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London (Average)London
EpsomSouth East

You'd be £5,877/year better off in Epsom

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

Over 5 years, that's £33,104 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 7-11 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

Epsom

Gross salary£41,000
Income tax-£5,686
National Insurance-£2,274
Take-home£33,040
Effective tax rate: 19.4%£2,753/mo

You'd take home £2,160 less per year in Epsom

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

Epsom

Rent: £1,350Council Tax: £165Commute: £170Groceries: £316Energy: £128Lifestyle: £109Disposable: £593

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Epsom disposable

£593/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Epsom

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£593/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Epsom

£41,000

£3,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Epsom

£1,350/mo

£7,800/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Epsom

£1,980

£340/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Epsom

£170/mo

£120/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Epsom

£73/wk

£104/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Epsom

£128/mo

£84/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Epsom

£109/mo

£269/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Epsom

£500,000

Average house price

You could save £30,000 on a home in Epsom. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

12.2x

Epsom (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

Epsom

Good
Outstanding: 32%Good: 64%96% good+

45 schools in area

Epsom has better-rated schools overall (96% 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)Epsom

£5,877/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£7,800/yr
  • Lifestyle+£269/yr
  • Commute+£120/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£2,160/yr
  • Council Tax-£340/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.