PRICE GUIDE · HOME REPAIRS & HANDYMAN · 2026–2027
Handyman cost in the UK
£30–£65 per hour. Typically £33.
A handyman in the UK charges £30–£65 an hour, with about £33 the usual rate. Most of the gap is location: London and the South East sit well above the rest of the country, and the minimum first-hour charge decides what a small job really costs.
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HOW MUCH IT COSTS
How much does a handyman cost in the UK?
| Low end | £30 | a sole trader outside London, a full-day booking |
|---|---|---|
| Typical | £33 | what most people pay |
| High end | £65 | a short visit in central London or the South East |
Locufy guide prices for 2026–2027. Updated 2026. A national range, not a quote — enter your town above for real prices from the handymen and repair firms near you.
What moves the price
- Where you live — a London handyman charges well above what the same work costs in the North
- The minimum charge — most handymen bill a full first hour, so a ten-minute fix still costs an hour
- How many jobs you batch — one visit with a list of repairs spreads the travel over several tasks
- Materials and parts — the hourly rate usually covers labour only, with fixings and parts added at cost
- Wall and house type — Victorian lath and plaster or solid brick slows drilling and fixing compared with a new-build
- VAT — a handyman firm over the VAT threshold adds 20%, while most sole traders charge none
Home repair prices in the UK are up 6% over five years (ONS Consumer Price Inflation, Services for maintenance and repair, to 2026 August). Five years ago a typical handyman would have cost about £40 — an estimate from today's guide price and that index, not a recorded price. Source: ONS MM23 D7DO →
WHAT YOU GET
What a handyman visit includes
Takes: One hour for a single small fix; a half or full day for a list of jobs. Not included: Gas work, new electrical circuits and plumbing beyond simple swaps need a registered trade and are priced separately — see the related guides below.
WHAT PEOPLE BOOK
Common handyman jobs
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How to pay less
- Write a full list of handyman jobs and book one longer visit instead of several call-outs
- Buy the shelves, poles or parts yourself in advance so paid time goes on the repairs
- Ask for a half-day or full-day handyman rate, which usually works out below the price per hour
Before you book
- A handyman cannot touch gas appliances — that work needs an engineer on the Gas Safe Register
- New circuits or a consumer unit change are notifiable electrical work under Part P, not a handyman job
- Ask the handyman whether they carry public liability insurance before any drilling or repairs begin
- Agree whether the handyman's hourly rate includes travel and how materials will be charged
Handyman cost: questions people ask
£30–£65 an hour, and £33 is the usual figure. Outside the big cities expect the lower rates; central London pushes towards the upper figure.
A single repair is normally done inside the first hour. A list of six or eight jobs is better booked as a half or full day.
Only minor jobs. Swapping a light fitting like for like is often fine, but new circuits are notifiable under Part P and must be done or signed off by a registered electrician, and any gas work needs a Gas Safe registered engineer.
Usually. Day and half-day rates come in below the hourly figure, and they remove the first-hour minimum from each extra task.
Gas, larger electrical and plumbing jobs, plastering whole walls and anything structural are trade jobs with their own prices.
They are Locufy guide prices for the UK, read from published UK handyman rate guides — a national range rather than a quote. Your handyman's rate depends on the area and how long your list is.
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