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London (Average)London
LewesSouth East

You'd be £4,116/year better off in Lewes

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

Over 5 years, that's £23,185 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 9-15 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

Lewes

Gross salary£35,000
Income tax-£4,486
National Insurance-£1,794
Take-home£28,720
Effective tax rate: 17.9%£2,393/mo

You'd take home £6,480 less per year in Lewes

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

Lewes

Rent: £1,150Council Tax: £175Commute: £165Groceries: £307Energy: £125Lifestyle: £103Disposable: £441

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Lewes disposable

£441/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Lewes

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£441/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Lewes

£35,000

£9,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Lewes

£1,150/mo

£10,200/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Lewes

£2,100

£460/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Lewes

£165/mo

£180/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Lewes

£71/wk

£208/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Lewes

£125/mo

£120/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Lewes

£103/mo

£348/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Lewes

£410,000

Average house price

You could save £120,000 on a home in Lewes. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

11.7x

Lewes (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

Lewes

Good
Outstanding: 23%Good: 68%91% good+

38 schools in area

Lewes 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)Lewes

£4,116/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£10,200/yr
  • Lifestyle+£348/yr
  • Groceries+£208/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£6,480/yr
  • Council Tax-£460/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.