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Typical UK kitchen renovation costs (indicative)
Kitchen prices depend heavily on three things: who's making the units, what the worktop is, and whether the layout is changing. The ranges below are typical 2026 UK prices for a complete kitchen renovation including supply, fitting, basic plumbing and electrics.
Standard / trade-brand kitchen Trade or high-street brand units (Howdens, B&Q, IKEA), laminate worktop, like-for-like layout, mid-range integrated appliances. | £8,000 – £15,000 |
Mid-range / quality fitted kitchen Quality trade brand or mid-tier supplier, quartz worktop, shaker or modern slab doors, brand-name appliances (Bosch, Neff). | £15,000 – £30,000 |
Bespoke or premium fitted kitchen Bespoke joinery, full-length quartz/granite/porcelain worktops, premium appliances (Miele, Wolf), island, possibly a layout change. | £30,000 – £60,000 |
Luxury / kitchen-diner conversion Structural opening (RSJ), top-tier bespoke joinery, premium stone, Sub-Zero / La Cornue appliances, integrated AV, full kitchen-diner build. | £60,000 – £150,000+ |
What actually drives the cost
The same square-metre kitchen can quote anywhere across the ranges above depending on a handful of decisions. The biggest swings come from the unit supplier and the worktop.
- Unit supplier. Trade kitchens (Howdens, Magnet) come in at one price; high-street modular (IKEA, Wren) at another; UK bespoke makers (Plain English, deVOL) at multiples again. Bespoke is roughly 3–5× a trade kitchen of the same footprint.
- Worktop material. Laminate £400–£900 per kitchen; quartz £2,000–£5,000; book-matched veined porcelain or marble slabs can be £6,000–£15,000+.
- Layout changes. Moving the sink, hob or fridge a couple of metres adds plumber and electrician days. Knocking a wall through for an open-plan kitchen-diner adds a structural engineer, an RSJ, Building Control sign-off and significantly more building work.
- Appliances. A budget integrated package can be £1,500–£3,000; a brand-name premium spec (Bosch series 8, Neff N90, Quooker) typically £4,000–£8,000; luxury (Miele, Wolf, Sub-Zero) can run £15,000–£40,000+.
- Island vs no island. Adding a proper island typically adds £3,000–£8,000 to the units + worktop, plus services if it has a hob or sink.
Cost breakdown by component
For a typical £20,000 mid-range fitted kitchen with quartz worktops, here's roughly how the budget splits.
Cabinets / carcasses + doors | 30–40% |
Worktop (quartz typical) | 15–25% |
Appliances (integrated) | 15–25% |
Fitting labour (joiner + plumber + electrician + tiler) | 20–30% |
Splashbacks + tiling | 3–7% |
Sink + tap | 3–6% |
How long it takes
A typical fitted kitchen is 2–3 weeks on site. Quartz worktops are templated only after the units are in, then fitted around a week later, so the kitchen is usable some way before the very last fix. Bespoke kitchens take longer — joinery lead times alone can be 8–12+ weeks before fitting even starts. Knock-through projects with structural openings add 2–4 weeks at the front for the structural work, plastering and curing.
Getting a realistic quote
Kitchens are one of the easier projects to compare apples-to-apples: ask each contractor to itemise units, worktop, appliances, fitting labour, splashback, plumbing/electrical changes and waste removal. Make sure the appliance spec matches across quotes — "integrated dishwasher" can mean a £350 own-brand unit or a £1,400 Miele, and the price gap is real.
Most reputable contractors will quote off your designer's plans (or generate plans with you in the kitchen-supplier showroom). Avoid finalising your unit choice until you've had a contractor walk the room — a layout that works on paper sometimes doesn't survive contact with where the soil stack actually runs.
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