Granite · UK prices 2026
Granite is quarried, so no two slabs match and no two quotes are built the same way. Here is the real range, what makes one price higher than another, and how to get quotes for your own kitchen without your number ending up on a call list.
Granite runs £180–£550 per m² supplied and fitted. Common blacks and speckled greys sit near the bottom; rarer stone, heavy veining and anything imported in small quantities sits near the top, because you are partly paying for how hard the slab is to replace.
A typical UK kitchen needs roughly 4–6m², which puts most jobs at £1,100–£3,300 supplied and fitted.
Typical UK ranges compiled from published 2026 cost guides. Last reviewed August 2026. Indicative only — not a quote.
| Material | Per m², fitted |
|---|---|
| Laminate | £60 – £200 |
| Solid wood | £100 – £300 |
| Granite | £180 – £550 |
| Quartz | £250 – £650 |
| Porcelain | £350 – £700 |
Why two quotes differ
Two companies pricing the same granite worktop can land hundreds apart, and it is rarely the slab that explains it.
Granite is priced in grades. A widely quarried black and a rare blue are the same worktop to fit and nothing like the same to buy, so always ask which stone a quote assumes.
Someone has to measure the run, cut the slab and fit it. On stone that is most of the difference between a supply price and a fitted one.
A sink, a hob, an undermount drainer and every join are separate operations. Two of each is a different job from none.
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Granite's whole appeal is that the slab is one of a kind, which is exactly what a sample can't show you — movement and veining only read at room scale. Preview it on a photo of your kitchen, then send that preview with your quote request.
A typical UK kitchen needs about 4–6m² of worktop, which at £180–£550 per m² supplied and fitted comes to roughly £1,100–£3,300. An island, a second run or an upstand adds area and pushes that up.
Often, but the ranges overlap: granite is £180–£550 per m² fitted and quartz £250–£650. A common granite undercuts most quartz; a rare granite costs more than most of it. Compare the actual stone and the actual range, not the material name.
Yes. Granite is a natural stone and porous to some degree, so it is sealed on fitting and re-sealed periodically — how often depends on the stone and the sealer. Quartz is non-porous and needs none, which is the main practical difference between them day to day.
Three reasons, in order: which stone the quote assumes, how much templating and fitting is included, and how many cut-outs and joins the kitchen needs. The slab is usually the smaller half of the difference.
Granite handles heat better than almost any worktop material — it is the one thing it clearly beats quartz at, since quartz resin can scorch. That said, no fabricator will warrant a pan placed straight from the hob, so trivets stay sensible.
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