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London (Average)London
PetersfieldSouth East

You'd be £5,934/year better off in Petersfield

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

Over 5 years, that's £33,426 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 7-11 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

Petersfield

Gross salary£37,000
Income tax-£4,886
National Insurance-£1,954
Take-home£30,160
Effective tax rate: 18.5%£2,513/mo

You'd take home £5,040 less per year in Petersfield

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

Petersfield

Rent: £1,125Council Tax: £163Commute: £170Groceries: £307Energy: £126Lifestyle: £103Disposable: £592

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Petersfield disposable

£592/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Petersfield

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£592/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Petersfield

£37,000

£7,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Petersfield

£1,125/mo

£10,500/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Petersfield

£1,950

£310/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Petersfield

£170/mo

£120/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Petersfield

£71/wk

£208/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Petersfield

£126/mo

£108/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Petersfield

£103/mo

£348/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Petersfield

£430,000

Average house price

You could save £100,000 on a home in Petersfield. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

11.6x

Petersfield (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

Petersfield

Good
Outstanding: 32%Good: 70%102% good+

23 schools in area

Petersfield has better-rated schools overall (102% 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)Petersfield

£5,934/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£10,500/yr
  • Lifestyle+£348/yr
  • Groceries+£208/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£5,040/yr
  • Council Tax-£310/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.