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Rendering cost in London

Most homeowners pay £9,500 – £15,900 (mid-range, typical £12,200, including VAT), 6% above the national average.

Most homeowners pay

£9,500 – £15,900London · 120 m² · incl. VAT
Typical: £12,200
Labour £5,670Materials £4,492Work hours: 149.7

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Price levels in London

TypicalLabourMaterials
Basic£9,600
£7,500 – £12,500
£5,088£2,916
Mid-range£12,200
£9,500 – £15,900
£5,670£4,492
Premium£13,100
£10,200 – £17,100
£6,077£4,856

Why prices in London are different

Labour makes up about 56% of a mid-range rendering job, around 150 hours of trade work. Tradespeople in London cost about 12% more than the national average (official wage data: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, tables 14 and 15), while materials are priced much the same across the country. That is why the total comes out 6% above the national figure.

London ranks 1 of 11 UK regions for this job, from most to least expensive.

Next to it in the price ranking

Rendering cost in Scotland£11,600
Rendering cost in South East£11,500
Rendering cost in East£11,400
National average£11,500

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Hot water cylinder cost in London£2,300
House rewire cost in London£7,300
Loft conversion cost in London£55,400
New boiler cost in London£2,900
New driveway cost in London£5,850
New flooring cost in London£2,750
New kitchen cost in London£8,150
New roof cost in London£17,600
Painting and decorating cost in London£3,300
Replacement windows cost in London£3,700
Solar panels cost in London£12,700
Stairlift cost in London£3,000
Tree removal cost in London£1,550
Underpinning cost in London£12,800
Walk-in bath cost in London£6,100
Walk-in shower cost in London£3,150

Frequently asked questions

How much does rendering cost in London?

A mid-range job typically costs £12,200 including VAT, with most homeowners paying between £9,500 and £15,900. A basic job is about £9,600 and a premium one about £13,100.

Is rendering more expensive in London than the national average?

London: 6% above the national average. Labour makes up about 56% of a mid-range rendering job, around 150 hours of trade work. Tradespeople in London cost about 12% more than the national average (official wage data: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, tables 14 and 15), while materials are priced much the same across the country. That is why the total comes out 6% above the national figure.

How much of the price is labour in London?

About 56% at the mid-range level, around 150 hours of work at local rates. The rest is materials, equipment and disposal, which vary much less between regions.

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