London (Average) vs Stevenage - £5,889/yr better off

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London (Average)London

StevenageEast of England

You'd be £5,889/year better off in Stevenage

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

Over 5 years, that's £33,171 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

Stevenage

Gross salary£36,000

Income tax-£4,686

National Insurance-£1,874

Take-home£29,440

Effective tax rate: 18.2%£2,453/mo

You'd take home £5,760 less per year in Stevenage

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

Stevenage

Rent: £1,100Council Tax: £158Commute: £160Groceries: £299Energy: £124Lifestyle: £96Disposable: £583

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Stevenage disposable

£583/mo

London (Average)

Tight

TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Stevenage

Manageable

TightManageableComfortable

£583/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Stevenage

£36,000

£8,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Stevenage

£1,100/mo

£10,800/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Stevenage

£1,900

£260/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Stevenage

£160/mo

£240/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Stevenage

£69/wk

£312/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Stevenage

£124/mo

£132/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Stevenage

£96/mo

£425/yr better off

Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Stevenage

£340,000

Average house price

You could save £190,000 on a home in Stevenage. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

9.4x

Stevenage (median)

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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

Stevenage

Good

Outstanding: 21%Good: 71%92% good+

64 schools in area

Stevenage has better-rated schools overall (92% 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)→Stevenage

£5,889/yr better off

Where you save

Rent+£10,800/yr
Lifestyle+£425/yr
Groceries+£312/yr

Where you pay more

Take-home pay-£5,760/yr
Council Tax-£260/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.