Kitchen Costs • Sevenoaks

New Kitchen Cost in Sevenoaks (2026)

Price ranges for Sevenoaks homes, including the period and village properties that dominate the area.

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Kitchen costs in Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks and the surrounding villages hold a high proportion of period and detached housing, and kitchen projects here skew towards the larger, more involved end of the ranges below.

Kitchen sizeSpecificationSupply only (inc VAT)Supplied & fitted
Small — up to 9 sqmBudget£5,400 – £7,200£7,100 – £9,500
Mid-range£7,500 – £10,200£9,200 – £12,500
Premium£11,100 – £15,000£12,800 – £17,300
Medium — 10 to 14 sqmBudget£6,400 – £8,700£8,500 – £11,500
Mid-range£9,100 – £12,300£11,100 – £15,000
Premium£12,800 – £17,300£14,800 – £20,000
Large — 15 to 20 sqmBudget£8,100 – £10,900£10,600 – £14,400
Mid-range£11,400 – £15,400£13,900 – £18,800
Premium£15,300 – £20,700£17,800 – £24,100

These are the same ranges our AI designer uses to build your estimate — there is no separate “website price”. Budget assumes shaker units with laminate worktops and entry-level integrated appliances; mid-range assumes quartz worktops and a Bosch/Neff appliance mix; premium assumes handleless units, quartz and premium appliances. Fitting is estimated at £1,200 plus £100 per square metre. Islands, pantries, boiling-water taps and similar extras are added on top.

What Sevenoaks homes mean for the job

Period cottages and converted rural buildings in and around Sevenoaks bring characteristics that standard units are not designed for: low ceilings, exposed beams, thick or uneven walls, and floors that slope. Fitting a run of standard carcasses into a room like that means scribing, packing and sometimes building bespoke end panels. The materials cost the same; the labour does not.

Where a property is listed or sits in a conservation area, changes to windows, external walls and flues may need consent. That rarely blocks a kitchen but it can dictate where an extractor can vent, which in turn affects where the hob can go — worth resolving before anyone orders units.

The larger detached houses across the district are the opposite situation: rooms are big enough for a genuine island with proper clearance, and many have a utility or boot room that can absorb the laundry and the second fridge. That frees the main kitchen to be about cooking and entertaining, which is usually where the premium specification earns its money.

Specifying for period and village properties

In rooms with beams or low ceilings, standard wall units often will not fit under the available height, and forcing them in produces an awkward result. The usual answer is to drop wall units entirely along one run and use full-height storage on the wall that can take it, which also reads better against period features than a continuous band of cupboards.

Appliance choice deserves early thought in older properties. Extraction is frequently the constraint rather than the hob itself, and where an external vent is impractical a recirculating hood or a downdraft unit may decide where the cooking zone can go. That is a layout decision, not a finishing one, so it belongs at the start of the design rather than the end.

Where a property has a utility or boot room — common in the larger houses around the district — moving the washing machine, the freezer and the recycling out of the main kitchen frees up a surprising amount of run. It is often the cheapest way to make a period kitchen feel generous without touching a wall.

Supply only or supplied and fitted?

Supply-only covers the units, worktops and appliances delivered to your door. Supplied-and-fitted adds installation: removing the old kitchen, fitting units and worktops, connecting appliances and making good. The gap between the two columns above is the fitting element, and it is the part most likely to move once someone has seen the room.

Plumbing and electrical work beyond a like-for-like swap, plastering, flooring and any structural change sit outside both columns and are quoted separately by your installer.

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How our estimate is produced

The figures above are not marketing numbers. They come straight out of the same calculator that powers our AI designer: cabinetry priced per square metre by door style, worktops priced by material and area, an appliance package matched to your budget band, VAT on the supply, then fitting at £1,200 plus £100 per square metre. Whatever the designer quotes you on screen is what these tables say.

Every range is exactly that — a range. The final figure comes from your installer after a site survey, because only a measured survey catches the things that actually move the price: the state of the floor, where the services run, and whether the walls are square.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a new kitchen cost in Sevenoaks?
A medium kitchen runs roughly £8,500 to £11,500 supplied and fitted at budget spec, £11,100 to £15,000 mid-range and £14,800 to £20,000 premium. Large kitchens in detached properties with an island sit at the top of the range or above it.
Do period properties cost more to fit a kitchen in?
Generally yes. Uneven floors, out-of-square walls and low ceilings all add fitting time, and some rooms need bespoke panels rather than standard fillers. The units themselves cost the same.
How accurate is the AI estimate?
It is an indicative range built from your room size, style, worktop material, appliance budget and any extras you select. It is not a quote. Your installer confirms the final figure after a site survey, which is where things like floor condition and the position of services get priced in.
Do I have to contact an installer to use the designer?
No. The designer is free to use and you can walk away with your design and estimate. We are paid by the installers we introduce customers to, which is why the tool costs you nothing.
How long does a kitchen installation take?
Most installations take two to four weeks on site once materials have arrived, with lead times on units and worktops typically running a few weeks before that.

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