Do You Need a New Kitchen in Hull?
A new fitted kitchen in Yorkshire typically costs £10,000 to £30,000 and takes four to eight weeks, with the room out of use for much of that time. If your cabinet carcasses are sound and the layout works for you, a professional respray gives you the new look from £1,500 in 3 to 5 working days, with a 5-year written guarantee.
ColourHaus resprays existing kitchens from our Sheepscar workshop, 61 miles and about 1 hour 11 minutes from Hull, and does not fit new ones, so if our free consultation finds your units are past saving, we will tell you rather than spray something that won't last.
In the Hull City Council area there are 115,471 households. Terraced houses are the commonest home (47%), and the largest group of properties was built between 1919 and 1939 (23%). Older housing is close to the average here (20% pre-1919 against 21%), and flats are close to it (15% against 15%).
The two options at a glance
- New fitted kitchen: typically £10,000 to £30,000, four to eight weeks
- ColourHaus respray: from £1,500, most projects £1,800 to £3,500
- Respray time: 3 to 5 working days, kitchen usable throughout
- Full makeover: from £1,500, with worktops, handles and tiles priced as separate lines on your quote
- 5-year written guarantee on the finish
- 0% finance over 6 or 12 months, subject to approval
- Our workshop to Hull: 61 miles and about 1 hour 11 minutes
New Kitchen or Respray: Side by Side
| ColourHaus respray | New fitted kitchen | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical cost | From £1,500 | £10,000 to £30,000 |
| Time on site | 3 to 5 working days | 4 to 8 weeks |
| Kitchen usable during work | Yes | No |
| Change the layout | No | Yes |
| Fixes water-damaged units | No | Yes |
| Demolition and waste | None | Yes |
| Trades in your home | ColourHaus only | Several |
| Guarantee | 5 years, written | Varies by supplier |
For a kitchen in Hull, 61 miles and about 1 hour 11 minutes from our workshop, a respray means one team on site for 3 to 5 working days; a replacement brings a fitter, a plumber and an electrician, usually with plastering or tiling to finish.
When a New Kitchen Is the Right Call
Ten minutes with a torch tells you most of what you need before getting quotes for either option, and with 20% of properties here built before 1919 and 35% since 1973, the sink unit and the walls behind the units are both worth a look.
| What you find | What it usually means |
|---|---|
| Soft, swollen or crumbling board in the sink unit | Water has got in: that unit needs replacing, and if several are like it, so may the kitchen |
| Lifting edges beside the dishwasher or oven | Steam or a leak has reached the board; chips can be filled before spraying, but swollen board cannot be sprayed over |
| Hinge screws pulled out of the board | The carcass is breaking down around the fixings, a sign it is near the end of its life |
| Peeling foil or vinyl wrap on the doors | Delamination: we need to see it to say whether the doors can be sprayed |
| Staining or softness on unit backs against outside walls | A damp wall, which needs fixing first whichever option you choose |
| Dated but sound worktops | They can take a spray granite stone-effect coating; burnt, split or swollen worktops need replacing |
| A layout that does not suit how you live | Paint will not move the sink, hob or fridge, so this one points to a new kitchen |
| A few doors damaged, carcasses sound | Not necessarily a new kitchen: a few damaged doors can sometimes be replaced and sprayed to match, so ask at the survey |
| Solid units, working doors, tired colour | The classic respray kitchen: the new look without the new kitchen |
Hull in Numbers: 115,471 Households and Their Kitchens
What the official figures say about the homes across the Hull City Council area, and what that means for a new kitchen look.
Hull at a glance
| Council | Hull City Council |
|---|---|
| County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 1 hour 11 minutes by road (61 miles), to the east |
| Households counted | 115,471 across the whole Hull City Council area |
| Owner-occupied | 48% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 24% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
23% of Hull properties were built between 1919 and 1939: what that means for the kitchen
About 28,600 of the 125,050 properties in the Hull City Council area were built between the wars, 23% against 16% on average. Most inter-war houses have had their kitchens replaced at least once, often with an extension, so in most of those 28,600 homes the units in place now are far younger than the house. A kitchen in an extension you are happy with is a good respray candidate; one squeezed into the original small room may be worth replanning, and with 29% of homes here semi-detached, that is a common choice.
If you are comparing notes with friends in Anlaby, 4 miles away, the housing differs: the share of terraced homes is 22% there against 47% here, so kitchens, and what they cost to replace or respray, will not always match.
