Kitchen Renovation Wandsworth
Bespoke kitchen design and installation in Wandsworth, one team for the strip-out, the services and the fit.
- Rated 4.9 from 31 reviews on MyBuilder
- London guide: £18,000 to £60,000+
- 3 to 5 weeks on site
- Free design visit, itemised quote
GS Renovation designs and fits kitchens across Wandsworth, from the mansion blocks near Wandsworth Common to the period flats of Putney and Tooting. We handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural work as one project, so your new kitchen is built and connected by a single team.
In Wandsworth, a kitchen renovation typically costs £18,000 to £60,000 or more from design to fitting (indicative London ranges, MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026). GS Renovation Ltd, a building contractor based in Potters Bar, does the work in Wandsworth: we carry the strip-out, services and fit as one contract, with the electrics certified by a registered electrician.
Price guide
| Work | Indicative London range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen renovation, design to fitting | £18,000 to £60,000+ |
| Opening up for a kitchen-diner, complete | £2,500 to £6,500+ |
Indicative London ranges (MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026), not a quotation. Prices checked September 2026. Full breakdown: Kitchen Renovation Cost.
Quick estimate for Wandsworth
Wandsworth range: choose above
How the job runs
- Free design visit at your Wandsworth home and an itemised quote.
- Strip-out and any structural work, first-fix plumbing and electrics, plastering.
- Units fitted and levelled; stone worktops templated and cut off site.
- Worktops, appliances, tiling and second fix. Electrics certified under Part P by a registered electrician, or notified to building control. Typically 3 to 5 weeks on site.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Wandsworth homes
One of the most requested projects in Wandsworth is opening a kitchen through to the adjoining room to create a sociable kitchen-diner. In the borough's period flats and houses that dividing wall is usually load-bearing, so we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control. In a mansion flat we also secure the freeholder's licence and clear the plan with the managing agent before the wall comes down.
With the opening formed, we design a layout that suits the room's proportions, running units along the flank and siting the island or dining table where the light falls. Worktops in quartz, granite or composite tie the space together, appliances are integrated for a clean line, and we handle the new plumbing runs, electrical circuits, tiling and lighting so the finished kitchen works as well as it looks.
Housing in Wandsworth
Count the homes in Wandsworth and you get about 157,900: 49% built since 1945, 7% between the wars and 43% before 1919, with flats at 72% and houses at 28%. Most homes here are flats, and a kitchen in a flat in Wandsworth drains to the building's shared soil stack, while a new extract through the outside wall needs the freeholder's licence first.
Extract ducts and flues from a Wandsworth flat kitchen
72% of homes in Wandsworth are flats, and a flat kitchen that moves across the plan rarely keeps its old extract route. A new duct to the outside means a new grille on the outside wall, and a relocated boiler means a new flue terminal. Wandsworth's conservation area FAQ states that permitted development rights do not apply to flats or houses converted to flats, so any external changes to these buildings require planning permission. A hole cored through the facade for a kitchen fan is an external change, so the extract route is fixed before the units are drawn.
In practice that gives three options for a Wandsworth flat kitchen. Reuse the existing opening in the outside wall, which keeps the facade unchanged and the job internal. Connect to a shared extract riser, if the block has one and the freeholder allows it. Or accept a new external grille and make the planning application alongside the freeholder's licence, so both run in parallel. Choosing late means either a hob in the wrong place or a kitchen fitted and waiting on consent, so we settle the route at survey and design the layout around it.
Bespoke kitchens for Wandsworth period proportions
Period flats around SW11 and SW12 come with alcoves, chimney breasts and tall ceilings that rarely suit off-the-shelf units. We plan made-to-measure cabinetry that uses those recesses properly, carrying tall storage up to picture-rail height and tucking appliances into awkward corners so no space is wasted in a compact London flat.
Whether you want a handleless contemporary finish or a classic Shaker kitchen in keeping with the age of the building, we build to suit the property. The plumbing is run by our own team, notifiable electrics are certified by a registered electrician under Part P or notified to building control, and we manage deliveries carefully through shared entrances in mansion blocks so the whole install stays tidy and on schedule.
- Floor levelling and screeding before the flooring goes down
- New circuits, sockets and dedicated appliance supplies
- Waste and water runs moved, and gas by a Gas Safe registered engineer, before the units are set
VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for all 38 statistical areas in Wandsworth. Counts rounded by the VOA.
