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.
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.
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.
£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.
£40k – £85k
Indicative, excl. VAT
Strip-out to substrate, revised layout, new plumbing and electrics, new units, stone worktops and integrated appliances.
£90k – £250k+
Indicative, excl. VAT
Joinery made to drawing, natural stone, specialist finishes and premium appliance packages — often in listed or mansion-block properties.
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.
Removal, protection, skips or permitted waste transfer in restricted streets.
New feeds, wastes, isolation, boiling-water tap and appliance connections.
Circuits, lighting, sockets, extract, board upgrade where required, plus certification.
Substrate correction, plaster skim, screed or ply, stone or tile setting.
Setting out, scribing to out-of-square walls, panelling, plinths and cornice.
Digital template, fabrication, mitred returns, sink cut-outs and fitting.
Filling, caulking, paint system, snag walk-through and clean handover.
Programme, trade sequencing, building permits, RAMS and lift bookings.
Supply-only allowances used when we set an initial budget. Final figures follow the chosen supplier, slab selection and appliance schedule.
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.
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.
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.
Kitchens are often part of a wider project. See our Chelsea refurbishments, Kensington refurbishments, flooring and plumbing pages.
Send us the address and what you have in mind. We'll survey the room and come back with a stage-by-stage quotation you can actually compare.