A Complete New Look for Your Kitchen
A kitchen makeover in Hessle changes the whole look of the room while keeping your units, layout, sink and appliances, from £1,500 and in 3 to 5 working days, with a 5-year written guarantee. We respray the doors, drawer fronts, frames and end panels, then add the parts you choose: spray granite over tired worktops, sprayed tiles and splashback, new handles fitted while the doors are off, an island or dresser in a contrast colour, and the walls, ceiling and woodwork decorated to finish the room, each part priced as its own line on one fixed quote.
38% of homes around Hessle centre are terraced, about 2,880 households, so many kitchens are galleys or single runs where colour placement and a lighter worktop make the biggest difference. The figures here cover 7,627 households in the 11 neighbourhoods nearest the centre.
Hessle kitchen makeover at a glance
| Starting price | From £1,500 |
|---|---|
| Typical time | 3 to 5 working days |
| Guarantee | 5 years (written) |
| Worktops | Spray granite, quoted after survey |
| From our workshop | 56 miles, about 1 hour 7 minutes by road |
| Finance | May be available, subject to status |
Only want the doors and frames recoloured? See kitchen respraying in Hessle. Weighing up a refit? Compare a makeover with a new fitted kitchen in Hessle, which typically costs £10,000 to £30,000 and takes four to eight weeks.
What a Makeover Changes, and What Stays
| Part of the kitchen | What we do | Time and price |
|---|---|---|
| Doors, drawers, frames, end panels | Primer, then two HVLP topcoats | The core; from £1,500 |
| Plinths, cornices and pelmets | Sprayed in the new colour | Where the kitchen has them |
| Worktops | Spray granite over existing tops | One day, then 24-hour cure |
| Tiles and splashback | Sprayed to suit the scheme | Priced after the survey |
| Handles and hardware | Swapped while doors are off | Priced after the survey |
| Walls, ceiling and woodwork | Decorated last (interior spraying in Hessle) | Priced after the survey |
| Islands, dressers, tables, chairs | Sprayed to match or contrast | Priced after the survey |
| Carcasses, layout, sink, appliances | Stay where they are | No strip-out or plumbing |
In smaller Hessle kitchens (38% of homes are terraced and 11% are flats), the respray core is often close to the £1,500 starting price, which leaves more of the budget for worktops and handles.
Worktops are done with our spray granite finish in Hessle, which goes over laminate, tile, MDF and solid tops in place, whereas new granite or quartz has to be templated, cut and fitted, and the old top taken out, which usually means making good the walls and tiles around it as well; the coating avoids all of that, and like every extra it is priced as its own line on your quote.
Planning the Colour Scheme
Two-tone and island contrast
Where kitchens are smaller, as in many of the 2,880 terraced homes (38%) and 850 flats (11%) here, a deeper colour on the base units under lighter wall units keeps the room open, and a single feature run can carry a contrast colour without an island.
Worktops, handles and splashback as one scheme
43% of properties here, about 3,600, were built before 1940, and the worktops in older houses are usually a later laminate or tiled top, both of which take spray granite well; we bring physical samples of the door colour, the stone-effect finishes and handle options so you can see them together in your own light. Because 43% of Hessle properties predate 1940, cup handles and knobs often suit the room better than long bars, and changing them while the doors are off lets us fill the old holes before spraying.
Finish and colour range
Satin is the most requested topcoat because it wipes clean and suits traditional and modern kitchens alike, matt is striking on deep greens and dark greys, and gloss suits handleless designs; we can match any of more than 175,000 colours across RAL, Farrow and Ball, Little Greene and Dulux Trade, or a sample you bring, using spectrophotometer matching. In the smaller kitchens of Hessle's 2,880 or so terraced houses, a satin or gloss finish on lighter units reflects more light than matt, which helps a galley feel wider.
How the Work Is Sequenced
- Survey, sprayed samples, fixed quote
- Room masked, doors to workshop
- Frames, panels and tiles sprayed
- Spray granite worktops, 24-hour cure
- Walls, ceiling, woodwork decorated last
- Doors refitted with new handles
- Walk-through and written guarantee
At 56 miles, about 1 hour 7 minutes by road from Leeds, we plan a Hessle makeover as one unbroken run of days, confirmed in writing, with the worktop coating timed so most of its 24-hour cure falls overnight.
Living at home during the makeover
There is no strip-out, so you avoid the weeks without a kitchen that a refit involves; the doors and drawer fronts usually go to our Sheepscar workshop for spraying, leaving the cupboards open for a few days, so it helps to empty them and clear the worktops before we start, and the one real pause is the 24 hours the worktops need after coating. Decorating comes last so nothing new gets marked, and the exact order depends on what you include.
Hessle Homes in Numbers, Read for a Kitchen Makeover
What the official figures say about the homes around Hessle centre, and what that means for a kitchen makeover.