Why Wandsworth Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Wandsworth kitchens often combine a structural knock-through with a bespoke fit-out inside a leasehold flat. GS Renovation handles both, from the engineer-designed steel beam and building control sign-off to the cabinetry, stone worktops, services and lighting. With our founder's 30+ years on the tools, you deal with one accountable team, transparent pricing and tidy working in an occupied home.
George was brilliant. Lovely bloke, very reasonably priced and a perfectionist to boot. He completed our small kitchen renovation with care and great…
George always kept to commitments and arrived on time. He offered helpful suggestions during his initial visit and promptly provided a reasonably…
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 Kitchen Renovation Wandsworth
What does the kitchen renovation quotation for a Wandsworth home cover?
A Wandsworth quotation for kitchen renovation sets out scope, programme and price on one document, within £18,000 to £60,000 or more (indicative). It shows what is done, in what order and at what cost, and the order is not arbitrary: the extract route and hob circuit are fixed before plastering. Exclusions are stated plainly rather than left to be discovered once work starts at the SW18 property.
Will a side return kitchen in Wandsworth affect my neighbour's light or drains?
Both are checked before the design is fixed. The infill sits hard against the boundary, so you serve party wall notice as building owner, a schedule of condition is agreed and the roof line set where it does not overshadow the neighbour's rear window more than the existing wing already does. Any shared drain crossing the alley is surveyed first, and where we build over it the run is rebuilt with new access provided.
How do we cope without a kitchen during a Wandsworth refit?
Site time for a standard refit is 3 to 5 weeks, stretching to 6 to 8 when a wall is knocked through as well. Wandsworth families living through it usually rig up a camping kitchen in the dining room or hall: kettle, fridge and a combination oven, plus a basin if a tap is close. Stone tops come late because they are templated off fitted base units, so a short spell without a counter is normal.
Can the sink go in an island in my Wandsworth kitchen?
Often yes, but the waste pipe needs a route and a fall back to the drain. On a suspended timber floor, it can run between joists if they run the right way. Across the joists or on concrete, it needs a raised plinth or cutting a channel, so the joist direction and floor type are checked before the island is placed.
Can the kitchen units be ordered before Wandsworth steelwork goes in?
They can be designed and ordered, but final measurements wait until the steel is in and the walls are plastered. Opening a wall changes the room's dimensions, and floors are levelled once the old partition is gone. In Wandsworth's period houses, walls are rarely square, so measuring from the finished shell avoids end panels that gap or units that will not fit an alcove.
Does a new Wandsworth kitchen need building regulations sign-off?
Several parts do. Adding a cooker or hob circuit is Part P work, which a registered electrician signs off with a certificate. Extraction has to satisfy Part F by venting outdoors. Relocating a gas hob falls to an engineer on the Gas Safe register, and a structural knock-through needs Building Regulations approval from Wandsworth Council. The certificates are collected as each stage completes, ready for handover.
Can the original kitchen in a listed Wandsworth house be replaced freely?
Not always. Listed building consent covers interior alterations in Wandsworth as well as outside ones, wherever the work affects the building's special character, and the borough has around 500 listed buildings. Swapping one modern fitted kitchen for another is usually straightforward, but removing an original dresser, a range recess, flagstones or a service stair can touch that character. Ask the conservation officers before the strip-out, and keep anything historic intact until the answer is in writing.
What is checked before stripping out a kitchen in a Wandsworth home built before 2000?
Asbestos. 49% of homes in Wandsworth were built after 1945 and 21% in 2000 or later, so a good part of the post-war stock predates the ban on asbestos in building materials. Textured ceilings, floor tiles, boxing and old boiler cupboards are the places to look. A refurbishment survey of the areas to be disturbed comes before the strip-out, and anything found is removed by a suitably licensed contractor where its type requires one.
When can kitchen work start on a Wandsworth building notice for a knock-through?
Two days after the notice goes in, if it is paid: a Wandsworth building notice lets work begin on site 48 hours after submission, once the correct fee is received. For a kitchen that begins with taking a wall out, that short gap is useful, because the notice goes in as soon as the engineer's beam design arrives. Order the units in the meantime, but have them delivered only after the steel has been inspected and the walls are plastered.
Every Service, One Team
More GS Renovation Services in Wandsworth
One team for every GS Renovation service in Wandsworth:
Same Service, Nearby Areas
Kitchen Renovation Near Wandsworth
We carry out kitchen renovation across Wandsworth and the surrounding areas. Explore a nearby location:
Ready to Start Your Wandsworth Project?
Free, no-obligation quote for kitchen renovation in Wandsworth.