House types and kitchen size
Terraced houses account for 47% of homes, about 53,900 households, well above the 27% average. Kitchens in those 53,900 terraces tend to be compact galleys or back-room kitchens with fewer doors, so a respray is more likely to come in near the £1,500 starting price, while a small new kitchen still needs a fitter, plumber and electrician, so replacement costs do not shrink as much as the room does.
Owners, landlords and timing
24% of households rent privately, about 27,600, above the 19% average. For the landlords of those 27,600 homes, 3 to 5 working days against four to eight weeks is the difference between a short gap between tenancies and a month or more without rent; if you rent, the kitchen belongs to your landlord, so any work needs their agreement first.
Practicalities in Hull
Hull is 61 miles and about 1 hour 11 minutes from our Sheepscar workshop, so we plan a respray here as one block of 3 to 5 working days and confirm the dates in writing; if you suspect your kitchen needs replacing, say so at first contact and we will tell you honestly whether a visit is worth it. With 15% of homes here flats, tell us about stairs, lifts and parking when you get in touch.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, tables TS044 (accommodation type) and TS054 (tenure), via Nomis, for the whole council district; 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.
Your Next Step in Hull
In short, for Hull: with 20% of properties built before 1919 and 35% since 1973, there is no typical kitchen here, so check the sink unit and the walls behind the units first; if both are sound and the layout works, a respray gives you the new look, and if not, a new kitchen is the honest answer.
If your kitchen passes the checks, kitchen respraying in Hull covers the doors, drawer fronts, frames and end panels in any colour, and a full kitchen makeover in Hull adds handles, worktop and splashback updates to the respray; both start with a free home visit and a fixed-price written quote within 48 hours, and carry our 5-year written guarantee.
Getting to Hull
Hull is 61 miles and about 1 hour 11 minutes by road from our Leeds workshop, which is a long way for a small team, so we take on work here when the job is a good fit, planned in one block. If we can't offer a sensible price for the distance, we will say so at the quote stage rather than after.
New Kitchen near Hull
- New Kitchen Anlaby 4 mi
- New Kitchen Cottingham 4 mi
- New Kitchen Hessle 4 mi
- New Kitchen Willerby 5 mi
- New Kitchen Kirk Ella 5 mi
- New Kitchen Hedon 6 mi
Distances are straight-line from Hull centre. See every area we cover.
Free Kitchen Consultation in Hull
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 Work
“Kitchen cupboard respray. I just needed a refresh but the outcome is remarkable - it looks like a new kitchen. Gary did an amazing job and the masking was superb.”
“Just had kitchen cabinets and drawers fully repaired and resprayed, and what an amazing difference. Absolutely delighted with the finish, at a competitive price.”
“I cannot recommend ColourHaus enough. Matt and Gary are polite and professional. I am over the moon with the transformation of my kitchen - it looks brand new for a fraction of the price.”
These are genuine Google reviews of our kitchen work from customers across Yorkshire, not only Hull. Read all our reviews.
New Kitchen vs Respray in Hull: Questions
How much does a new kitchen cost in Hull?
A fully fitted new kitchen in Yorkshire, including units, worktops, appliances, fitting and the associated trades, typically costs £10,000 to £30,000, and more for premium brands, bespoke joinery or structural work. ColourHaus does not fit new kitchens; if your carcasses are sound we respray from £1,500, with most projects between £1,800 and £3,500; with 47% of homes here terraced and 15% flats, many kitchens are compact and sit nearer the starting price.
When is a new kitchen better than a respray?
When several units are water-damaged, swollen or delaminating, when the carcasses are structurally failing, or when you want a different layout or more storage; in Hull, where 20% of properties predate 1919 and 35% were built since 1973, check both the sink unit and the walls behind the units.
Are kitchens in Hull homes usually worth respraying?
It depends on the kitchen more than the town: across the Hull City Council area, 23% of properties were built between 1919 and 1939 and 48% of homes are owner-occupied (VOA 2025; Census 2021). With 8% of homes detached and 47% terraced, the condition of your own carcasses decides it, not the age of the street, and we check the carcasses at the free consultation and tell you if replacement is the better answer.
How far is Hull from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Hull is about 61 miles by road, roughly 1 hour 11 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 Hull?
All kinds. Across the Hull City Council area, the most common home is a terraced house (47% of households, Census 2021), and 23% of properties were built between the wars (1919 to 1939) (VOA, 2025); a new kitchen look works in any of them, and what changes is access, room size and the materials we find.