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London (Average)London
FolkestoneSouth East

You'd be £3,746/year better off in Folkestone

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

Over 5 years, that's £21,103 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

Folkestone

Gross salary£31,000
Income tax-£3,686
National Insurance-£1,474
Take-home£25,840
Effective tax rate: 16.6%£2,153/mo

You'd take home £9,360 less per year in Folkestone

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

Folkestone

Rent: £950Council Tax: £167Commute: £200Groceries: £286Energy: £122Lifestyle: £92Disposable: £400

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Folkestone disposable

£400/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Folkestone

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£400/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Folkestone

£31,000

£13,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Folkestone

£950/mo

£12,600/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Folkestone

£2,000

£360/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Folkestone

£200/mo

£240/yr worse off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Folkestone

£66/wk

£468/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Folkestone

£122/mo

£156/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Folkestone

£92/mo

£482/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Folkestone

£270,000

Average house price

You could save £260,000 on a home in Folkestone. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

8.7x

Folkestone (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

Folkestone

Excellent
Outstanding: 31%Good: 68%99% good+

39 schools in area

Folkestone has better-rated schools overall (99% 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)Folkestone

£3,746/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£12,600/yr
  • Lifestyle+£482/yr
  • Groceries+£468/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£9,360/yr
  • Council Tax-£360/yr
  • Commute-£240/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.