Every material · UK prices 2026
Replacing the worktop is the cheapest change that makes a kitchen look new, and the one with the widest price range of anything you'll be quoted for. Here is what each material costs fitted, what separates a good quote from a vague one, and how to get prices for your own kitchen.
Fitted worktops run from about £60 per m² for laminate to £700 for porcelain and Dekton, with solid wood, granite and quartz in between. Material is the biggest single lever, but it is not the only one — the same quartz in two kitchens can differ by hundreds on cut-outs and joins alone.
A typical UK kitchen needs roughly 4–6m², which puts most jobs at £500–£4,000 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 worktop can land hundreds apart, and it is rarely the slab that explains it.
It sets the floor and the ceiling. Laminate and porcelain are the same job to fit and roughly ten times apart to buy, so pick the material before comparing anything else.
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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Most worktop regret is a colour decision, not a material one — a 10cm sample under showroom lights is nothing like a three-metre run in your own kitchen. Preview the finish on a photo of your room first, then attach it to your quote request so every company prices what you actually chose.
For a typical UK kitchen needing 4–6m², about £500–£4,000 supplied and fitted. Laminate sits at the bottom of that range, solid wood and granite in the middle, and quartz, porcelain and Dekton at the top.
Laminate, at roughly £60–£200 per m² fitted, and it is also the fastest to install. Modern laminates copy stone and wood convincingly; the compromise is heat and water resistance at the edges and around cut-outs, and a life measured in years rather than decades.
Usually, yes — it is one of the most common kitchen jobs there is. The fitter templates on top of the existing units. It is also the change that most alters how a kitchen looks, which is why previewing it first is worth the five minutes.
Stone is normally two visits: templating, then fitting one to two weeks later once the slab is cut. Laminate and wood can often be measured and fitted in a single day. The gap between the two visits is the part people forget to plan a kitchen around.
Templating, fabrication, delivery, fitting, the edge profile, the thickness, and each cut-out named individually — sink, hob, tap holes, drainer grooves. Anything left off is a variation waiting to appear, so a quote that lists them is worth more than one that is a single number.
Yes, and there is no obligation. The companies pay us for the introduction, which is why we cap it at five specialists covering your postcode — an enquiry sold over and over is worth less to them and a lot worse for you.
Quartz and porcelain are the usual answers: both resist stains and scratches and neither needs sealing. Granite handles heat best. Wood is the warmest but needs oiling. Laminate is the sensible budget choice if the kitchen is changing again before long.
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