Where is architect work most expensive in the UK?

Central London is the most expensive UK city for architect work, at 45% above the national average.

Where is architect work cheapest in the UK?

Strabane is the cheapest UK city for architect work, at 24% below the national average.

How much does architect work cost on average across the UK?

The average cost of architect work across 200+ UK cities ranges from £1,368 to £9,232, depending on location and job type.

Architect Costs by City

Every UK city ranked by average architect cost, highest to lowest. Figures based on national rates adjusted for regional pricing.

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#	City	Region	Avg. Cost	vs Avg
1	Central London	London	£2,610 – £9,232	+45%
2	Westminster	London	£2,592 – £9,168	+44%
3	Kensington	London	£2,574 – £9,104	+43%
4	Chelsea	London	£2,556 – £9,041	+42%
5	Islington	London	£2,520 – £8,913	+40%
6	Camden	London	£2,502 – £8,850	+39%
7	Hackney	London	£2,484 – £8,786	+38%
8	Hammersmith	London	£2,466 – £8,722	+37%
9	Wandsworth	London	£2,448 – £8,659	+36%
10	Richmond upon Thames	London	£2,448 – £8,659	+36%
11	Fulham	London	£2,448 – £8,659	+36%
12	Southwark	London	£2,430 – £8,595	+35%
13	Lambeth	London	£2,430 – £8,595	+35%
14	Wimbledon	London	£2,430 – £8,595	+35%
15	Brixton	London	£2,412 – £8,531	+34%
16	Stratford	London	£2,412 – £8,531	+34%
17	Greenwich	London	£2,394 – £8,468	+33%
18	Ealing	London	£2,394 – £8,468	+33%
19	Kingston upon Thames	London	£2,394 – £8,468	+33%
20	Walthamstow	London	£2,394 – £8,468	+33%
21	Lewisham	London	£2,376 – £8,404	+32%
22	Barnet	London	£2,376 – £8,404	+32%
23	Enfield	London	£2,358 – £8,340	+31%
24	Hounslow	London	£2,358 – £8,340	+31%
25	Harrow	London	£2,358 – £8,340	+31%
26	Bromley	London	£2,340 – £8,277	+30%
27	Croydon	London	£2,340 – £8,277	+30%
28	Bexley	London	£2,340 – £8,277	+30%
29	Henley-on-Thames	South East	£2,304 – £8,149	+28%
30	St Albans	South East	£2,286 – £8,086	+27%
31	Sevenoaks	South East	£2,268 – £8,022	+26%
32	Guildford	South East	£2,250 – £7,958	+25%
33	Oxford	South East	£2,232 – £7,895	+24%
34	Woking	South East	£2,232 – £7,895	+24%
35	Winchester	South East	£2,214 – £7,831	+23%
36	Brighton	South East	£2,196 – £7,767	+22%
37	Tunbridge Wells	South East	£2,196 – £7,767	+22%
38	Watford	South East	£2,196 – £7,767	+22%
39	Hove	South East	£2,160 – £7,640	+20%
40	Reading	South East	£2,160 – £7,640	+20%
41	Chichester	South East	£2,124 – £7,513	+18%
42	Horsham	South East	£2,124 – £7,513	+18%
43	Slough	South East	£2,124 – £7,513	+18%
44	Newbury	South East	£2,124 – £7,513	+18%
45	High Wycombe	South East	£2,106 – £7,449	+17%
46	Maidstone	South East	£2,088 – £7,385	+16%
47	Basingstoke	South East	£2,088 – £7,385	+16%
48	Canterbury	South East	£2,070 – £7,322	+15%
49	Crawley	South East	£2,070 – £7,322	+15%
50	Bath	South West	£2,070 – £7,322	+15%
51	Cambridge	East of England	£2,070 – £7,322	+15%
52	Milton Keynes	South East	£2,052 – £7,258	+14%
53	Worthing	South East	£2,052 – £7,258	+14%
54	Aylesbury	South East	£2,052 – £7,258	+14%
55	Chelmsford	East of England	£2,052 – £7,258	+14%
56	Hertford	East of England	£2,052 – £7,258	+14%
57	Southampton	South East	£2,016 – £7,131	+12%
58	Bristol	South West	£2,016 – £7,131	+12%
59	Stevenage	East of England	£2,016 – £7,131	+12%
60	Harlow	East of England	£2,016 – £7,131	+12%
61	Saffron Walden	East of England	£2,016 – £7,131	+12%
62	Eastbourne	South East	£1,998 – £7,067	+11%
63	Portsmouth	South East	£1,980 – £7,003	+10%
64	Hastings	South East	£1,980 – £7,003	+10%
65	Margate	South East	£1,980 – £7,003	+10%
66	Folkestone	South East	£1,980 – £7,003	+10%
67	Bournemouth	South West	£1,980 – £7,003	+10%
68	Poole	South West	£1,980 – £7,003	+10%
69	Cheltenham	South West	£1,980 – £7,003	+10%
70	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	£1,980 – £7,003	+10%
71	Luton	East of England	£1,980 – £7,003	+10%
72	Basildon	East of England	£1,980 – £7,003	+10%
73	Salisbury	South West	£1,944 – £6,876	+8%
74	Cirencester	South West	£1,944 – £6,876	+8%
75	Exeter	South West	£1,908 – £6,749	+6%
76	Dorchester	South West	£1,908 – £6,749	+6%
77	Stroud	South West	£1,908 – £6,749	+6%
78	Colchester	East of England	£1,908 – £6,749	+6%
79	Bedford	East of England	£1,908 – £6,749	+6%
80	Braintree	East of England	£1,908 – £6,749	+6%
81	Solihull	West Midlands	£1,890 – £6,685	+5%
82	Edinburgh	Scotland	£1,890 – £6,685	+5%
83	Gloucester	South West	£1,872 – £6,621	+4%
84	Swindon	South West	£1,872 – £6,621	+4%
85	Frome	South West	£1,872 – £6,621	+4%
86	Bury St Edmunds	East of England	£1,872 – £6,621	+4%
87	Warwick	West Midlands	£1,872 – £6,621	+4%
88	Leamington Spa	West Midlands	£1,872 – £6,621	+4%
89	Taunton	South West	£1,836 – £6,494	+2%
90	Torquay	South West	£1,836 – £6,494	+2%
91	Weston-super-Mare	South West	£1,836 – £6,494	+2%
92	Falmouth	South West	£1,836 – £6,494	+2%
93	Norwich	East of England	£1,836 – £6,494	+2%
94	Birmingham	West Midlands	£1,836 – £6,494	+2%
