How Much Does a Bespoke Kitchen Cost in London? A 2027 Price Guide
A bespoke kitchen budget needs to cover more than cupboards. Design, cabinetry, worktops, appliances, installation and preparation of the room can all sit under different quotes. Before comparing prices, you need to know which of those costs each figure includes.
For an initial reference, Checkatrade’s October 2026 guide puts bespoke kitchens at £20,000–£75,000 across the UK. This is a broad national estimate, rather than a London average or a quotation for your home. Published prices from individual kitchen makers also vary substantially in scope.
This guide explains how to use those benchmarks when planning a London kitchen for 2027, what affects the final price and how to compare proposals. It uses information available in October 2026; it does not assume a particular price increase for the year ahead.
How much should you budget for a bespoke kitchen in London?
There is no single reliable price that covers every bespoke kitchen in London. A compact room with a straightforward layout is a different project from a large kitchen with an island, pantry and extensive building work.
Published supplier prices provide useful reference points, provided you read the inclusions carefully.
Published benchmark | Price stated | Scope and limitations |
|---|---|---|
Checkatrade, October 2026 | £20,000–£75,000 | Broad UK bespoke kitchen estimate; not a London-specific average. |
Papilio, London service | From £30,000 | Lists design, project management, delivery and installation. Confirm the complete specification and exclusions. |
Sustainable Kitchens | From £50,000 | Describes a medium-sized kitchen, fully installed with worktops and appliances. |
Higham Furniture, London guide | From around £50,000 | Design, handmade cabinetry and installation; worktops, appliances and building works excluded. |
These are separately published benchmarks, not directly comparable packages or Greg’s Carpenters prices. They illustrate why a starting price needs an accompanying specification.
For a 2027 project, use current figures to establish whether your plans and budget broadly align. Then request a quotation based on your room, chosen materials and intended installation date. Check how long that quotation remains valid.
What are you paying for when you choose bespoke?
“Fitted” describes a kitchen installed in your room. It does not, by itself, mean that the cabinets have been made to individual dimensions.
A fitted kitchen may use standard units, with panels and fillers closing the remaining gaps. A bespoke proposal should explain which elements are made to measure and where standard components are used.
That distinction matters when comparing fitted kitchen cost estimates. A lower price may reflect a different construction method or specification, rather than a discount on an equivalent product.
Ask the maker to identify the cabinet materials, door construction, finishes, hardware and internal fittings. A description such as “premium cabinetry” gives you much less information than a written schedule of components.
Where made-to-measure cabinetry can help
Consider a room where standard cabinet widths leave a narrow gap beside a chimney breast. A made-to-measure cabinet could turn that gap into usable storage, subject to access and clearance requirements.
That is an illustrative design situation, not a completed Greg’s project. The practical question is whether custom dimensions solve a problem in your own room. Bespoke work is easier to assess when you can connect its cost to a specific improvement.
The main costs to include in your kitchen budget
A useful budget separates the kitchen furniture from the work needed to make the room ready. This helps you see whether a proposal covers the whole project or just one part.
Budget category | What to check |
|---|---|
Survey and design | Measurements, drawings, revisions and coordination with other contractors. |
Cabinetry | Carcasses, doors, drawers, panels, plinths, handles and internal storage. |
Finishing | Workshop finishing, on-site painting and finishing after installation. |
Delivery and installation | Transport, access arrangements, fitting and final adjustments. |
Worktops and splashbacks | Material, templating, fabrication, cut-outs, delivery and fitting. |
Appliances, sink and taps | Supply, compatibility, installation and connections. |
Room preparation | Removal, disposal, repairs, plastering, flooring and decoration. |
Services | Plumbing, electrical work, extraction and proposed relocations. |
Treat this as a scope checklist rather than a list of charges that every contractor will make separately. Some items may be included in a package; others may be handled by your builder or purchased directly.
Cabinetry and internal storage
A cabinet schedule makes a quotation easier to understand. It should show the number and type of units, their dimensions and any special features.
Compare what is inside the cabinets as well as the appearance of the doors. A cupboard with adjustable shelves is a different specification from a drawer unit with fitted organisers. If the budget needs adjusting, ask for optional features to be priced separately.
Worktops and appliances
Worktops need their own specification, including the material, thickness, edge profile and required openings. Confirm who takes final measurements and who is responsible for fitting.
For appliances, agree the exact models before the cabinetry is finalised. Installation dimensions, ventilation requirements and door arrangements need to be coordinated with the furniture. An appliance allowance is useful for early planning, but it should eventually become a clear product list.
How much does kitchen installation cost?
Kitchen installation cost should be assessed separately from the supply price. Checkatrade’s June 2026 fitting guide gives a national labour range of £2,000–£6,000 for an average-sized family kitchen, with an average of £3,500. It excludes the supply of the kitchen, appliances and accessories, and is not a bespoke London quotation.
Use that figure as context, not as an amount to add automatically to a supplier’s price. Installation may already be included.
Ask what the fitting charge covers. Cabinet installation, worktop fitting, appliance connections and decoration may involve different people and different agreements. If the kitchen maker and builder share responsibilities, write down where one person’s work ends and the other’s begins.
