New Kitchen Cost UK 2026: Fitted Kitchen Prices and Labour
A new fitted kitchen costs £5,000-£25,000 in 2026, with labour-only fitting at £1,700-£3,000. See the budget, mid and high tiers, the supply-vs-labour split, and what a fair quote includes.
A new kitchen is one of the biggest single spends in a home, and one of the hardest to compare, because every quote mixes the units, the worktops, the appliances, and the labour into one number. That bundling is exactly where the price gets confusing. This guide separates the parts so you can see what a fair kitchen quote actually costs in 2026. (If you are also building an extension to house it, see our kitchen extension cost breakdown.)
Quick cost summary
A new fitted kitchen, supplied and installed:
| Tier | Total cost | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Budget | £5,000-£10,000 | Flat-pack or entry rigid units, laminate worktops, basic appliances |
| Mid-range | £10,000-£18,000 | Rigid units, quartz or solid worktops, mid-range appliances |
| High end | £18,000-£25,000+ | Bespoke or premium units, stone worktops, integrated premium appliances |
Labour-only fitting (where you supply the kitchen) runs about £1,700-£3,000 for a standard layout.
Prices based on UK trade averages and MyBuildAlly quote analysis, mid-2026. Moving services, structural work, and high-end finishes push beyond these ranges.
Why you must split supply from labour
This is the single most useful thing you can do with a kitchen quote.
The units alone can range from £2,000 to £15,000 for the same size kitchen, depending purely on the brand and finish. A showroom quote that bundles units, worktops, appliances, and fitting into one figure hides where your money goes and makes it impossible to compare two quotes. Ask for four separate lines: units, worktops, appliances, and fitting (labour). Two quotes you cannot compare become two quotes you can.
The labour-only benchmark
If you buy the kitchen yourself and pay a fitter, the labour for a standard same-layout kitchen is roughly £1,700-£3,000. That covers fitting the units, worktops, and appliances. It does not usually cover:
- A plumber to move the sink or add a dishwasher feed
- An electrician to add sockets or move them (notifiable work)
- A plasterer to make good walls
- A tiler for splashbacks
- A flooring fitter
On a typical kitchen, these trades together can add £1,500-£4,000. A "kitchen fitting" quote that does not mention them is a fitting-only quote, not a finished-kitchen quote.
What gets left out
A low headline price almost always excludes some of these:
- Making good (plastering and decorating)
- Flooring
- Tiling and splashbacks
- Moving or adding electrics and plumbing
- Removing the old kitchen and waste disposal
- Appliance installation and connection
- Worktop templating and fitting (stone worktops are templated and fitted as a separate visit)
What a fair kitchen quote includes
- Units, worktops, appliances, and fitting as separate lines
- Whether removal of the old kitchen and waste is included
- Plumbing and electrical changes, itemised, with Part P certification for the electrics
- Making good, flooring, and tiling, or a clear note that they are excluded
- The appliance list and who supplies them
- A schedule: how long, and the payment stages
Check your kitchen quote
A kitchen quote is the classic bundled lump sum, which is where overpaying hides. Upload your quote and we separate the parts, check the labour and the units against real benchmarks, and flag the making good, flooring, and services that cheap quotes leave out. It takes under a minute, and could save you far more than it costs.
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