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Groundworker Costs Across the UK

National average prices range from £600 (Site Clearance and Levelling) to £8,000 (Foundation Excavation and Pour). Select a location to see local prices.

Prices updated for 2026. All estimates include labour and materials.

Job Types

Foundation Excavation and Pour£2,300 - £8,000

Drainage Installation£1,200 - £4,500

Site Clearance and Levelling£600 - £2,500

London

Central LondonAbove average

£870 - £11,600

WestminsterAbove average

£864 - £11,520

KensingtonAbove average

£858 - £11,440

ChelseaAbove average

£852 - £11,360

IslingtonAbove average

£840 - £11,200

CamdenAbove average

£834 - £11,120

HackneyAbove average

£828 - £11,040

HammersmithAbove average

£822 - £10,960

WandsworthAbove average

£816 - £10,880

Richmond upon ThamesAbove average

£816 - £10,880

FulhamAbove average

£816 - £10,880

SouthwarkAbove average

£810 - £10,800

LambethAbove average

£810 - £10,800

GreenwichAbove average

£798 - £10,640

EalingAbove average

£798 - £10,640

LewishamAbove average

£792 - £10,560

BrixtonAbove average

£804 - £10,720

WimbledonAbove average

£810 - £10,800

Kingston upon ThamesAbove average

£798 - £10,640

BromleyAbove average

£780 - £10,400

CroydonAbove average

£780 - £10,400

BarnetAbove average

£792 - £10,560

EnfieldAbove average

£786 - £10,480

HounslowAbove average

£786 - £10,480

WalthamstowAbove average

£798 - £10,640

StratfordAbove average

£804 - £10,720

BexleyAbove average

£780 - £10,400

HarrowAbove average

£786 - £10,480

South East

BrightonAbove average

£732 - £9,760

HoveAbove average

£720 - £9,600

GuildfordAbove average

£750 - £10,000

OxfordAbove average

£744 - £9,920

ReadingAbove average

£720 - £9,600

Milton KeynesAbove average

£684 - £9,120

CanterburyAbove average

£690 - £9,200

MaidstoneAbove average

£696 - £9,280

Tunbridge WellsAbove average

£732 - £9,760

SevenoaksAbove average

£756 - £10,080

WinchesterAbove average

£738 - £9,840

SouthamptonAbove average

£672 - £8,960

PortsmouthAbove average

£660 - £8,800

ChichesterAbove average

£708 - £9,440

WorthingAbove average

£684 - £9,120

EastbourneAbove average

£666 - £8,880

HastingsAbove average

£660 - £8,800

CrawleyAbove average

£690 - £9,200

HorshamAbove average

£708 - £9,440

BasingstokeAbove average

£696 - £9,280

WokingAbove average

£744 - £9,920

SloughAbove average

£708 - £9,440

High WycombeAbove average

£702 - £9,360

AylesburyAbove average

£684 - £9,120

MargateAbove average

£660 - £8,800

FolkestoneAbove average

£660 - £8,800

NewburyAbove average

£708 - £9,440

Henley-on-ThamesAbove average

£768 - £10,240

St AlbansAbove average

£762 - £10,160

WatfordAbove average

£732 - £9,760

East of England

CambridgeAbove average

£690 - £9,200

NorwichAround average

£612 - £8,160

IpswichAround average

£600 - £8,000

ColchesterAround average

£636 - £8,480

ChelmsfordAbove average

£684 - £9,120

Southend-on-SeaAbove average

£660 - £8,800

LutonAbove average

£660 - £8,800

PeterboroughAround average

£600 - £8,000

BedfordAround average

£636 - £8,480

StevenageAbove average

£672 - £8,960

HertfordAbove average

£684 - £9,120

Bury St EdmundsAround average

£624 - £8,320

Great YarmouthAround average

£600 - £8,000

Kings LynnAround average

£600 - £8,000

BasildonAbove average

£660 - £8,800

HarlowAbove average

£672 - £8,960

BraintreeAround average

£636 - £8,480

Saffron WaldenAbove average

£672 - £8,960

West Midlands

BirminghamAround average

£612 - £8,160

