House
refurbishment
in Hammersmith, W6
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RICS surveying support for party walls, licence to alter, conservation-area works & neighbour mattersWe've completed house refurbishments across Hammersmith Terrace, Upper Mall, Brook Green, Glenthorne Road - Riverside Georgian Terraces, Victorian Villas, Edwardian Mansion Flats where listed-building consent, conservation detailing and structural sequencing need handling properly with Hammersmith & Fulham.
House Refurbishment in Hammersmith: What You Need to Know
Many Hammersmith houses sit within the Hammersmith Conservation Area, and a proportion are Grade II or Grade II* listed. Our in-house RIBA Chartered Architects handle Listed Building Consent applications with Hammersmith & Fulham directly, specify heritage-appropriate materials (lime plaster, timber sash repair, period-correct paint schemes), and coordinate the build so protected features survive the project intact. Projects typically run 16–32 weeks depending on structural scope and approvals.
Hammersmith has conservation area coverage in parts, so some properties will need planning permission for external changes while others may proceed under permitted development. We assess each property individually.
Our house refurbishment projects in Hammersmith are delivered by our in-house team of RIBA architects, structural engineers and specialist tradespeople. Every project is managed under a single fixed-price contract with no hidden costs.
Refurbishment in W6 begins at the river. Hammersmith Terrace and Black Lion Lane hold fine Georgian riverside houses — genuine heritage projects, some listed, where the fabric leads and the restoration follows with conservation-led care. The borough’s conservation areas protect these historic riverside terraces along with Brook Green, and Hammersmith and Fulham applies Article 4 controls to external change within them.
Away from the water the character shifts twice. Brook Green’s Victorian villas and family terraces are the classic whole-house refurbishments — lofts, rear extensions and full internal renewal in houses built to take it — while Glenthorne Road and its surrounding streets carry Edwardian mansion flats and conversions, leasehold projects where structure, acoustics and freeholder consents are settled together.
Running through all of it is the practical reality of central W6: streets tied to King Street, where period fabric and busy logistics must be respected in the same programme. Budgets are shaped accordingly — terrace structure, facade and sash decisions, leasehold approvals, acoustic and services upgrades, and the access constraints of established streets. Across Georgian terraces, Victorian villas and Edwardian mansion flats, the consents differ, but the standard of finish should not.
House Refurbishment in Hammersmith: Applied to the Local Stock
Hammersmith sits in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, with conservation areas protecting Brook Green and the historic riverside terraces. Hammersmith and Fulham scrutinises external change in its conservation areas and applies Article 4 controls.
Sources: LBHF — Conservation areas (borough list of 44 conservation areas) (2026); LBHF — Article 4 Directions (planning policy page) (2026)
What a Full House Refurbishment Involves
A full house refurbishment takes a property back to its bones and rebuilds every layer — fabric, services and finishes — in one continuous programme. Rather than patching rooms in isolation, the whole building is brought up to a single standard, so the wiring behind a new kitchen is as sound as the cabinetry in front of it. Most projects we price cover the scope below.
- Strip-out — soft strip back to the structural shell, with condition checks as each layer comes off
- Structural alterations — steels, openings and floor strengthening, engineered and approved before services go in
- Full rewire — new consumer unit, circuits, lighting and data throughout
- Plumbing & heating — replacement pipework, boiler or heat pump, and underfloor heating where specified
- Plastering — walls and ceilings returned to a true, decoration-ready surface
- Kitchens & bathrooms — design, supply and installation, including waterproofing and tiling
- Joinery — doors, skirting, architraves and fitted storage matched to the property’s period
- Decoration — full paint system and final finishes, protected through to handover
How We Run Your Project
Six stages, each closed out before the next begins, so decisions are made on paper rather than mid-build.
- Survey & brief — we measure the building, investigate what is hidden and agree what the finished house must do for you.
- Design & planning — our architects develop the drawings and manage any consents your borough requires.
- Fixed-price contract — a fully itemised specification, priced before work starts rather than estimated during it.
- Strip-out & first fix — demolition, structural work, cabling and pipework, run in the correct order.
