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London (Average)London
Tower HamletsLondon

You'd be £4,816/year worse off in Tower Hamlets

Based on area medians. Honestly? London (Average) looks good.

Over 5 years, that's £27,128 out of 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

Tower Hamlets

Gross salary£43,000
Income tax-£6,086
National Insurance-£2,434
Take-home£34,480
Effective tax rate: 19.8%£2,873/mo

You'd take home £720 less per year in Tower Hamlets

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

Tower Hamlets

Rent: £2,400Council Tax: £128Commute: £120Groceries: £338Energy: £130Lifestyle: £134

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Tower Hamlets disposable

-£275/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Tower Hamlets

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

-£275/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Tower Hamlets

£43,000

£1,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Tower Hamlets

£2,400/mo

£4,800/yr worse off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Tower Hamlets

£1,536

£104/yr better off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Tower Hamlets

£120/mo

£720/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Tower Hamlets

£78/wk

£156/yr worse off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Tower Hamlets

£130/mo

£60/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Tower Hamlets

£134/mo

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Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Tower Hamlets

£530,000

Average house price

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

12.3x

Tower Hamlets (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

Tower Hamlets

Good
Outstanding: 31%Good: 67%98% good+

342 schools in area

Tower Hamlets has better-rated schools overall (98% 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)Tower Hamlets

£4,816/yr worse off

Where you save

  • Commute+£720/yr
  • Council Tax+£104/yr
  • Energy+£60/yr

Where you pay more

  • Rent-£4,800/yr
  • Take-home pay-£720/yr
  • Groceries-£156/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.