CoventryAround average

£588 - £7,840

WolverhamptonAround average

£564 - £7,520

SolihullAround average

£630 - £8,400

WalsallAround average

£558 - £7,440

DudleyAround average

£552 - £7,360

WorcesterAround average

£588 - £7,840

WarwickAround average

£624 - £8,320

Leamington SpaAround average

£624 - £8,320

ShrewsburyAround average

£576 - £7,680

TelfordAround average

£552 - £7,360

HerefordAround average

£564 - £7,520

Stoke-on-TrentBelow average

£540 - £7,200

StaffordAround average

£564 - £7,520

LichfieldAround average

£588 - £7,840

Sutton ColdfieldAround average

£612 - £8,160

KidderminsterAround average

£552 - £7,360

East Midlands

NottinghamAround average

£576 - £7,680

LeicesterAround average

£570 - £7,600

DerbyAround average

£564 - £7,520

LincolnAround average

£552 - £7,360

NorthamptonAround average

£600 - £8,000

LoughboroughAround average

£564 - £7,520

MansfieldBelow average

£528 - £7,040

ChesterfieldBelow average

£540 - £7,200

CorbyAround average

£552 - £7,360

KetteringAround average

£564 - £7,520

GranthamBelow average

£540 - £7,200

WellingboroughAround average

£564 - £7,520

Market HarboroughAround average

£588 - £7,840

Yorkshire & Humber

LeedsAround average

£564 - £7,520

SheffieldAround average

£552 - £7,360

YorkAround average

£570 - £7,600

BradfordBelow average

£516 - £6,880

HullBelow average

£504 - £6,720

HuddersfieldBelow average

£528 - £7,040

WakefieldBelow average

£528 - £7,040

DoncasterBelow average

£516 - £6,880

HarrogateAround average

£570 - £7,600

ScarboroughBelow average

£504 - £6,720

RotherhamBelow average

£516 - £6,880

BarnsleyBelow average

£504 - £6,720

GrimsbyBelow average

£492 - £6,560

ScunthorpeBelow average

£492 - £6,560

HalifaxBelow average

£516 - £6,880

SkiptonBelow average

£540 - £7,200

BeverleyBelow average

£528 - £7,040

IlkleyAround average

£564 - £7,520

RiponBelow average

£540 - £7,200

North East

Newcastle upon TyneAround average

£552 - £7,360

SunderlandBelow average

£516 - £6,880

DurhamBelow average

£528 - £7,040

MiddlesbroughBelow average

£504 - £6,720

DarlingtonBelow average

£504 - £6,720

GatesheadBelow average

£528 - £7,040

HartlepoolBelow average

£480 - £6,400

Stockton-on-TeesBelow average

£504 - £6,720

HexhamBelow average

£528 - £7,040

MorpethBelow average

£516 - £6,880

Berwick-upon-TweedBelow average

£504 - £6,720

Whitley BayBelow average

£528 - £7,040

South ShieldsBelow average

£516 - £6,880

RedcarBelow average

£492 - £6,560

Scotland

EdinburghAround average

£630 - £8,400

GlasgowAround average

£588 - £7,840

AberdeenAround average

£588 - £7,840

DundeeAround average

£552 - £7,360

InvernessAround average

£564 - £7,520

StirlingAround average

£564 - £7,520

PerthAround average

£552 - £7,360

St AndrewsAround average

£576 - £7,680

PaisleyAround average

£552 - £7,360

LivingstonAround average

£552 - £7,360

East KilbrideAround average

£552 - £7,360

DunfermlineAround average

£552 - £7,360

FalkirkBelow average

£540 - £7,200

AyrBelow average

£528 - £7,040

KilmarnockBelow average

£528 - £7,040

GreenockBelow average

£528 - £7,040

DumfriesBelow average

£516 - £6,880

Fort WilliamBelow average

£540 - £7,200

ObanBelow average

£540 - £7,200

ElginBelow average

£528 - £7,040

KirkcaldyBelow average

£540 - £7,200

HamiltonBelow average

£540 - £7,200

MotherwellBelow average

£528 - £7,040

PeterheadBelow average

£528 - £7,040

MusselburghAround average

£588 - £7,840

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