moovelythe grass is greener
London (Average)London
NorthamptonEast Midlands

You'd be £6,770/year better off in Northampton

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

Over 5 years, that's £38,133 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

Northampton

Gross salary£33,000
Income tax-£4,086
National Insurance-£1,634
Take-home£27,280
Effective tax rate: 17.3%£2,273/mo

You'd take home £7,920 less per year in Northampton

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

Northampton

Rent: £900Council Tax: £158Commute: £130Groceries: £286Energy: £120Lifestyle: £90Disposable: £651

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Northampton disposable

£651/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Northampton

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£651/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Northampton

£33,000

£11,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Northampton

£900/mo

£13,200/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Northampton

£1,900

£260/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Northampton

£130/mo

£600/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Northampton

£66/wk

£468/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Northampton

£120/mo

£180/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Northampton

£90/mo

£502/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Northampton

£260,000

Average house price

You could save £270,000 on a home in Northampton. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

7.9x

Northampton (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

Northampton

Average
Outstanding: 13%Good: 56%69% good+

129 schools in area

London (Average) has better-rated schools overall (87% good or outstanding vs 69% in Northampton). Always check individual schools for your specific area.

Stay in the loop

We're adding commute time data, GP surgery ratings & more

Get notified when we launch new features. One email, no spam.

Screenshot and share your results

Your Move Summary

London (Average)Northampton

£6,770/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£13,200/yr
  • Commute+£600/yr
  • Lifestyle+£502/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£7,920/yr
  • Council Tax-£260/yr
moovely.co
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.