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    Cost Guide — SW3, SW10, SW5, SW7, W8

    Kitchen Refurbishment Costs in Kensington & Chelsea

    What a premium kitchen actually costs in prime London — indicative project bands, the labour stages behind them, and realistic allowances for cabinetry, stone and appliances.

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    Figures on this page are indicative planning ranges for prime SW3, SW10, SW5, SW7 and W8 properties, not a quotation. Every kitchen is priced after a site survey and a written specification.

    Whole-Project Bands

    Three levels of kitchen refurbishment

    Most Kensington and Chelsea kitchens fall into one of three bands. The right one depends on whether the layout moves, how the cabinetry is made, and what the building allows.

    Refit & Refresh

    £18k – £35k

    Indicative, excl. VAT

    Existing layout retained. New doors or a new cabinet run, new worktops, splashback, sink and tap, decoration and making good.

    • Cabinetry replaced or refronted, carcasses reused where sound
    • Engineered stone or timber worktop with a straightforward layout
    • Like-for-like appliance swap, no new services runs
    • Typically two to three weeks on site

    Full Refurbishment

    £40k – £85k

    Indicative, excl. VAT

    Strip-out to substrate, revised layout, new plumbing and electrics, new units, stone worktops and integrated appliances.

    • New first-fix plumbing, waste and circuits to current standards
    • Plaster, levelled floors, new flooring and full decoration
    • Mid to upper-tier fitted or in-frame cabinetry
    • Typically six to nine weeks on site

    Bespoke / Heritage

    £90k – £250k+

    Indicative, excl. VAT

    Joinery made to drawing, natural stone, specialist finishes and premium appliance packages — often in listed or mansion-block properties.

    • Cabinet-maker joinery, hand-painted or veneered on site
    • Book-matched marble or quartzite, mitred edges and upstands
    • Structural changes, steels, ventilation routes and MVHR
    • Typically twelve to twenty weeks including lead times
    Labour Breakdown

    Where the labour cost sits, stage by stage

    Ranges below cover the labour element of a typical prime London kitchen of four to eight linear metres. Managed buildings, upper floors without goods lifts and restricted working hours push each stage towards the upper end.

    Strip-out & disposal

    £1,200 – £3,500

    Removal, protection, skips or permitted waste transfer in restricted streets.

    Plumbing first & second fix

    £1,800 – £5,000

    New feeds, wastes, isolation, boiling-water tap and appliance connections.

    Electrical works & certification

    £2,000 – £6,500

    Circuits, lighting, sockets, extract, board upgrade where required, plus certification.

    Plastering, floor levelling & tiling

    £2,500 – £8,000

    Substrate correction, plaster skim, screed or ply, stone or tile setting.

    Cabinet fitting & joinery on site

    £4,000 – £16,000

    Setting out, scribing to out-of-square walls, panelling, plinths and cornice.

    Stone templating & installation

    £1,500 – £6,000

    Digital template, fabrication, mitred returns, sink cut-outs and fitting.

    Decoration, snagging & handover

    £1,500 – £5,000

    Filling, caulking, paint system, snag walk-through and clean handover.

    Project management & site set-up

    10% – 15% of works

    Programme, trade sequencing, building permits, RAMS and lift bookings.

    Material Allowances

    High-end material estimates

    Supply-only allowances used when we set an initial budget. Final figures follow the chosen supplier, slab selection and appliance schedule.

    Cabinetry

    Quality fitted range, painted MDF
    £1,100 – £2,000 per linear metre
    In-frame or hand-painted timber
    £2,200 – £3,800 per linear metre
    Bespoke cabinet-maker joinery
    £3,500 – £6,500+ per linear metre

    Worktops

    Engineered quartz, 20–30mm
    £450 – £800 per m²
    Granite or standard marble
    £600 – £1,200 per m²
    Book-matched marble or quartzite
    £1,400 – £3,000+ per m²

    Appliances

    Integrated mainstream package
    £4,000 – £8,000
    Premium German or Italian package
    £9,000 – £20,000
    Range cooker & luxury refrigeration
    £20,000 – £45,000+

    Finishes & fittings

    Brassware, sink and boiling-water tap
    £900 – £4,500
    Flooring — engineered oak or stone
    £90 – £320 per m² supplied
    Lighting, ironmongery and accessories
    £1,200 – £6,000
    What Moves The Number

    Cost drivers specific to prime London

    • Property type — a mansion-block flat, a period townhouse and a new-build each carry different access and structural costs
    • Listed building or conservation-area consent, and the drawings and approvals that come with it
    • Building management rules: works hours, lift bookings, permits, insurance and RAMS in managed blocks
    • Parking suspensions, loading restrictions and waste transfer on narrow SW3 and W8 streets
    • Whether services move — relocating a sink, hob or extract adds first-fix and structural work
    • Cabinetry route: fitted range, in-frame or drawn-to-order joinery with lead times to match
    • Stone selection and slab yield — book-matching and mitred details increase both material and labour
    • Appliance specification, ventilation requirements and any MVHR or recirculation solution

    Quoted separately

    • Structural alterations, steels and building control fees
    • Architect, interior designer and party-wall surveyor fees
    • Asbestos survey or removal in pre-2000 properties
    • Consumer unit replacement where the existing board is unsuitable
    • Bespoke glazing, crittall screens and specialist metalwork
    • Freeholder or managing-agent application fees
    How We Quote

    From indicative range to fixed price

    1. Survey and specification

    We measure the room, check the position of services, review access and building rules, and agree a written specification covering cabinetry, worktops, appliances and finishes. That document is what the price is built on.

    2. Stage-by-stage quotation

    The quotation is broken down the same way as the labour table above, with separate supply allowances. You can see the cost of each stage, compare specification options, and take an element out before signing.

    3. Fixed price and programme

    Once the specification is signed off the price is fixed against it, with a stage payment schedule and a dated programme. Anything uncovered on site is issued as a written variation before the work is committed.

    4. Related works

    Kitchens are often part of a wider project. See our Chelsea refurbishments, Kensington refurbishments, flooring and plumbing pages.

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