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London (Average)London
RedbridgeLondon

You'd be £1,797/year better off in Redbridge

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

Over 5 years, that's £10,121 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

Redbridge

Gross salary£38,000
Income tax-£5,086
National Insurance-£2,034
Take-home£30,880
Effective tax rate: 18.7%£2,573/mo

You'd take home £4,320 less per year in Redbridge

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

Redbridge

Rent: £1,550Council Tax: £145Commute: £165Groceries: £303Energy: £132Lifestyle: £103Disposable: £247

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Redbridge disposable

£247/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Redbridge

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£247/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Redbridge

£38,000

£6,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Redbridge

£1,550/mo

£5,400/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Redbridge

£1,740

£100/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Redbridge

£165/mo

£180/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Redbridge

£70/wk

£260/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Redbridge

£132/mo

About the same

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Redbridge

£103/mo

£341/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Redbridge

£440,000

Average house price

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

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

11.6x

Redbridge (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

Redbridge

Good
Outstanding: 24%Good: 56%80% good+

375 schools in area

London (Average) has better-rated schools overall (87% good or outstanding vs 80% in Redbridge). Always check individual schools for your specific area.

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Redbridge

£1,797/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£5,400/yr
  • Lifestyle+£341/yr
  • Groceries+£260/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£4,320/yr
  • Council Tax-£100/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.