95	Sutton Coldfield	West Midlands	£1,836 – £6,494	+2%
96	Plymouth	South West	£1,800 – £6,367	Avg
97	Truro	South West	£1,800 – £6,367	Avg
98	Penzance	South West	£1,800 – £6,367	Avg
99	Yeovil	South West	£1,800 – £6,367	Avg
100	Barnstaple	South West	£1,800 – £6,367	Avg
101	Ipswich	East of England	£1,800 – £6,367	Avg
102	Peterborough	East of England	£1,800 – £6,367	Avg
103	Great Yarmouth	East of England	£1,800 – £6,367	Avg
104	Kings Lynn	East of England	£1,800 – £6,367	Avg
105	Northampton	East Midlands	£1,800 – £6,367	Avg
106	Coventry	West Midlands	£1,764 – £6,239	-2%
107	Worcester	West Midlands	£1,764 – £6,239	-2%
108	Lichfield	West Midlands	£1,764 – £6,239	-2%
109	Market Harborough	East Midlands	£1,764 – £6,239	-2%
110	Glasgow	Scotland	£1,764 – £6,239	-2%
111	Aberdeen	Scotland	£1,764 – £6,239	-2%
112	Musselburgh	Scotland	£1,764 – £6,239	-2%
113	Shrewsbury	West Midlands	£1,728 – £6,112	-4%
114	Nottingham	East Midlands	£1,728 – £6,112	-4%
115	St Andrews	Scotland	£1,728 – £6,112	-4%
116	Leicester	East Midlands	£1,710 – £6,048	-5%
117	Manchester	North West	£1,710 – £6,048	-5%
118	Chester	North West	£1,710 – £6,048	-5%
119	Altrincham	North West	£1,710 – £6,048	-5%
120	Wilmslow	North West	£1,710 – £6,048	-5%
121	York	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,710 – £6,048	-5%
122	Harrogate	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,710 – £6,048	-5%
123	Cardiff	Wales	£1,710 – £6,048	-5%
124	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	£1,692 – £5,985	-6%
125	Hereford	West Midlands	£1,692 – £5,985	-6%
126	Stafford	West Midlands	£1,692 – £5,985	-6%
127	Derby	East Midlands	£1,692 – £5,985	-6%
128	Loughborough	East Midlands	£1,692 – £5,985	-6%
129	Kettering	East Midlands	£1,692 – £5,985	-6%
130	Wellingborough	East Midlands	£1,692 – £5,985	-6%
131	Knutsford	North West	£1,692 – £5,985	-6%
132	Leeds	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,692 – £5,985	-6%
133	Ilkley	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,692 – £5,985	-6%
134	Inverness	Scotland	£1,692 – £5,985	-6%
135	Stirling	Scotland	£1,692 – £5,985	-6%
136	Walsall	West Midlands	£1,674 – £5,921	-7%
137	Salford	North West	£1,674 – £5,921	-7%
138	Dudley	West Midlands	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
139	Telford	West Midlands	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
140	Kidderminster	West Midlands	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
141	Lincoln	East Midlands	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
142	Corby	East Midlands	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
143	Warrington	North West	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
144	Stockport	North West	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
145	Macclesfield	North West	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
146	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
147	Sheffield	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
148	Dundee	Scotland	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
149	Perth	Scotland	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
150	Paisley	Scotland	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
151	Livingston	Scotland	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
152	East Kilbride	Scotland	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
153	Dunfermline	Scotland	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
154	Penarth	Wales	£1,656 – £5,857	-8%
155	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
156	Chesterfield	East Midlands	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
157	Grantham	East Midlands	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
158	Liverpool	North West	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
159	Skipton	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
160	Ripon	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
161	Falkirk	Scotland	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
162	Fort William	Scotland	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
163	Oban	Scotland	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
164	Kirkcaldy	Scotland	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
165	Hamilton	Scotland	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
166	Newport	Wales	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
167	Belfast	Northern Ireland	£1,620 – £5,730	-10%
168	Mansfield	East Midlands	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
169	Bolton	North West	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
170	Crewe	North West	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
171	Bury	North West	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
172	Kendal	North West	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
173	Durham	North East	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
174	Gateshead	North East	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
