Where is handyman work most expensive in the UK?

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

Where is handyman work cheapest in the UK?

Strabane is the cheapest UK city for handyman work, at 25% below the national average.

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

The average cost of handyman work across 200+ UK cities ranges from £30 to £200, depending on location and job type.

Handyman Costs by City

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

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