Covering West Midlands
Our coverage across the West Midlands includes Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and Dudley.
Homes in the West Midlands
The West Midlands has a large stock of 1930s semis and Victorian terraces in red brick, so matching brick and roof tiles is often the key to an extension that looks original.
What goes into a knock down and rebuild?
We assess whether rebuilding is better value than extending and renovating, prepare the planning application for the replacement dwelling, manage the demolition notice and asbestos survey, then build the new home. The process runs much like a new build once the old house is cleared.
- Feasibility: rebuild versus extend and renovate
- Asbestos survey, demolition notice and service disconnections
- Reconnection of services and landscaping
What will a knock down and rebuild cost?
Typical ranges for knock down and rebuild. Ground conditions, access and specification move the final figure, which we fix in writing before work starts.
| Knock down and rebuild | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Demolition and site clearance (total) | £15,000 to £35,000 |
| Rebuild, standard specification (per m²) | £2,100 to £2,600 per m² |
| Rebuild, good specification (per m²) | £2,600 to £3,100 per m² |
| Rebuild, high specification (per m²) | £3,100 to £3,700 per m² |
Do you need permission for a knock down and rebuild in the West Midlands?
In England we deal with the council’s planning team for permission or a lawful development certificate, with building control (the council or a registered building control approver) for inspections, and with neighbours under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 where it applies.
This needs full planning permission from the council.
What can change the price or programme?
- A replacement dwelling is usually zero-rated for VAT where the old house is demolished completely to ground level.
- Planning policy on replacement dwellings varies, especially in green belt and countryside.
How does the project run?
- Start with a conversation. A short call or the online form is enough for us to understand what you want to build.
- Site visit. We walk the plot or existing house, look at access, levels, services and boundaries, and talk through what could be built.
- Design and fixed price. You get drawings and a written price for the agreed specification before anything is ordered.
- Construction and completion. One site lead co-ordinates every trade through to the building control certificate.
Knock down and rebuild: common questions
Is VAT charged on a knock down and rebuild?
Usually not on the new house, if the old one is demolished completely and the new building is a qualifying dwelling.
What happens about asbestos?
An asbestos survey is done before demolition and any asbestos is removed safely first.
Do you work in the West Midlands?
Yes. the West Midlands is within our coverage for knock down and rebuild, along with nearby Birmingham and Coventry.
Knock down and rebuild near the West Midlands
- Knock down and rebuild in Birmingham
- Knock down and rebuild in Coventry
- Knock down and rebuild in Wolverhampton
- Knock down and rebuild in Dudley
- Knock down and rebuild in Walsall
- Knock down and rebuild in Solihull
- Knock down and rebuild in Sutton Coldfield
- Knock down and rebuild in West Bromwich
- Knock down and rebuild in Halesowen
- Knock down and rebuild in Stourbridge
- Knock down and rebuild in Smethwick
- Knock down and rebuild in Willenhall
- Knock down and rebuild in Tipton
- Knock down and rebuild in Bloxwich
- Knock down and rebuild in Wednesfield
- Knock down and rebuild in Aston
- Knock down and rebuild in Shirley
- Knock down and rebuild in Brierley Hill
- Knock down and rebuild in Aldridge
- Knock down and rebuild in Acocks Green
- Knock down and rebuild in Bartley Green
Learn more about knock down and rebuild, or see every project we cover in West Midlands.