Kitchen Units and Cabinet Design in London Homes: Brands, Styles and Costs 2025

THE LONDON KITCHEN MARKET IS SERVED BY THREE TIERS: TRADE SUPPLY (HOWDENS, MAGNET TRADE) — ONLY AVAILABLE TO TRADE ACCOUNT HOLDERS (BUILDERS, KITCHEN FITTERS); RETAIL SHOWROOM (WREN, B&Q, IKEA) — AVAILABLE DIRECTLY TO HOMEOWNERS; DESIGNER/BESPOKE (SIEMATIC, BULTHAUP, ROUNDHOUSE, TOM HOWLEY, DEVOL) — FULL DESIGN-AND-SUPPLY SERVICE. HOWDENS JOINERY — THE MOST WIDELY INSTALLED KITCHEN BRAND IN LONDON IN 2025 BY VOLUME; AVAILABLE ONLY TO TRADE ACCOUNT HOLDERS; THE HOWDENS BURFORD RANGE (PAINTED SHAKER, OAK WOODGRAIN, WHITE GLOSS) AND GREENWICH RANGE (HANDLELESS CONTEMPORARY) ARE THE MOST INSTALLED IN LONDON KITCHEN RENOVATIONS. HOWDENS KITCHEN PRICES TO TRADE (NOT INCLUDING FITTING): A COMPLETE HOWDENS KITCHEN (15 UNITS, STANDARD SIZED LONDON 3-BED KITCHEN, INCLUDING TALL HOUSING, BASE UNITS, WALL UNITS) TYPICALLY COSTS £2,500-£5,000 TRADE SUPPLY BEFORE WORKTOPS AND APPLIANCES. WREN KITCHENS — THE LARGEST KITCHEN RETAILER SELLING DIRECTLY TO LONDON CONSUMERS; WREN INFINITY PLUS RANGE AND WREN J-PULL HANDLELESS ARE THE MOST POPULAR LONDON CONSUMER RANGES; SUPPLY PRICES SIMILAR TO HOWDENS AT RETAIL. MAGNET TRADE — A COMPETITOR TO HOWDENS FOR TRADE SUPPLY IN LONDON; ALSO OFFERS SOME CONSUMER SHOWROOMS.

LONDON HAS A LARGE AND ACTIVE MARKET FOR BESPOKE AND DESIGNER KITCHENS, REFLECTING THE HIGH PROPERTY VALUES AND CONCENTRATION OF DESIGN-CONSCIOUS HOMEOWNERS IN INNER LONDON. KEY BESPOKE AND DESIGNER KITCHEN BRANDS SERVING LONDON IN 2025: SIEMATIC — THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS GERMAN KITCHEN BRAND SOLD IN LONDON; SIEMATIC PURE S3 AND SIEMATIC FRAME ARE THE MOST SPECIFIED RANGES IN HIGH-END LONDON DESIGN-LED KITCHEN PROJECTS; LONDON SHOWROOM AT FULHAM ROAD (CHELSEA); TYPICAL SUPPLY COST £25,000-£100,000+ FOR A LONDON SIEMATIC KITCHEN SUPPLY ONLY. BULTHAUP — THE ULTRA-PREMIUM GERMAN KITCHEN BRAND; BULTHAUP B1, B2 AND B3 ARE THE RANGES; LONDON SHOWROOM CHELSEA HARBOUR; TYPICAL SUPPLY £30,000-£150,000+. DEVOL KITCHENS — THE MOST POPULAR UK BESPOKE SHAKER KITCHEN BRAND FOR LONDON PERIOD PROPERTY RENOVATIONS; HAND-PAINTED, TRADITIONALLY CRAFTED SHAKER UNITS; POPULAR IN LONDON VICTORIAN TERRACES, FARMHOUSE-STYLE INTERIORS AND CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY KITCHENS; TYPICAL SUPPLY £15,000-£50,000. TOM HOWLEY — A STRONG UK BESPOKE KITCHEN BRAND WITH LONDON SHOWROOMS; CRAFTED PAINTED SHAKER AND CONTEMPORARY; TYPICAL SUPPLY £20,000-£60,000. ROUNDHOUSE — A LONDON-BASED BESPOKE KITCHEN COMPANY (BATTERSEA SHOWROOM); CRAFTED PAINTED UNITS; POPULAR WITH LONDON INTERIOR DESIGNERS.

