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London (Average)London
Tunbridge WellsSouth East

You'd be £5,412/year better off in Tunbridge Wells

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

Over 5 years, that's £30,483 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 7-12 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

Tunbridge Wells

Gross salary£40,000
Income tax-£5,486
National Insurance-£2,194
Take-home£32,320
Effective tax rate: 19.2%£2,693/mo

You'd take home £2,880 less per year in Tunbridge Wells

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

Tunbridge Wells

Rent: £1,300Council Tax: £171Commute: £185Groceries: £320Energy: £128Lifestyle: £113Disposable: £559

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Tunbridge Wells disposable

£559/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Tunbridge Wells

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£559/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Tunbridge Wells

£40,000

£4,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Tunbridge Wells

£1,300/mo

£8,400/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Tunbridge Wells

£2,050

£410/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Tunbridge Wells

£185/mo

£60/yr worse off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Tunbridge Wells

£74/wk

£52/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Tunbridge Wells

£128/mo

£84/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Tunbridge Wells

£113/mo

£226/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Tunbridge Wells

£440,000

Average house price

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

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

11.0x

Tunbridge Wells (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

Tunbridge Wells

Excellent
Outstanding: 30%Good: 57%87% good+

49 schools in area

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Tunbridge Wells

£5,412/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£8,400/yr
  • Lifestyle+£226/yr
  • Energy+£84/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£2,880/yr
  • Council Tax-£410/yr
  • Commute-£60/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.