London (Average) vs Hackney - £4,526/yr worse off

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London (Average)London

HackneyLondon

You'd be £4,526/year worse off in Hackney

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

Over 5 years, that's £25,497 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

Hackney

Gross salary£42,000

Income tax-£5,886

National Insurance-£2,354

Take-home£33,760

Effective tax rate: 19.6%£2,813/mo

You'd take home £1,440 less per year in Hackney

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

Hackney

Rent: £2,300Council Tax: £137Commute: £130Groceries: £338Energy: £130Lifestyle: £131

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Hackney disposable

-£253/mo

London (Average)

Tight

TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Hackney

Tight

TightManageableComfortable

-£253/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Hackney

£42,000

£2,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Hackney

£2,300/mo

£3,600/yr worse off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Hackney

£1,640

About the same

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Hackney

£130/mo

£600/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Hackney

£78/wk

£156/yr worse off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Hackney

£130/mo

£60/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Hackney

£131/mo

About the same

Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Hackney

£620,000

Average house price

Housing is £90,000 more expensive in Hackney. Factor that in.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

14.8x

Hackney (median)

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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

Hackney

Good

Outstanding: 23%Good: 61%84% good+

164 schools in area

London (Average) has better-rated schools overall (87% good or outstanding vs 84% in Hackney). Always check individual schools for your specific area.

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)→Hackney

£4,526/yr worse off

Where you save

Commute+£600/yr
Energy+£60/yr

Where you pay more

Rent-£3,600/yr
Take-home pay-£1,440/yr
Groceries-£156/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.