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Home Improvement Costs in Cardiff

Modelled home-improvement planning costs for Cardiff using our Wales regional factor.

Regional model0.91× baseline
Price basis2026 UK benchmarks
These figures are modelled planning ranges, not observed city-wide averages or contractor quotes. National benchmark ranges are adjusted by the UK Home Costs regional factor and rounded for budgeting.

Typical planning ranges in Cardiff

House extension£1,650–£2,750 / m²
Kitchen renovation£4,800–£25,850
Bathroom renovation£5,000–£12,750
Roof replacement£3,650–£16,400
House rewire£3,650–£10,900
Boiler replacement£2,300–£5,000
Solar panels£4,550–£8,200
Builder day rate£160–£320 / day

How to use these figures

For grants and energy schemes, verify the current Wales-specific eligibility rules before relying on any support assumption.

Start with the table to understand project scale, then use a calculator to add floor area, condition, finish level and other project-specific inputs. A postcode-aware calculator can infer the same broad region while still allowing a manual override.

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