Access also needs discussing before the price is agreed. Tell the contractor about stairs, lift restrictions, parking arrangements and any building rules affecting deliveries or working hours.
Which decisions have the biggest effect on your quotation?
Room size matters, but it does not tell the whole story. The detail of the design determines how much furniture, fabrication and coordination the project requires.
Layout and changes to services
A useful exercise is to compare two layouts: one that retains the existing service positions and one that moves them. Ask for the additional work to be identified rather than hidden within a revised total.
For example, moving a sink to an island creates questions about the water supply and waste route. The design needs to establish how those connections will work before the island is priced as a finished feature.
Cabinet construction and finish
Ask for a practical explanation of material choices. The quotation should identify where each material is used, rather than describing the entire kitchen with one broad label.
If you are comparing alternatives, request a price difference for the same layout. Otherwise, a change in materials may become mixed up with changes in cabinet numbers, storage or finish, making the saving difficult to judge.
Islands, tall storage and detailed features
An island should be specified by its contents and functions. Storage, seating, appliances and a sink each introduce different requirements.
The same applies to tall cupboards and pantry units. Decide what they need to hold, how you will reach it and which fittings are necessary. That gives the designer a usable brief and helps prevent attractive but unnecessary additions from absorbing the budget.
How to compare kitchen quotes fairly
Start with a shared brief. If each company receives different instructions, the quotations will answer different questions.
Give every supplier the same room information, appliance preferences, intended scope and budget expectations. Then compare the proposals against a written checklist.
Question | What you need to establish |
|---|---|
Is VAT included? | The actual amount payable and any qualifications. |
Is the cabinet schedule complete? | Whether proposals contain equivalent furniture and storage. |
What does installation include? | Which fitting and connection tasks are covered. |
Are worktops and appliances specified? | Whether the price uses named products or provisional allowances. |
Who prepares the room? | Responsibility for removal, repairs and readiness for fitting. |
How are changes approved? | The process for agreeing additional work and its cost. |
What are the payment stages? | When payments fall due and what each stage represents. |
What happens after fitting? | How adjustments, outstanding items and aftercare are handled. |
An allowance deserves particular attention. If a quotation includes a provisional sum for an item you have not selected, ask what happens when the final choice costs more or less.
Also distinguish between an estimate and an agreed quotation. Read the terms rather than assuming that a headline total fixes every possible cost.
A worked example of a planning budget
The following example shows how to organise a budget. The amounts are invented for illustration: they are not market averages, supplier quotations or Greg’s Carpenters prices.
Illustrative allocation | Amount |
|---|---|
Cabinetry, design, delivery and fitting | £24,000 |
Worktops, including fitting | £5,000 |
Appliances | £4,500 |
Sink and taps | £1,000 |
Separately quoted room preparation and services | £5,500 |
Planned expenditure | £40,000 |
Illustrative reserve: 10% of planned expenditure | £4,000 |
Total available budget | £44,000 |
The calculation is £40,000 plus a £4,000 reserve. The 10% is an example of arithmetic, not a claim that every kitchen needs that percentage.
An appropriate reserve depends on what remains uncertain. Discuss unresolved work with the relevant contractor, especially before committing the whole budget to furniture and finishes.
How to control costs without losing the purpose of the design
Start by deciding what the new kitchen must improve. That might be preparation space, accessible storage or a layout that works better for more than one cook.
Use those priorities when reviewing optional features. A design can become expensive through many small additions, even when no single choice looks extravagant.
Ask for alternatives to be priced against the same plan. For instance, compare two finishes or two internal storage arrangements without changing everything else at the same time. This makes the financial effect of each decision visible.
Settle key choices before manufacture. If you are considering a later change, ask about its effect on the cabinetry, programme and total cost before approving it. Keep the agreed specification and drawings together so everyone works from the same information.
What to prepare before contacting Greg’s Carpenters
You do not need a finished design to begin a conversation. Useful starting information includes photographs, approximate room dimensions, the property’s location and a description of what does not work in the current kitchen.
Explain whether you want to retain the layout or are open to moving it. Share appliance preferences, any planned building work and your intended timing.
Give a budget range and state what it needs to cover. A furniture budget and a complete renovation budget are different briefs; making that distinction early helps the discussion stay practical.
Planning your 2027 kitchen budget
The most useful price is one attached to a clear specification. Use published benchmarks to frame the initial conversation, then replace assumptions with quotations for your own project.
Before committing, you should be able to identify the furniture being supplied, the work being carried out, the exclusions and the remaining allowances. That gives you a firmer basis for choosing a kitchen than a starting price alone.
Sources and methodology
Researched on 27 October 2026 for homeowners planning a project in 2027. Published cost guides and suppliers’ own pages were used. No assumed inflation rate has been applied, and these are not observed 2027 prices.
Supplier prices are individual offers, not a representative survey of London prices. They have not been averaged because specifications differ. Greg’s Carpenters prices are not stated. The worked budget is explicitly hypothetical.
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