- Second fix & finishes — kitchens, bathrooms, joinery, flooring and decoration.
- Snagging & handover — a joint inspection and certification pack, with defects put right before we leave site.
Read the full house refurbishment guide for stage-by-stage detail, specification tiers and cost anatomy.
Building Regulations touch almost every element of a refurbishment — structure, electrics, heating, ventilation and fire safety all need formal sign-off, and we manage building control from submission through to the completion certificate. Where work affects a shared wall, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 may require notice to your neighbours before structural work begins, and conservation-area or listed status can add consent steps. Our planning guide library explains the rules borough by borough.
Why Hampstead Renovations
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Transparent Pricing
As a guide, budget £650–£1,250 per square metre for a cosmetic refurbishment that keeps the existing layout, and £2,250–£3,250 per square metre for a back-to-brick renovation, depending on how deep the work goes. A typical whole-house programme runs 16–32 weeks on site, and every project is priced line by line before you commit.
What does a house refurbishment cost in Hammersmith?
Cost in Hammersmith depends on depth of work. A cosmetic refurbishment that keeps the existing layout runs £650–£1,250/sqm (typically £90,000–£180,000), while a back-to-brick renovation runs £2,250–£3,250/sqm (typically £275,000–£475,000), excluding VAT. A written scope and site assessment are needed before any project price can be fixed.
| Scope of work | Guide rate | Typical total |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmetic — existing layout retained | £650–£1,250/sqm | £90,000–£180,000 |
| Back-to-brick renovation | £2,250–£3,250/sqm | £275,000–£475,000 |
| Typical programme | 16–32 weeks on site | |
Guide rates exclude VAT and are set by depth of work, not by property type. Compare scopes in our London refurbishment cost-per-square-metre guide.
Planning your refurbishment budget?
Use our 2026 London refurbishment cost-per-square-metre guide to compare the owner-confirmed Essential, Premium and Heritage/Luxury guide bands. A written scope and site assessment are still needed before any project price can be fixed.
House Refurbishment in Hammersmith: Questions
Are Hammersmith's period streets in conservation areas?
The best of them, yes. Hammersmith sits in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, with conservation areas protecting Brook Green and the historic riverside terraces, and the borough scrutinises external change in those areas and applies Article 4 controls. A refurbishment brief here starts with a map of exactly which protections apply to your house.
What does a house refurbishment cost in Hammersmith?
As London-wide benchmarks: a cosmetic refurbishment of a three-to-four-bedroom terrace runs £90,000–£180,000 excluding VAT, while a full back-to-brick renovation of the same house runs £275,000–£475,000 excluding VAT. Where your Hammersmith project lands between those poles depends on scope, structure and specification, which we define with you before pricing.
How do you refurbish Hammersmith's Georgian riverside houses?
With careful, conservation-led detail — the historic river houses of Hammersmith Terrace and Black Lion Lane deserve nothing less. A W6 refurbishment also has to respect busy central-Hammersmith logistics alongside the period fabric, so our site planning is as considered as the restoration itself.
Do you refurbish mansion flats in Hammersmith?
Regularly — the Edwardian mansion flats around Glenthorne Road are leasehold projects where structure, acoustics and freeholder consents are handled together rather than in sequence. As a London-wide benchmark, a full refurbishment of a two-bedroom flat runs £60,000–£110,000 excluding VAT.
What work suits the Brook Green houses?
The handsome Victorian villas and family terraces of Brook Green are ideal for whole-house refurbishment, loft conversions and rear extensions — and because the riverside houses nearby are heritage projects needing conservation-led restoration, Brook Green work is scoped with the same discipline: fabric first, then services, then finish.
How much does a house refurbishment cost in Hammersmith?
It depends on scope. In Hammersmith, a cosmetic refurbishment keeping the existing layout runs £650–£1,250/sqm (typically £90,000–£180,000); a back-to-brick renovation runs £2,250–£3,250/sqm (typically £275,000–£475,000), excluding VAT. A written scope and site assessment come before any fixed price.
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