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London (Average)London
WandsworthLondon

You'd be £1,046/year worse off in Wandsworth

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

Over 5 years, that's £5,894 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

Wandsworth

Gross salary£48,000
Income tax-£7,086
National Insurance-£2,834
Take-home£38,080
Effective tax rate: 20.7%£3,173/mo

You'd take home £2,880 more per year in Wandsworth

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

Wandsworth

Rent: £2,400Council Tax: £80Commute: £140Groceries: £346Energy: £132Lifestyle: £137Disposable: £43

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Wandsworth disposable

£43/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Wandsworth

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£43/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Wandsworth

£48,000

£4,000/yr better off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Wandsworth

£2,400/mo

£4,800/yr worse off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Wandsworth

£960

£680/yr better off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Wandsworth

£140/mo

£480/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Wandsworth

£80/wk

£260/yr worse off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Wandsworth

£132/mo

About the same

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Wandsworth

£137/mo

£62/yr worse off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Wandsworth

£680,000

Average house price

Housing is £150,000 more expensive in Wandsworth. Factor that in.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

14.2x

Wandsworth (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

Wandsworth

Good
Outstanding: 27%Good: 60%87% good+

397 schools in area

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Wandsworth

£1,046/yr worse off

Where you save

  • Take-home pay+£2,880/yr
  • Council Tax+£680/yr
  • Commute+£480/yr

Where you pay more

  • Rent-£4,800/yr
  • Groceries-£260/yr
  • Lifestyle-£62/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.