Having the Beams team on hand to manage the project and provide extra reassurance on build decisions was incredibly helpful and made the whole experience stress free.
Kerry
London
They have been extremely efficient and reassuring. It was a complex project but they took it all in their stride. They recommended very good contractors who were all punctual, polite and capable.
Andrew
London
All about trust. I felt comfortable with my money, my project, and my home knowing that the outcome would be to my satisfaction or would be made good.
Chris
London
Renovate your whole home in Kensington with confidence
A full home renovation in Kensington, whether a stucco terrace near Holland Park or a mansion flat off Kensington High Street, involves more moving parts than any single-room project. Beams helps you define the scope properly from the outset, matches you with a vetted builder suited to the scale of the work, and manages the process through a full design, a detailed scope of works, and one fixed-price contract.
One team, one plan
Rather than juggling separate designers, structural engineers and trades, a Beams full home renovation runs through one team and one plan. Your design, structural input, planning applications and build are coordinated together from the start, so decisions made early do not create problems later in the project.
What a home renovation costs in Kensington
There is no flat rate. What a full home renovation costs in Kensington depends on the size of the property, the extent of structural work, and the specification and finish throughout. Kensington is one of London's most expensive property markets, with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea recording an average house price of around £1,233,000 in the year to July 2026 (ONS and HM Land Registry, provisional), so whole-home renovation costs here sit well toward the top of the London range.
Project size | Typical estimate |
|---|---|
Partial renovation | £140,000 |
Most whole-home projects | £260,000 |
Larger period property | £420,000 |
Top 10% of projects | £650,000 |
Based on Beams estimates for London home renovation projects, these figures are a general guide rather than a fixed quote. A partial renovation focused on a few rooms sits at the lower end, while a full back-to-brick renovation of a large period property with a high-end specification sits considerably higher. Your builder confirms a fixed price once the design and scope of works are agreed.
How it works
1. Free estimate and scope: Tell us about your project; we help define the scope and give you a range before any commitment.
2. Design and planning: Our team designs the renovation and manages any planning applications needed.
3. Fixed-price build: A vetted builder delivers the project under one contract, with milestone payments and a 12-month warranty.
Designed and specified properly
A whole home renovation only stays on budget if it is properly specified before work starts. Our designers produce a detailed scope of works covering every room, finish and fixture, so your builder is pricing the same project you are expecting, with far less risk of costly changes once work is underway.
Protections on every Kensington renovation
Every project comes with our full Protections: personally vetted builders, a fixed-price contract agreed before work begins, milestone payments released only as you approve each stage, and a 12-month workmanship warranty with up to £10,000 of cover if a builder ever leaves the network.
Why renovate rather than move
Moving house in Kensington means competing in one of London's most expensive markets, with an average price of around £1,233,000 across the borough, plus stamp duty and moving costs on top. A full renovation lets you keep your address and reshape the home around how you actually want to live, often for less than the cost of moving to an equivalent property.
Renovating a home in Kensington
Kensington's housing stock is defined by its period property: grand stucco terraces around Holland Park and South Kensington, mansion blocks near Kensington High Street, and smaller Victorian and Edwardian conversions in Earls Court and West Kensington. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea protects 38 conservation areas covering nearly three-quarters of the borough, so a full renovation here usually means working through planning constraints on top of the build itself, alongside Listed Building Consent where a property is listed. Our vetted builders and designers work across Kensington and neighbouring Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, and know how to plan a renovation that RBKC will approve.
Other services in Kensington
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