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London (Average)London
ReigateSouth East

You'd be £7,169/year better off in Reigate

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

Over 5 years, that's £40,382 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

Reigate

Gross salary£42,000
Income tax-£5,886
National Insurance-£2,354
Take-home£33,760
Effective tax rate: 19.6%£2,813/mo

You'd take home £1,440 less per year in Reigate

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

Reigate

Rent: £1,300Council Tax: £167Commute: £175Groceries: £312Energy: £128Lifestyle: £109Disposable: £702

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Reigate disposable

£702/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Reigate

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£702/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Reigate

£42,000

£2,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Reigate

£1,300/mo

£8,400/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Reigate

£2,000

£360/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Reigate

£175/mo

£60/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Reigate

£72/wk

£156/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Reigate

£128/mo

£84/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Reigate

£109/mo

£269/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Reigate

£490,000

Average house price

You could save £40,000 on a home in Reigate. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

11.7x

Reigate (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

Reigate

Excellent
Outstanding: 22%Good: 58%80% good+

76 schools in area

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

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Reigate

£7,169/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£8,400/yr
  • Lifestyle+£269/yr
  • Groceries+£156/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£1,440/yr
  • Council Tax-£360/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.