Hessle at a glance
| Council | East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
|---|---|
| County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 1 hour 7 minutes by road (56 miles), to the east |
| Households counted | 7,627 in the 11 neighbourhoods nearest the centre |
| Owner-occupied | 69% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 18% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
What the age of Hessle homes means for a makeover
29% of the 8,400 properties around Hessle centre counted by the VOA were built between 1919 and 1939, well above the 16% average across the towns we cover. The 2,450 or so interwar houses were built with small kitchens and many have since been extended or opened into the back room, which often leaves units of different ages that only read as one kitchen once they are sprayed the same colour. The next largest group, 25% or about 2,120 properties, dates from 1945 to 1972, most of them now on their second or third kitchen. Only 15% of properties here, about 1,260, are post-2000, so few kitchens are untouched developer originals.
Room size, islands and scope in Hessle
Terraced houses are 38% of homes, about 2,880 households, above the 27% average across the towns we cover. Kitchens in those 2,880 or so terraces are usually a narrow galley or a single run along one wall, often with ten or fewer fronts, which is where the from £1,500 price applies and more of the budget can go on worktops and handles. Detached houses, 16% or about 1,240, are where larger kitchens with islands are more likely.
Who lives here, and what that changes
69% of homes are owner-occupied, about 5,260 households, close to the 63% average across the towns we cover; owners planning to stay tend to treat a makeover as a long-term choice, and the 5-year written guarantee covers peeling, flaking and adhesion failure caused by our workmanship.
What we check first in a Hessle kitchen
- 1919 to 1939 properties: 29% (about 2,450), the 3rd highest share of the 203 towns we cover; kitchens enlarged in stages often mix materials, so we check that every unit takes the same primer.
- Terraced houses: 38% (about 2,880), the 22nd highest share of the 203 towns we cover; galley kitchens, often near the £1,500 starting price.
- Flats: 11% (about 850), the 60th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; we plan stairs, lifts, parking and any managing agent rules.
- Privately rented homes: 18% (about 1,360), the 75th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; landlords can fit the 3 to 5 days between tenancies.
- 1945 to 1972 properties: 25% (about 2,120), the 94th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; mostly later refits, so we look at the worktops and handles as closely as the doors.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, tables TS044 (accommodation type) and TS054 (tenure), via Nomis, aggregated over the LSOAs nearest each town centre; Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (CTSOP4.1, build period, 31 March 2025); OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory via postcodes.io; OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, from LS7 1AH. "Average" is the household-weighted average across the 203 towns and villages on our areas page. Figures compiled 2026-10-19.
Booking a Kitchen Makeover in Hessle
Getting to Hessle
Hessle is 56 miles and about 1 hour 7 minutes by road from Leeds, a longer trip that we plan for: we plan jobs here in consecutive days and confirm the dates in writing, and your fixed-price quote tells you up front whether the distance affects price or scheduling.
Kitchen Makeover near Hessle
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- Kitchen Makeover Cottingham 4 mi
Distances are straight-line from Hessle centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Kitchen Makeover Quote in Hessle
Tell us a little about the job. We reply within 2 working hours and send a fixed-price written quote within 48 hours of the consultation.
What Customers Say About Our Kitchen Makeover Work
“From high gloss white with black worktops to Vert de Terre with granite worktops. From start to finish my kitchen transformation was wonderful.”
“I have just had my kitchen resprayed including granite worktops and tiles and it looks amazing. Matt did a brilliant job.”
These are genuine Google reviews from customers across Yorkshire, not only Hessle, whose kitchen work went beyond the doors to worktops, tiles, handles or walls. Read all our reviews.
Kitchen Makeover in Hessle: Questions
What does a kitchen makeover in Hessle include?
A respray of every door, drawer front, frame and end panel, plus the parts you choose: plinths, cornices and pelmets in the new colour, spray granite over the worktops, sprayed tiles and splashback, new handles, an island or dresser sprayed to match or contrast, and the walls, ceiling and woodwork decorated last, each priced as its own line on one fixed quote. With 25% of properties here, about 2,120, built from 1945 to 1972, most kitchens are later refits whose worktops and handles date them as much as the doors.
How much does a kitchen makeover cost in Hessle?
Makeovers start from £1,500, which covers the respray of a smaller kitchen with up to 10 doors and drawer fronts, and most respray work falls between £1,800 and £3,500; worktops, tiles, handles and decorating are priced as separate lines on the same fixed written quote after a free survey, and finance may be available, subject to status. Many kitchens here are smaller (38% of homes are terraced and 11% are flats), so the respray part is often close to £1,500, leaving room in the budget for extras.
How long does a kitchen makeover take, and can we stay at home?
Most makeovers take 3 to 5 working days with no strip-out, so you stay at home, and spray granite worktops need 24 hours after coating before normal use; at 56 miles, about 1 hour 7 minutes by road from our workshop, Hessle is a planned trip for us, so the days are booked as one unbroken run and confirmed in writing.
How far is Hessle from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Hessle is about 56 miles by road, roughly 1 hour 7 minutes away, to the east. We confirm visit dates and anything distance-related in your fixed-price quote before you commit.
What kind of homes do you work on in Hessle?
All kinds. Around Hessle centre, the most common home is a terraced house (38% of households, Census 2021), and 29% of properties were built between the wars (1919 to 1939) (VOA, 2025); a kitchen makeover works in any of them, and what changes is access, room size and the materials we find.