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London (Average)London
HillingdonLondon

You'd be £1,975/year better off in Hillingdon

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

Over 5 years, that's £11,126 in your 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

Hillingdon

Gross salary£39,000
Income tax-£5,286
National Insurance-£2,114
Take-home£31,600
Effective tax rate: 19%£2,633/mo

You'd take home £3,600 less per year in Hillingdon

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

Hillingdon

Rent: £1,600Council Tax: £138Commute: £160Groceries: £303Energy: £135Lifestyle: £107Disposable: £266

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Hillingdon disposable

£266/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Hillingdon

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£266/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Hillingdon

£39,000

£5,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Hillingdon

£1,600/mo

£4,800/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Hillingdon

£1,660

About the same

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Hillingdon

£160/mo

£240/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Hillingdon

£70/wk

£260/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Hillingdon

£135/mo

About the same

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Hillingdon

£107/mo

£295/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Hillingdon

£440,000

Average house price

You could save £90,000 on a home in Hillingdon. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

11.3x

Hillingdon (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

Hillingdon

Excellent
Outstanding: 24%Good: 67%91% good+

190 schools in area

Hillingdon has better-rated schools overall (91% 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)Hillingdon

£1,975/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£4,800/yr
  • Lifestyle+£295/yr
  • Groceries+£260/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£3,600/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.