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London (Average)London
Welwyn Garden CityEast of England

You'd be £6,662/year better off in Welwyn Garden City

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

Over 5 years, that's £37,527 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 6-10 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

Welwyn Garden City

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 Welwyn Garden City

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

Welwyn Garden City

Rent: £1,250Council Tax: £163Commute: £160Groceries: £312Energy: £126Lifestyle: £103Disposable: £653

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Welwyn Garden City disposable

£653/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Welwyn Garden City

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£653/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Welwyn Garden City

£40,000

£4,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Welwyn Garden City

£1,250/mo

£9,000/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Welwyn Garden City

£1,950

£310/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Welwyn Garden City

£160/mo

£240/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Welwyn Garden City

£72/wk

£156/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Welwyn Garden City

£126/mo

£108/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Welwyn Garden City

£103/mo

£348/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Welwyn Garden City

£420,000

Average house price

You could save £110,000 on a home in Welwyn Garden City. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

10.5x

Welwyn Garden City (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

Welwyn Garden City

Good
Outstanding: 24%Good: 60%84% good+

62 schools in area

London (Average) has better-rated schools overall (87% good or outstanding vs 84% in Welwyn Garden City). Always check individual schools for your specific area.

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Welwyn Garden City

£6,662/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£9,000/yr
  • Lifestyle+£348/yr
  • Commute+£240/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£2,880/yr
  • Council Tax-£310/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.