Kitchen Extensions in Wolverhampton
Kitchen Extensions for Wolverhampton & Tettenhall Homes
A kitchen extension turns the hardest working room in your home into the heart of family life. Most of our kitchen builds combine a rear extension with the removal of internal walls to create a bright, open-plan kitchen-diner that connects to the garden through bifold or sliding doors.
Our builders in Wolverhampton coordinate every specialist trade a kitchen extension needs: structural steels, drainage, rerouted plumbing and electrics, underfloor heating, glazing, plastering, tiling and final kitchen installation. One team, one point of contact, start to finish.
We work closely with your chosen kitchen supplier or can recommend trusted local fitters. Roof lanterns, skylights and pocket doors are popular upgrades that our team installs routinely, and we always plan the layout around how your family actually uses the space.
If you are considering a kitchen extension in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton or the surrounding villages, our local extension builders will help you shape the brief, agree a realistic budget, and deliver a finish you are proud to show off.
Types of Kitchen Extension We Build in Wolverhampton
Rear kitchen extensions are our most requested build — extending the back of the house to create an open-plan kitchen-diner with bifold or sliding doors onto the garden. Most fall between 15 and 25m² and suit almost every property type in Wolverhampton.
Side return kitchen extensions infill the narrow strip beside older terraced and semi-detached homes — common across Tettenhall and central Wolverhampton — turning a cramped galley kitchen into a wide, light-filled family space.
Wraparound kitchen extensions combine rear and side return for the largest open-plan footprint: kitchen, dining and seating in one connected space across the whole rear of the house.
Popular upgrades we install routinely: roof lanterns and skylights for natural light, bifold and sliding door systems, underfloor heating, and structural steels to open the new space into the existing floor plan.
Kitchen Extension Costs in Wolverhampton (2026)
A kitchen extension in Wolverhampton is priced as a single storey build: £1,800–£2,500 per m² for rear extensions and £2,000–£2,800 per m² for side returns. On top of the build cost, budget £10,000–£30,000 for the kitchen itself — units, worktops, appliances and fitting — depending on specification.
| Kitchen Extension | Typical Size | Build Cost Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Side return kitchen | 10–18m² | £20,000 – £50,000 |
| Rear kitchen-diner | 15–25m² | £30,000 – £62,500 |
| Wraparound kitchen | 25–40m² | £50,000 – £90,000 |
Build cost only, at the published per-m² rates — add £10,000–£30,000 for kitchen fit-out. Party wall agreements, where needed, typically run £700–£2,000 per neighbour. Full breakdown in the 2026 extension cost guide.
Planning Permission for Kitchen Extensions
Most rear kitchen extensions in Wolverhampton fall under permitted development — up to 3m deep on semi-detached and terraced homes, 4m on detached. Side returns are more sensitive, especially in the Tettenhall and Wightwick conservation areas, where full planning consent is often needed.
Where an application is required, the fee is £258 with a decision in around 8 weeks from Wolverhampton City Council or South Staffordshire Council. Building Regulations apply to every kitchen extension regardless — structure, insulation (Part L), electrics (Part P), drainage and glazing are all inspected, and we handle every stage through to the completion certificate.
What's Included in Your Kitchen Extension
Every kitchen extension we deliver includes: foundations and structure, matching brickwork, structural steels for the open-plan span, a warm roof (flat, pitched or with roof lantern), glazing and external doors, rerouted plumbing, drainage and gas, full electrics and lighting design, underfloor heating where specified, plastering, decoration and building control sign-off.
One team handles the whole job — and we coordinate your kitchen supplier's template and installation dates into the programme, so the fit-out follows the build without a gap. Most kitchen extensions complete in 10 to 14 weeks including the kitchen install.
Kitchen Extensions in Your Area
We build kitchen extensions across Wolverhampton and the surrounding villages, including Tettenhall, Codsall, Perton, Wombourne, Wightwick and Pattingham.
Weighing up a bigger project? Compare with a single storey extension or a double storey extension, or talk to our Wolverhampton builders about what suits your home.
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Kitchen Extension – Frequently Asked Questions
Many rear kitchen extensions fall under permitted development, but side returns in conservation areas often need full approval. We assess and advise before any work starts.
Build costs run £1,800–£2,500 per m² for rear kitchen extensions and £2,000–£2,800 per m² for side returns — so a typical 20m² kitchen-diner is around £36,000–£50,000 plus £10,000–£30,000 for the kitchen itself. We provide an itemised quote after a free site visit.
Most kitchen extensions take 10 to 14 weeks including the kitchen install, depending on size and specification.
Yes. We coordinate with your chosen supplier or recommend trusted local kitchen fitters to deliver a complete turnkey project.
Both are excellent additions for natural light and garden access. We install them routinely and can advise on brands, sizes and thermal performance.
In most cases, yes, for the first half of the build. We will agree a temporary kitchen solution with you before the final fit-out stage.