Do You Need a New Kitchen in Sheffield?
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, 35 miles and about 50 minutes from Sheffield, 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 Sheffield City Council area there are 231,952 households. Semi-detached houses are the commonest home (38%), and the largest group of properties was built between 1945 and 1972 (26%). Older housing is close to the average here (19% pre-1919 against 21%), and flats are above it (21% 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 Sheffield: 35 miles and about 50 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 Sheffield, 35 miles and about 50 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 19% of properties here built before 1919 and 34% 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 |
Sheffield in Numbers: 231,952 Households and Their Kitchens
What the official figures say about the homes across the Sheffield City Council area, and what that means for a new kitchen look.
Sheffield at a glance
| Council | Sheffield City Council |
|---|---|
| County | South Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 50 minutes by road (35 miles), to the south |
| Households counted | 231,952 across the whole Sheffield City Council area |
| Owner-occupied | 58% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 19% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
26% of Sheffield properties were built between 1945 and 1972: what that means for the kitchen
No single building era dominates the 259,260 properties in the Sheffield City Council area: the largest group, 26%, was built between 1945 and 1972, and the next, 22%, between 1919 and 1939. With 19% built before 1919 and 34% since 1973, kitchens here range from units in older back rooms to builder-fitted kitchens in newer homes, so the condition of your own units matters more than any local rule of thumb. Building since 2000 is close to the average here (17% against 17%), which matters because kitchens in the newest homes are the likeliest to have sound carcasses.
If you are comparing notes with friends in Chapeltown, 6 miles away, the housing differs: the share of detached homes is 30% there against 15% here, so kitchens, and what they cost to replace or respray, will not always match.
House types and kitchen size
Homes here are a mix: 38% semi-detached, 26% terraced, 15% detached and 21% flats. Across 231,952 households that means kitchens of every size, so every respray is priced from a visit: from £1,500 for up to 10 fronts, with most projects between £1,800 and £3,500.
Owners, landlords and timing
23% of households rent from a council or housing association, about 52,400, against 17% on average. Tenants in those 52,400 homes usually need their landlord's permission before altering a kitchen, and many tenancy agreements cover repainting the units too, so ask before booking a consultation.
Practicalities in Sheffield
Sheffield is 35 miles and about 50 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 21% 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 Sheffield
In short, for Sheffield: with 19% of properties built before 1919 and 34% 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 Sheffield covers the doors, drawer fronts, frames and end panels in any colour, and a full kitchen makeover in Sheffield 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 Sheffield
Sheffield is 35 miles and about 50 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.
New Kitchen near Sheffield
- New Kitchen Chapeltown 6 mi
- New Kitchen Rotherham 6 mi
- New Kitchen Beighton 6 mi
- New Kitchen Eckington 7 mi
- New Kitchen Rawmarsh 8 mi
- New Kitchen Wickersley 8 mi
Distances are straight-line from Sheffield centre. See every area we cover.
Free Kitchen Consultation in Sheffield
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
“What a fantastic job the guys at ColourHaus did with our kitchen units. It has totally transformed our 20 year old kitchen into one that now has the wow factor.”
“Fantastic job done by Matt and his team, with a really diligent and professional approach to making our 10 year old kitchen look like new again.”
“Matt did an amazing job of respraying my kitchen cupboard doors. He has given me what looks like a brand new kitchen, at very competitive prices.”
These are genuine Google reviews of our kitchen work from customers across Yorkshire, not only Sheffield. Read all our reviews.
New Kitchen vs Respray in Sheffield: Questions
How much does a new kitchen cost in Sheffield?
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; homes here are 38% semi-detached and 15% detached, and the price depends mainly on the number of doors and drawer fronts.
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 Sheffield, where 19% of properties predate 1919 and 34% were built since 1973, check both the sink unit and the walls behind the units.
Are kitchens in Sheffield homes usually worth respraying?
It depends on the kitchen more than the town: across the Sheffield City Council area, 26% of properties were built between 1945 and 1972 and 58% of homes are owner-occupied (VOA 2025; Census 2021). With 15% of homes detached and 26% 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 Sheffield from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Sheffield is about 35 miles by road, roughly 50 minutes away, to the south. 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 Sheffield?
All kinds. Across the Sheffield City Council area, the most common home is a semi-detached house (38% of households, Census 2021), and 26% of properties were built between 1945 and 1972 (VOA, 2025); a new kitchen look works in any of them, and what changes is access, room size and the materials we find.