175	Hexham	North East	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
176	Whitley Bay	North East	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
177	Huddersfield	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
178	Wakefield	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
179	Beverley	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
180	Ayr	Scotland	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
181	Kilmarnock	Scotland	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
182	Greenock	Scotland	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
183	Elgin	Scotland	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
184	Motherwell	Scotland	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
185	Peterhead	Scotland	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
186	Swansea	Wales	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
187	Barry	Wales	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
188	Lisburn	Northern Ireland	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
189	Holywood	Northern Ireland	£1,584 – £5,603	-12%
190	Preston	North West	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
191	Wigan	North West	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
192	Lancaster	North West	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
193	Rochdale	North West	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
194	Oldham	North West	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
195	Sunderland	North East	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
196	Morpeth	North East	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
197	South Shields	North East	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
198	Bradford	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
199	Doncaster	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
200	Rotherham	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
201	Halifax	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
202	Dumfries	Scotland	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
203	Wrexham	Wales	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
204	Bridgend	Wales	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
205	Caerphilly	Wales	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
206	Bangor	Northern Ireland	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
207	Newtownabbey	Northern Ireland	£1,548 – £5,475	-14%
208	Blackpool	North West	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
209	Carlisle	North West	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
210	Middlesbrough	North East	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
211	Darlington	North East	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
212	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
213	Berwick-upon-Tweed	North East	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
214	Hull	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
215	Scarborough	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
216	Barnsley	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
217	Llandudno	Wales	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
218	Pontypridd	Wales	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
219	Cwmbran	Wales	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
220	Carrickfergus	Northern Ireland	£1,512 – £5,348	-16%
221	Burnley	North West	£1,476 – £5,221	-18%
222	Redcar	North East	£1,476 – £5,221	-18%
223	Grimsby	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,476 – £5,221	-18%
224	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire & Humber	£1,476 – £5,221	-18%
225	Aberystwyth	Wales	£1,476 – £5,221	-18%
226	Bangor	Wales	£1,476 – £5,221	-18%
227	Neath	Wales	£1,476 – £5,221	-18%
228	Colwyn Bay	Wales	£1,476 – £5,221	-18%
229	Brecon	Wales	£1,476 – £5,221	-18%
230	Tenby	Wales	£1,476 – £5,221	-18%
231	Derry	Northern Ireland	£1,476 – £5,221	-18%
232	Newry	Northern Ireland	£1,476 – £5,221	-18%
233	Hartlepool	North East	£1,440 – £5,093	-20%
234	Carmarthen	Wales	£1,440 – £5,093	-20%
235	Haverfordwest	Wales	£1,440 – £5,093	-20%
236	Rhyl	Wales	£1,440 – £5,093	-20%
237	Ballymena	Northern Ireland	£1,440 – £5,093	-20%
238	Coleraine	Northern Ireland	£1,440 – £5,093	-20%
239	Craigavon	Northern Ireland	£1,440 – £5,093	-20%
240	Antrim	Northern Ireland	£1,440 – £5,093	-20%
241	Larne	Northern Ireland	£1,440 – £5,093	-20%
242	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	£1,404 – £4,966	-22%
243	Omagh	Northern Ireland	£1,404 – £4,966	-22%
244	Enniskillen	Northern Ireland	£1,404 – £4,966	-22%
245	Downpatrick	Northern Ireland	£1,404 – £4,966	-22%
246	Cookstown	Northern Ireland	£1,404 – £4,966	-22%
247	Dungannon	Northern Ireland	£1,404 – £4,966	-22%
248	Armagh	Northern Ireland	£1,404 – £4,966	-22%
249	Strabane	Northern Ireland	£1,368 – £4,839	-24%

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