Extending your home in Wickford
Looking to extend your home in Wickford? Start here: extension types, guide prices for Wickford, the planning rules that apply and how a project runs.
- Postcode districtsSS11, SS12
- Price regionEast of England (×1.06)
- Planning rulesEngland
- Site visitFree, no obligation
Areas we cover around Wickford
Across SS11, SS12, we can visit, measure and advise. The same team covers Rayleigh (4 miles), Basildon (4 miles), Benfleet (4 miles), Billericay (5 miles), Hadleigh (5 miles), all within easy reach. Gravesend, in Kent, is roughly 13 miles from Wickford and also on our list.
Approvals for an extension in Wickford
In England a single-storey rear extension can usually go up to 3 m beyond the original rear wall of a semi-detached or terraced house, or 4 m on a detached house, without a planning application, provided it is no more than 4 m high, keeps eaves to 3 m within 2 m of a boundary and, with other buildings, covers no more than half the land around the original house. The larger home extension prior approval scheme raises those depths to 6 m and 8 m, with neighbours notified and a 42-day decision.
In England a single-storey side return infill is often permitted development if it stays within the height limits and is no wider than half the width of the original house. Conservation areas, listed buildings and flats always need an application, and the boundary wall usually brings in the Party Wall Act.
In a conservation area, national park, National Landscape, the Broads or a World Heritage Site the permitted development limits are tighter (no side or two-storey extensions without an application). Listed homes need listed building consent, and if permitted development rights have been removed, any extension needs an application.
If the work involves a shared wall, building on the boundary, or digging foundations within 3 m (sometimes 6 m) of a neighbour's building, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies and notice must be served before work starts: two months for work to a party wall, one month for new walls on the boundary and for excavations.
Applications are decided by the local planning authority (your district, borough or unitary council).
Guide prices for Wickford
Use these Wickford guide prices to sense-check a budget; the guide-price tool narrows them to your own size, and the site visit turns them into a written figure.
| Extension type | Example size | Standard spec (inc VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Single-storey rear extensions | 20 m² | £43,000 – £55,500 |
| Side return extensions | 11 m² | £27,500 – £35,000 |
| Conservatory replacement extensions | 14 m² | £31,500 – £41,000 |
| Orangery extensions | 16 m² | £47,000 – £59,500 |
| Wraparound extensions | 25 m² | £60,500 – £77,000 |
Choosing the right extension in Wickford
The East of England mixes market-town terraces, inter-war semis and modern estates. Clay soils are common in parts of the region, which can affect foundation design.
For many houses here, bungalow extensions, single-storey rear extensions or wraparound extensions gives the most useful space for the budget.
Every extension type in Wickford
- Utility and boot room extensions · from £14,500
- Glass box extensions · from £31,500
- Home office extensions · from £16,500
- Planning permission for extensions · from £350
- Building regulations for extensions · from £950
- Timber frame extensions · from £22,000
- Double-storey extensions · from £40,000
- Conservatory replacement extensions · from £21,000
- Orangery extensions · from £31,500
- Annexe extensions · from £58,000
- Wraparound extensions · from £38,000
- Side return extensions · from £19,000
- Single-storey rear extensions · from £22,000
- Kitchen extensions · from £28,500
- Side extensions · from £23,000
- Bedroom extensions · from £27,500
- Flat roof extensions · from £22,000
- Pitched roof extensions · from £23,500
- Bungalow extensions · from £27,500
- Porch extensions · from £4,200
- Extensions over a garage · from £25,000
- Extension plans and drawings · from £1,250
Free site visit
First, a site visit: we look at the house, garden, access and drains and listen to what you need.
Design and approvals
We draw the design, agree it with you and handle planning or permitted development checks and building regulations.
Fixed written price
You receive a written, itemised price and programme. Nothing starts until you are happy with it.
Build and sign-off
The build is managed from start to finish, inspected at each stage and signed off on completion.
Questions about extensions in Wickford
How much does an extension cost in Wickford?
Using our East of England factor (×1.06), a standard-spec single-storey extension of 20 m² is a guide £43,000 to £55,500 including VAT, and a 32 m² two-storey extension £61,000 to £80,000. Your written price follows the survey.
Do I need planning permission for an extension in Wickford?
Not always. It depends on the size, position and your property's history. Many single-storey rear extensions in England are permitted development or can use prior approval.
Do you cover all of Wickford?
Yes, including the surrounding parts of Essex. Site visits are free and there is no obligation.
Can I get a price before anyone visits?
Yes. This page shows guide prices adjusted for Wickford, and the guide-price tool gives a range for your own size and finish in about a minute.
Book a free site visit in Wickford
We will measure up, check the planning position and give you honest guide figures.
- Free, no-obligation site visit
- Planning route checked before you spend on drawings
- Written price once the design is agreed
- Building control sign-off at the end
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