How much do quartz worktops cost in the UK?
Most quartz kitchens in the UK cost between £2,000 and £5,000 supplied and fitted, including VAT. A single straight run in a mid-range colour sits near the bottom of that. Three slabs of heavily veined stone with an island and a full height splashback sits near the top.
What actually moves the price
Four things, in roughly this order of impact. First, how many slabs your layout needs, because stone is bought by the slab and a layout that spills onto a third slab costs a third slab whether you use all of it or not. Second, the stone itself, where the difference between a plain white and a heavily veined Calacatta is substantial. Third, the detailing: mitred edges, waterfall ends, full height splashbacks and bookmatching all add workshop time. Fourth, whether the old worktop needs removing and disposing of.
What does not move it with us: cut-outs. Sinks, hobs, taps and sockets are included however many there are. So are drainer grooves and pencil edges. Those are commonly itemised as extras elsewhere, which is worth checking when you compare two quotes that look similar at the headline.
| Kitchen | Slabs | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Small galley or a single run | 1 | £2,000 to £2,500 |
| Standard kitchen, no island | 2 | £3,000 to £3,600 |
| Kitchen with an island | 2 plus island | £3,850 to £4,300 |
| Larger kitchen with an island | 3 plus island | £4,350 to £5,000 |
| Very large or heavily detailed | 4 plus | Priced by hand |
What a proper quote includes
Templating, the stone, fabrication, edge profiling, all cut-outs, delivery, installation, sealing where the material needs it, and VAT. If a quote does not say which of those are in and which are out, that is the question to ask before you compare it with anything else.
The single most common complaint in this trade is a final invoice higher than the quote. It usually comes from cut-outs charged individually, an edge upgrade that was assumed rather than agreed, or VAT added at the end to a number that looked like the whole price. Ask for one itemised figure including VAT and the problem disappears.
Where the money actually goes
Roughly half to sixty per cent of what you pay is the material itself. Templating and fabrication account for something like fifteen to twenty per cent, and installation another fifteen to twenty five. That shape is worth knowing because it explains why a cheaper quote is usually a cheaper stone rather than cheaper labour, and why the gap between two quotes often disappears once you compare the actual slab.
Marble, granite and porcelain
We price those by hand rather than through a calculator, and the reason is honest: the material cost swings enormously between one block and the next and between suppliers. Two customers asking for marble can be quoted very different numbers for reasons that have nothing to do with either kitchen. Rather than publish a figure we could not stand behind, we look at the actual stone and price the actual job.