Covering Stanford-le-Hope
We work in Stanford-le-Hope (SS17) and the places around it, including Basildon, Pitsea and Grays.
Homes in the East of England
Across the East of England, newer estates often have integral garages and room for rear extensions, while older towns have Victorian terraces and conservation areas that shape what can be built.
What do you get with a single-storey extension?
We design the extension around how you use the house: where the light comes from, how the new room joins the old one, and what happens to the drains and the garden. The structure is built in brick or block to match the house, finished with a flat roof and lantern or a pitched roof, then insulated, plastered and handed back ready to decorate.
- Measured survey and design drawings
- Planning or lawful development certificate where needed
- Foundations, drainage and structural steel
What is the guide price for a single-storey extension in Stanford-le-Hope?
What single-storey extensions typically cost. These are guide ranges; the written quote for your house replaces them.
| Single-storey extensions | Guide price incl. VAT |
|---|---|
| Standard specification | £2,600 to £3,000 per m² |
| Good specification | £3,000 to £3,500 per m² |
| High specification | £3,500 to £4,000 per m² |
Planning and building rules in Stanford-le-Hope
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.
In England a single-storey rear extension can often go ahead under permitted development: up to 3 m deep on an attached house or 4 m on a detached one, no higher than 4 m, with eaves no higher than 3 m within 2 m of a boundary.
What can change the price or programme?
- Drains under the footprint may need diverting or a build-over agreement with the water company.
- Building on or near a shared boundary usually means serving a party wall notice in England and Wales.
From first call to completion
- Tell us about the project. Call, use the guide price tool or send the form with a few photos and a postcode.
- Survey at your house. We look at the existing structure, services and access, and agree what the design needs to achieve.
- Drawings, approvals, written quote. We prepare the design, apply for the approvals it needs, and give you a fixed price in writing.
- Construction and completion. One site lead co-ordinates every trade through to the building control certificate.
Your questions answered
Do you need to dig up the drains?
Sometimes. If a public sewer runs under the extension, the water company has to agree a build-over or a diversion. We check this at survey stage.
Will the brick match?
We source the closest available match for colour, size and texture and agree a sample panel with you before laying.
Do you work in Stanford-le-Hope?
Yes. Stanford-le-Hope is within our coverage for single-storey extensions, along with nearby Basildon and Pitsea.
Also covering
- Single-storey extensions in Basildon
- Single-storey extensions in Pitsea
- Single-storey extensions in Grays
- Single-storey extensions in South Benfleet
Learn more about single-storey extensions, or see every project we cover in Stanford-le-Hope.

