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London (Average)London
HastingsSouth East

You'd be £2,889/year better off in Hastings

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

Over 5 years, that's £16,273 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 13-21 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

Hastings

Gross salary£30,000
Income tax-£3,486
National Insurance-£1,394
Take-home£25,120
Effective tax rate: 16.3%£2,093/mo

You'd take home £10,080 less per year in Hastings

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

Hastings

Rent: £950Council Tax: £175Commute: £195Groceries: £290Energy: £122Lifestyle: £95Disposable: £332

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Hastings disposable

£332/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Hastings

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£332/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Hastings

£30,000

£14,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Hastings

£950/mo

£12,600/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Hastings

£2,100

£460/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Hastings

£195/mo

£180/yr worse off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Hastings

£67/wk

£416/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Hastings

£122/mo

£156/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Hastings

£95/mo

£437/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Hastings

£280,000

Average house price

You could save £250,000 on a home in Hastings. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

9.3x

Hastings (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

Hastings

Good
Outstanding: 23%Good: 65%88% good+

74 schools in area

Hastings has better-rated schools overall (88% 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)Hastings

£2,889/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£12,600/yr
  • Lifestyle+£437/yr
  • Groceries+£416/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£10,080/yr
  • Council Tax-£460/yr
  • Commute-£180/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.