Home Renovation Southwark

GS Renovation carries out whole-house and whole-flat refurbishments across Southwark, from the post-war flats that make up most of the borough to Victorian terraces in Camberwell, Georgian townhouses in Dulwich and warehouse conversions in Bermondsey. One team manages the rewire, replumb, replaster and reconfiguration, sequencing structural work and finishes into a single coordinated project.

In Southwark, 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 Southwark: 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 Southwark and bathroom renovation in Southwark. With 81% of homes in Southwark flats, the soil stack usually fixes where a bathroom can go, and the lease may need the freeholder's consent for either room.

Full refurbishment of Southwark period homes

A typical Southwark refurbishment starts with the services hidden inside old walls. The Victorian and Georgian houses of SE5 and SE22 often still carry ageing wiring, lead or worn pipework and tired lime plaster. We rewire and replumb the whole house, upgrade the consumer unit, and replaster throughout, with notifiable electrical work certified by a registered electrician under Part P. Reconfiguring dated layouts, we open cramped rooms into practical spaces while respecting the original proportions of the building.

Southwark's period homes are full of features worth saving. Where cornicing, ceiling roses, panelled doors, sash windows and cast iron fireplaces survive, we restore and reinstate them rather than strip them out, matching new mouldings to the old. On listed properties and those in conservation areas around Dulwich and Camberwell, we work sympathetically with lime plaster and traditional detailing, so the finished home feels modern to live in yet keeps the character that makes these houses special.

Housing in Southwark

Take the 149,990 or so homes the valuation list gives Southwark: 81% flats, 19% houses, 25% from before 1919, 7% interwar and 64% post-war. Refurbishing a flat in Southwark starts with the freeholder's licence for alterations, which matters here because most homes are flats.

Windows, doors and the Sunray Estate in a Southwark renovation

Southwark's Householder SPD says UPVC will not be permitted in any of the borough's Conservation Areas, even to the rear of a property. In a whole house renovation in Southwark that shapes the order of work. Windows and doors are ordered early, because timber or metal frames take longer to make than stock units, and they go in before the plasterers start. Walk the house before strip-out, list every window and external door being replaced, including the small ones at the back, and check the address against Southwark's conservation area maps before anything is ordered.

The Sunray Estate in North Dulwich is subject to an Article 4 Direction confirmed by the Secretary of State on 13 November 1987, and Southwark's Sunray Conservation Area comprises the estate on Denmark Hill. On that estate some external changes that would elsewhere need no application are brought back under control. Before renovating a Sunray house, read the direction itself and list which of your planned external items it covers, whether windows, doors, porches or roof coverings. Anything on that list goes into a planning application first, and the renovation programme is built around its decision date.

Renovating Bermondsey and Borough warehouse conversions

Renovation in the converted warehouses and apartments around Bermondsey, Borough and SE16 follows a different set of rules. Most are leasehold, so before we start we help you obtain the freeholder's licence to alter and agree access, working hours and protection with the managing agent. Structural change is limited in these buildings, but we can rework them with new layouts, kitchens, bathrooms and finishes that respect the sound insulation standards between flats and the wider building-management rules.

What ties every Southwark renovation together is sequencing. We plan the order so that structural work, first-fix services, plastering, kitchens, bathrooms, flooring and decoration follow on without clashes or costly reworks. One project manager coordinates the trades, keeps the site tidy in an occupied home or a shared block, and reports progress to you weekly. Whether it is a Peckham terrace or a Borough flat near Borough Market, you get one point of contact from start to finish.

• Planning permission and building control coordination
• Room by room programme so you can stay in your home
• Staircase repair, replacement and balustrade work

VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for all 34 statistical areas in Southwark. Counts rounded by the VOA.

Alongside home renovation in Southwark, the pages that usually help next are load-bearing wall removal in Southwark, our Southwark area guide, a building contractor for the whole job, how we run a London renovation, our London home renovation page and How Long a Renovation Takes.

Why Choose GS Renovation in Southwark

Southwark homeowners choose GS Renovation for whole-house projects because our founder's 30+ years on the tools means we understand both its period houses and its leasehold conversions. One team handles the structure, services, plastering and finishes, so nothing falls between trades. You get clear scheduling, honest pricing, respectful working in an occupied home, and a refurbished property that lasts.

• Notifiable electrical work certified by a registered electrician under Part P
• One itemised quote covering structure, services and finishes
• Rated 4.9 from 31 reviews on MyBuilder

Checked by Abdelaaziz Saaid, founder and director of GS Renovation Ltd (Companies House no. 14611254). Structural design is by the consulting engineer appointed to your project.