A new kitchen installation replaces your old units, worktops and appliances with a new layout fitted to your room, including the plumbing, electrics, tiling and finishing needed to leave a complete, working kitchen.
Whatever type of house you own in Leeds, we start by looking at how a new kitchen would fit it rather than offering a standard package. We cover LS1, LS2, LS3 and LS4 and neighbouring places such as Chapel Allerton, Morley and Pudsey. One named person looks after you from survey to handover, and nothing is booked until you hold our figure in writing, fixed for the work described.
- Guide price
- £7,500–£20,500 inc VAT
- Time on site
- 1–3 weeks on site
- Postcodes
- LS1, LS2, LS3, LS4 and LS7
- Planning rules
- England
- Local area
- West Yorkshire
- Survey
- Free, with a written quote
How much does a new kitchen cost in Leeds?
Here is how the guide price for a new kitchen breaks down in Leeds. We start from national figures and adjust for Yorkshire and the Humber, which comes out about 6% below the national guide. The resulting range, VAT included, is £7,500–£20,500, and a survey, at no cost to you, firms it up.
| Type of job | What it usually involves | Guide in Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| Value kitchen | Standard units and laminate worktops in a small or medium room, keeping the existing layout. | £4,700–£8,500 |
| Mid-range kitchen | Better units, some layout changes, built-in appliances and a choice of worktops. | £8,500–£19,000 |
| Premium kitchen | High-end units, stone worktops, an island and premium appliances in a larger room. | £19,000–£37,500 |
The main things that change the figure:
- Length of units and the size of the room
- Unit range, door finish and worktop material
- Moving the sink, hob or other services to a new position
- Tiling, flooring and any wall removal or replastering
What does the job include in Leeds?
- Measured survey and layout planning for your room
- Removal and disposal of the old kitchen
- Plumbing for sink, dishwasher and washing machine
- Gas connections by a suitably registered engineer where needed
- Splashbacks or wall tiling to your chosen design
- Making good, extractor ducting and a final clean
Local housing and a new kitchen
Leeds and Bradford are known for back-to-back and through terraces, many in sandstone or millstone grit, with stone-slate roofs on older properties. Halifax, Huddersfield and the Calder valley have mill-town stone terraces climbing steep hillsides, and interwar semis, post-war estates and newer housing surround the larger towns.
The Pennine hills bring high rainfall, wind and frost, and the Calder valley has a history of serious flooding.
Whatever era your Leeds home dates from, we plan a new kitchen around how it is actually built rather than a one-size-fits-all specification.
Planning and building rules in Leeds
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each handle planning a little differently. Leeds comes under England, covered below, and we raise any questions with the council before your quote is finalised.
Internal work such as a new kitchen, bathroom, flooring, plastering or decorating does not need planning permission in England, unless the house is listed, when listed building consent may be needed even for internal changes.
Some internal work is covered by Building Regulations: new electrical circuits and work in bathrooms (Part P), new drainage, structural changes, extractor ventilation and any new window. Notifiable work is certified by a registered installer or by building control.
Rules change and every property is different, so we check the planning history and constraints for your address before we quote.
The four stages
Survey and measure
A free survey comes first. It gives us what we need to price a new kitchen properly, including dimensions, existing materials and access for deliveries, and gives you the chance to ask anything you like.
Quote in writing
You get the price in writing, itemised so you can see where the money goes. As long as the specification stays the same, that is the price you pay for a new kitchen.
Dates and permissions
Preparation matters as much as the build. We agree access, parking and working hours with you, order materials in good time, and confirm any permissions so the job isn't held up once it starts.
Finish and handover
Work goes ahead as scheduled and you deal with one contact throughout. When the last trade leaves, we clear and clean the site, talk you through what has been done and pass on any certificates and care instructions.
What you can expect from us
Common questions
Which worktop material should I choose?
Laminate worktops are the most affordable and come in many stone and wood effects, though they can be damaged by hot pans. Solid wood is warm and repairable but needs regular oiling. Quartz is very hard-wearing, stain-resistant and needs little maintenance, but it costs more and is made to template after the units are fitted. We bring samples and explain the care each one needs.
Can a new kitchen be part of a knock-through?
A new kitchen often goes hand in hand with removing a wall to create an open-plan kitchen-diner. The wall removal, steel beam and building control approval are done first, then the plastering, and finally the kitchen is fitted into the new space. Doing both under one plan avoids fitting a kitchen twice and lets you design the layout for the larger room.
Which postcodes in Leeds do you cover?
We cover LS1, LS2, LS3 and LS4, along with the rest of West Yorkshire. If your postcode is not listed, get in touch anyway: our coverage is UK-wide, and we can usually arrange a survey wherever you live. Enter your postcode in the guide-price tool or contact form and we will confirm.
Can I move my sink or cooker to a new position?
Moving the sink, hob or cooker is usually possible but adds cost, because waste pipes, water supplies, gas and electrics have to be rerouted. Sinks need waste pipes to fall towards the drain, so the position of the outside wall matters. Hobs may need a new circuit or gas run and a suitable extractor route. We check what is practical during the survey and price each change separately.
Do I need planning permission in Leeds?
It depends on the work, the size of the project, your property type and whether the building is listed or in a conservation area. Leeds is in England, so England's rules apply. Many smaller jobs need no planning application, but some still need building control approval. We check what applies to your address before quoting.
Also covering areas around Leeds
If your address falls within LS1, LS2, LS3 and LS4, we cover it. The same goes for neighbouring Chapel Allerton, Morley and Pudsey, which we include alongside Leeds when arranging surveys and quotes.