Kitchen replacement programmes · North East

Kitchen replacement programmes in County Durham

If kitchens in County Durham are due for renewal under your housing quality standard, we can survey, price and install them home by home.

We take on kitchen replacement in County Durham for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in County Durham belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

County Durham at a glance

Council: Durham County Council
Region: North East
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 533,149 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.90 (VOA 2026)

Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in County Durham?

Most social homes in County Durham are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Durham County Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in County Durham?

Survey, layout drawing and resident choice of finishes within your range
Strip-out, asbestos checks and waste removal
Electrical work to current regulations, with certification
Plumbing, waste and gas connections (gas work by Gas Safe registered engineers, confirmed in writing before appointment)
Resident liaison and temporary cooking facilities where needed

Kitchen replacement programmes in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Every kitchen closes with a resident walk-round, certificates and photos, which gives you clean data for your asset records.

Which rules apply in County Durham?

In England, new circuits, consumer unit replacements and alterations in bathrooms near baths and showers are notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations. Notification is made by a competent person scheme installer or through building control.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about kitchen replacement

What does kitchen replacement cost in County Durham?

Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in County Durham is £4,500–£9,000 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.90 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.89–0.93); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.

Questions about kitchen replacement in County Durham

Does Durham County Council still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in County Durham?

Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.

Do you also work near County Durham?

Yes. We take on kitchen replacement across the North East, including Darlington, Gateshead, Sunderland and Stockton-on-Tees, and in every other UK nation.