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London (Average)London
MaidenheadSouth East

You'd be £6,821/year better off in Maidenhead

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

Over 5 years, that's £38,424 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 6-9 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

Maidenhead

Gross salary£43,000
Income tax-£6,086
National Insurance-£2,434
Take-home£34,480
Effective tax rate: 19.8%£2,873/mo

You'd take home £720 less per year in Maidenhead

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

Maidenhead

Rent: £1,400Council Tax: £154Commute: £165Groceries: £320Energy: £128Lifestyle: £112Disposable: £674

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Maidenhead disposable

£674/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Maidenhead

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£674/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Maidenhead

£43,000

£1,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Maidenhead

£1,400/mo

£7,200/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Maidenhead

£1,850

£210/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Maidenhead

£165/mo

£180/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Maidenhead

£74/wk

£52/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Maidenhead

£128/mo

£84/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Maidenhead

£112/mo

£235/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Maidenhead

£520,000

Average house price

You could save £10,000 on a home in Maidenhead. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

12.1x

Maidenhead (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

Maidenhead

Excellent
Outstanding: 22%Good: 68%90% good+

37 schools in area

Maidenhead has better-rated schools overall (90% 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)Maidenhead

£6,821/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£7,200/yr
  • Lifestyle+£235/yr
  • Commute+£180/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£720/yr
  • Council Tax-£210/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.