Home Renovation Hendon
Whole-home renovations in Hendon, layout, structure, kitchen and bathroom planned as one job, structure first, then services, then finishes.
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- London guide: £40,000 to £150,000+
- Free site survey, itemised quote
GS Renovation carries out whole-house renovations across Hendon, breathing new life into Hendon's interwar semis and the flats that make up most of NW4's homes. One team manages the rewiring, replumbing, replastering and layout changes, sequencing the structural work, kitchen, bathrooms and decoration so the whole project runs in order.
In Hendon, a full house refurbishment typically costs £40,000 to £150,000 or more (indicative London ranges, MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026). GS Renovation Ltd, a building contractor based in Potters Bar, does the work in Hendon: we carry the structure, services and finishes as one contract.
The two rooms that cost the most have their own pages, with prices: kitchen renovation in Hendon and bathroom renovation in Hendon. With 62% of homes in Hendon flats, the soil stack usually fixes where a bathroom can go, and the lease may need the freeholder's consent for either room.
Price guide
| Work | Indicative London range |
|---|---|
| Full house refurbishment | £40,000 to £150,000+ |
| Kitchen renovation | £18,000 to £60,000+ |
| Bathroom renovation | £6,000 to £20,000+ |
Indicative London ranges (MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026), not a quotation. Prices checked September 2026. Full breakdown: Full House Renovation Cost.
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Full refurbishment of Hendon interwar houses
Many Hendon houses still carry the wiring, plumbing and compartmentalised layout of their 1930s origins, so a full renovation usually starts by stripping back to bring services up to current standards. We rewire throughout, replace the plumbing and heating, and replaster where the old lath and lime has failed, then reconfigure the dated cellular rooms into the open, connected spaces families want today.
These interwar homes were built with decent ceiling heights and solid proportions, so there is real quality to work with. We restore the features worth keeping, such as picture rails, panelled doors and bay windows, while modernising everything behind the walls. Where the plot allows, there is room to extend as part of the same programme if you want more space rather than just a refresh.
Housing in Hendon
About 16,060 homes are listed for Hendon, and the mix is 38% houses to 62% flats, with 43% built after 1945, 37% in 1919 to 1939 and 20% earlier. Where most homes are flats, a whole-flat refurbishment in Hendon works to the lease: the freeholder's licence for alterations, agreed working hours and sound insulation between floors.
Windows, doors and render on a Burroughs house in Hendon
A whole-house renovation usually reaches the outside as well: new windows, a replacement front door or a change to the roof. For houses at 1-8 Burroughs Gardens and 63-77 (odd) The Burroughs, the Article 4 direction for Hendon The Burroughs removes permitted development rights for the enlargement, improvement or other alteration of a dwellinghouse and for other roof alterations. At those addresses, replacing windows or the front door with a different design or material, or changing the roof covering, needs planning permission. The same change on a house elsewhere in Hendon would normally be permitted development. Rendering or cladding brickwork needs permission anywhere in a conservation area.
Plan the renovation in two parts. Interior work such as rewiring, plumbing and plastering can go ahead under building control, while the external specification goes to Barnet as an application with drawings of the existing and proposed windows and doors. Photograph the existing windows, doors and any surviving original joinery before strip-out, because the application drawings are prepared from them. Order new windows only once permission is granted, because joinery made to a refused design cannot be reused.
Managing services and structure in NW4
Renovating an occupied Hendon house means sequencing matters. We plan the structural openings and any steel first, then first-fix electrics and plumbing, followed by plastering, second-fix, the kitchen and bathrooms, and finally decoration. New circuits and any consumer unit change are notifiable under the Building Regulations and certified under Part P by a registered electrician, and any load-bearing changes are signed off by building control.
Where the renovation touches the shared party wall of a semi, we give you what you need to serve the party wall notice as building owner; where you are in a flat, we coordinate with the freeholder and managing agent at the outset. Running the trades in the right order avoids the double handling that pushes cost and time up, and keeps a lived-in NW4 home as workable as possible while the work goes on around you.
- Room by room programme so you can stay in your home
- Project management from first survey to final handover
- Damp treatment, tanking and timber repairs
VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for Hendon Central, Hendon Park, North Hendon & Sunny Hill and West Hendon. Counts rounded by the VOA.
