UK average
Major cities and areas: National average.
Planning factor: 1.00 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
United Kingdom
Home improvement costs by region and city
UK selections display pounds sterling and metric units. Regional adjustments cover England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
London
Major cities and areas: London, Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Richmond, Romford, Sutton, Wembley.
Planning factor: 1.35 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
South East England
Major cities and areas: Brighton and Hove, Canterbury, Guildford, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton.
Planning factor: 1.12 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
South West England
Major cities and areas: Bath, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Exeter, Gloucester, Plymouth, Swindon.
Planning factor: 1.05 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
East of England
Major cities and areas: Cambridge, Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, Luton, Norwich, Peterborough, St Albans.
Planning factor: 1.02 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
West Midlands
Major cities and areas: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Solihull, Stoke-on-Trent, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Worcester.
Planning factor: 0.98 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
East Midlands
Major cities and areas: Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton, Nottingham.
Planning factor: 0.96 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
North West England
Major cities and areas: Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Warrington.
Planning factor: 0.95 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Major cities and areas: Bradford, Doncaster, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, York.
Planning factor: 0.93 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
North East England
Major cities and areas: Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland.
Planning factor: 0.92 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
Scotland
Major cities and areas: Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth, Stirling.
Planning factor: 0.94 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
Wales
Major cities and areas: Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, Wrexham.
Planning factor: 0.91 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
Northern Ireland
Major cities and areas: Armagh, Bangor, Belfast, Derry, Lisburn, Newry.
Planning factor: 0.88 times the UK baseline. This regional factor applies to every listed city; it is not a city quote.
Use regional factors as a starting point
London and each listed UK region have a broad editorial planning factor. The factor is applied consistently across cities within that region; it is not a claim that every contractor in Manchester, Cardiff or Edinburgh charges the same amount. Property age, conservation restrictions, parking, access, disposal, travel and local demand can outweigh the regional difference.
UK calculator results use pounds sterling and metric quantities. VAT, planning fees, building control, professional design, structural engineering and party wall work may be outside the result unless explicitly selected or included in the project scope. Check the relevant country guidance on the calculator and obtain written quotations from contractors familiar with the local authority area.