area medians. Honestly? London (Average) looks good.

Over 5 years, that's £6,433 out of pocket

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

Brent

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 Brent

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

Brent

Rent: £1,800Council Tax: £141Commute: £150Groceries: £312Energy: £130Lifestyle: £111Disposable: £9

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Brent disposable

£9/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Brent

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£9/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Brent

£38,000

£6,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Brent

£1,800/mo

£2,400/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Brent

£1,690

£50/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Brent

£150/mo

£360/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Brent

£72/wk

£156/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Brent

£130/mo

£60/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Brent

£111/mo

£252/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Brent

£490,000

Average house price

You could save £40,000 on a home in Brent. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

12.9x

Brent (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

Brent

Excellent
Outstanding: 32%Good: 61%93% good+

165 schools in area

Brent has better-rated schools overall (93% 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)Brent

£1,142/yr worse off

Where you save

  • Rent+£2,400/yr
  • Commute+£360/yr
  • Lifestyle+£252/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£4,320/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.