Why Choose GS Renovation in Hendon
Hendon homeowners choose GS Renovation because a single team runs the whole refurbishment, from rewiring and replumbing to structural changes, kitchens, bathrooms and decoration, all in the right order. We understand how these NW4 houses and flats are built, we keep an occupied home workable, and our founder's 30+ years on the tools backs a finish that lasts.
- Notifiable electrical work certified by a registered electrician under Part P
- Kitchen and bathroom selections planned early to hold the programme
- Honest updates if a date or a detail has to move
The kitchen has been fitted to the high standard. Saaid was polite, professional, tidy, he pays attention to a little details that make huge…
Saiid did a complete refurbishment of our small bathroom. This involved ripping out the existing bath/shower, basin, toilet, pipework, and tiles and…
It's the second time I have hired George and he has been absolutely professional and the work he did resembles perfectly what I had in mind. Being an…
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Home Renovation Hendon
Why do home renovation quotes in Hendon vary so much?
Variation in home renovation quotes across Hendon almost always comes from what has been left out. GS Renovation prices structure, trades, approvals and reinstatement after an NW4 survey, so the total can look higher than a quote covering half of it. The honest range is £40,000 to £150,000 or more (indicative), and the age of the wiring decides whether a rewire comes first, which a quote without a survey cannot know.
Can you renovate my Hendon house while we keep living in it?
Often yes, though it depends on the scope. On a whole-house refurbishment of a Hendon interwar semi we can phase the work so you keep a functioning kitchen or bathroom while we progress room by room. For heavy structural work it is sometimes calmer to move out briefly. We plan the sequence with you at the start so daily life stays as manageable as possible.
Should failed lath and plaster ceilings in a Hendon house be replaced or repaired?
It depends on the extent. Where the plaster has lost its grip on the laths across a wide area, taking it down and fitting plasterboard with a skim is usually quicker and sounder; small areas can be consolidated and patched. Either way the decision is made at strip-out, before first fix wiring, because cables for the lights above run through that ceiling void.
Does an interwar or post-war Hendon home need an asbestos survey before renovation?
Yes. Anything built before 2000 can contain asbestos, and VOA dates 37% of Hendon homes to between the wars and 43% to after 1945. Boiler cupboard linings, textured ceilings, floor tiles and garage roofs are where it tends to hide. The survey is done before strip-out, so any removal is complete before other trades disturb those surfaces.
Can a Hendon renovation be done in phases over time?
It can, but the phases should follow the services. Rewiring and replumbing are best done in one go at first fix, because cables and pipes run through every floor, and doing half leaves joins buried in new plaster. After that, rooms can be finished one at a time. Structural changes and any new consumer unit belong in the first phase, never later.
What changes when the Hendon renovation is a flat rather than a house?
Mainly the paperwork and the logistics. Before any wall moves or the bathroom relocates, a leaseholder generally needs a signed licence from whoever owns the block, and managing agents often fix permitted hours and delivery slots. One vertical drain usually runs through every flat in the stack, so the kitchen and bathroom stay roughly where they are. VOA puts 62% of Hendon dwellings in flats, so this is the usual case.
Can the windows be replaced in a Hendon Burroughs Gardens house without an application?
At 1-8 Burroughs Gardens, not where the change alters the appearance of the house. The Hendon The Burroughs Article 4 direction removes permitted development rights for improvements and other alterations to a dwellinghouse, which is the right that window replacement normally relies on. Submit drawings of the existing and proposed windows, including glazing bars and material. Repairing the existing frames like for like is a separate matter.
Which planning document does Barnet use for a Hendon renovation that changes the outside?
The Barnet Local Plan, read alongside the London Plan. The national Planning Data record for the plan, published by the London Borough of Barnet, gives a start date of 4 March 2025. Advice or drawings from before that date may refer to earlier policies. For a Hendon renovation with external changes in a conservation area, have the planning statement written against the current plan before the application is made.
Should a Hendon renovation start inside or outside when planning is needed?
Inside first, where the outside needs an application. Strip-out, rewiring, plumbing and structural work can proceed while Barnet decides on windows, doors or roof changes at a Burroughs address. Scaffolding for the external work then goes up once, after permission, and the interior is protected before any windows come out. On a Hendon house without those restrictions, the external work can run alongside the first fix instead.
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