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London (Average)London
WokingSouth East

You'd be £6,533/year better off in Woking

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

Over 5 years, that's £36,801 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

Woking

Gross salary£42,000
Income tax-£5,886
National Insurance-£2,354
Take-home£33,760
Effective tax rate: 19.6%£2,813/mo

You'd take home £1,440 less per year in Woking

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

Woking

Rent: £1,350Council Tax: £163Commute: £175Groceries: £316Energy: £128Lifestyle: £112Disposable: £650

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Woking disposable

£650/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Woking

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£650/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Woking

£42,000

£2,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Woking

£1,350/mo

£7,800/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Woking

£1,950

£310/yr worse off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Woking

£175/mo

£60/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Woking

£73/wk

£104/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Woking

£128/mo

£84/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Woking

£112/mo

£235/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Woking

£450,000

Average house price

You could save £80,000 on a home in Woking. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

10.7x

Woking (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

Woking

Good
Outstanding: 32%Good: 59%91% good+

173 schools in area

Woking has better-rated schools overall (91% 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)Woking

£6,533/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£7,800/yr
  • Lifestyle+£235/yr
  • Groceries+£104/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£1,440/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.