THE TWO MOST SPECIFIED KITCHEN STYLES IN LONDON IN 2025: SHAKER — A RECESSED PANEL DOOR STYLE ORIGINALLY FROM THE AMERICAN SHAKER TRADITION; TIMELESS, WORKS IN BOTH PERIOD LONDON PROPERTIES AND CONTEMPORARY SETTINGS WHEN SPECIFIED IN THE RIGHT COLOUR AND HANDLE; THE MOST POPULAR KITCHEN DOOR STYLE IN LONDON BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN. MOST POPULAR SHAKER COLOURS IN LONDON IN 2025: SAGE GREEN (PARTICULARLY FARROW & BALL MIZZLE, LICHEN OR CUSTOM COLOUR-MATCHED SHADES — THE DOMINANT TREND IN LONDON KITCHEN RENOVATIONS); NAVY BLUE (HAGUE BLUE F&B, RAILINGS F&B); WARM WHITE (FARROW & BALL ALL WHITE, JAMES WHITE, STRONG WHITE); STONE GREY (F&B ELEPHANT'S BREATH, PAVILLION GRAY). HANDLELESS/J-PULL — A CONTEMPORARY STYLE WHERE THE DOOR ITSELF HAS AN INTEGRATED HANDLE GROOVE (J-PULL) OR THE HANDLE IS COMPLETELY ABSENT WITH A PUSH-TO-OPEN MECHANISM; POPULAR IN LONDON CONTEMPORARY APARTMENT AND EXTENSION KITCHENS; HOWDENS GREENWICH AND WREN J-PULL ARE THE MOST INSTALLED HANDLELESS RANGES IN LONDON.

THE MOST COMMON LONDON KITCHEN LAYOUTS IN 2025 AND THEIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS: GALLEY (TWO PARALLEL RUNS OF UNITS, MINIMUM 1200MM PASSAGE BETWEEN) — THE MOST SPACE-EFFICIENT LAYOUT FOR NARROW LONDON TERRACED HOUSE KITCHENS; L-SHAPE (UNITS ON TWO ADJACENT WALLS) — THE MOST COMMON LAYOUT FOR LONDON SEMI-DETACHED AND LARGER TERRACE KITCHEN RENOVATIONS; REQUIRES MINIMUM 1800MM IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FOR COMFORTABLE USE; ISLAND (UNITS PLUS A CENTRAL ISLAND) — THE ASPIRATION FOR MOST LONDON OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN RENOVATIONS; AN ISLAND SHOULD HAVE MINIMUM 900MM PASSAGE ON ALL SIDES (1050MM PREFERRED FOR KITCHEN DESIGNER RECOMMENDATION); TYPICAL ISLAND SIZE FOR LONDON KITCHENS 900x1800MM OR 900x2400MM; SINGLE-RUN (ALL UNITS ON ONE WALL) — TYPICALLY FOUND ONLY IN LONDON STUDIO FLATS AND VERY SMALL KITCHENS. INTERNAL HEIGHTS: STANDARD BASE UNIT HEIGHT 720MM (STANDARD UK); WORKTOP 900MM FROM FLOOR (STANDARD ERGONOMIC HEIGHT); WALL UNIT BOTTOM 400-450MM ABOVE WORKTOP (STANDARD LONDON KITCHEN SPECIFICATION); TALL HOUSING (OVEN COLUMN, FRIDGE TOWER) 2150-2200MM HIGH.

LONDON KITCHEN CABINET AND UNIT COSTS IN 2025 (SUPPLY ONLY, NO WORKTOPS, APPLIANCES OR FITTING): HOWDENS BURFORD SHAKER (TRADE SUPPLY, COMPLETE 15-UNIT LONDON 3-BED STANDARD KITCHEN) — £2,500-£5,000 TRADE; WREN INFINITY PLUS RETAIL (SAME SIZE KITCHEN, CONSUMER SUPPLY) — £4,000-£8,000; B&Q KITCHEN (COOKE & LEWIS SHAKER, SAME SIZE) — £2,500-£5,000; BESPOKE PAINTED KITCHEN (UK MANUFACTURER, HAND-PAINTED IN ANY COLOUR, DOVETAILED CARCASS — SAME SIZE KITCHEN) — £8,000-£20,000 SUPPLY ONLY; DEVOL BESPOKE SHAKER (SAME KITCHEN) — £15,000-£40,000 SUPPLY ONLY; SIEMATIC/BULTHAUP (SAME KITCHEN, GERMAN PREMIUM) — £25,000-£100,000+ SUPPLY ONLY. KITCHEN FITTING COSTS IN LONDON (LABOUR FOR A STANDARD 3-BED LONDON KITCHEN, NO STRUCTURAL WORKS, INCLUDES PLUMBING CONNECTIONS AND APPLIANCE INSTALLATION) — £2,500-£6,000. TOTAL FITTED KITCHEN COST (MID-RANGE, HOWDENS PLUS QUARTZ WORKTOP, STANDARD APPLIANCES, FITTING, TILING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING) — £8,000-£18,000; PREMIUM LONDON KITCHEN (BESPOKE PAINTED PLUS SILESTONE WORKTOP, NEFF/AEG APPLIANCES) — £20,000-£45,000.