Housing costs vs teacher pay

Average house price as a multiple of income for a teacher on the M4 pay scale. Plus calculations on average rent as a percentage of their monthly post-tax income

Monthly gross pay was converted to post-tax income using the HM Revenue and Customs online income tax calculator, assuming a full-time teacher with no additional allowances, no student loan repayments and standard tax and national insurance contributions.

The analysis is illustrative and does not account for individual circumstances such as household composition, pension contributions, council tax, childcare costs or regional variations in transport costs. 
Source: Tes analysis of Office for National Statistics data (Sep 2025) Created with Datawrapper