Kitchen replacement programmes · South East
Kitchen replacement programmes in South Oxfordshire
If kitchens in South Oxfordshire 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 South Oxfordshire 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 South Oxfordshire belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
South Oxfordshire at a glance
- Council
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Region
- South East
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 143,782 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.10 (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 South Oxfordshire?
Most social homes in South Oxfordshire are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. South Oxfordshire District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in South Oxfordshire?
- 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)
- Flooring, making good and decoration

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 South Oxfordshire?
Gas work done for payment must be carried out by a member of the Gas Safe Register (Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998). Landlords must have each gas appliance and flue checked at least every 12 months and give the record to the tenant within 28 days.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about kitchen replacement
What does kitchen replacement cost in South Oxfordshire?
Our guide range for a kitchen in a replacement programme in South Oxfordshire is £5,500–£11,000 per kitchen. That is the UK range of £5,000–£10,000 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.10 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.05–1.15); 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 South Oxfordshire
Does South Oxfordshire District Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in South Oxfordshire are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. South Oxfordshire District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Do you also work near South Oxfordshire?
Yes. We take on kitchen replacement across the South East, including Oxford, Reading, Buckinghamshire and the Vale of White Horse, and in every other UK nation.
Which housing standard applies in South Oxfordshire?
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.
Other works we carry out in South Oxfordshire
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Aids and adaptations
- Damp and mould remediation
- Housing disrepair works
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- External wall insulation
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Void property works