PRICE GUIDE · HOME REPAIRS & HANDYMAN · 2026–2027
Wallpaper Hanging cost in the UK
£120–£600 per room. Typically £350.
Having a room wallpapered costs £120–£600 in the UK, with about £350 typical. A single feature wall is the small end; a whole medium room with old paper to strip, or a bold pattern that needs careful matching, takes far longer and costs most.
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HOW MUCH IT COSTS
How much does wallpaper hanging cost in the UK?
| Low end | £120 | a single feature wall on smooth plaster |
|---|---|---|
| Typical | £350 | what most people pay |
| High end | £600 | stripping and repapering a whole room in London |
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
- Feature wall or whole room — one wall is a morning, four walls and a ceiling is one to two days
- Stripping old paper — removing layers or woodchip can take as long as the wallpaper hanging
- Pattern repeat — large patterns waste paper and take longer to match at every join
- Wall condition — uneven plaster may need lining paper before the wallpaper goes up
- Paper type — grasscloth, mural and heavy vinyl papers need specialist handling
- London and the South East — decorators there charge more for wallpaper than elsewhere
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 wallpaper hanging would have cost about £280 — an estimate from today's guide price and that index, not a recorded price. Source: ONS MM23 D7DO →
WHAT YOU GET
What a wallpaper hanging booking includes
Takes: Half a day for a feature wall; one to two days for a whole room. Not included: The wallpaper itself, replastering damaged walls and painting the ceiling and woodwork are usually priced separately — see the related guides below.
WHAT PEOPLE BOOK
Common wallpaper hanging jobs
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How to pay less
- Choose a wallpaper with a small pattern repeat to cut both paper waste and hanging time
- Strip the old wallpaper yourself if you have the time, so you pay only for hanging
- Buy every roll from the same batch so a second wallpaper delivery is not needed
Before you book
- Check every roll of wallpaper carries the same batch number before the decorator starts
- Textured ceilings and walls from before the 2000s can contain asbestos, so do not scrape them
- Ask whether stripping old paper and lining is included in the wallpaper hanging price
- Clear the room and take pictures and fixings off the walls being papered
Wallpaper Hanging cost: questions people ask
£120–£600, with about £350 typical. A feature wall costs least; stripping and repapering a medium room costs most.
A feature wall takes half a day. A whole room takes one to two days, more if old paper has to come off.
Not always. Textured coatings applied before the 2000s may contain asbestos, so have them tested before they are scraped or sanded.
Not on smooth, sound walls. On cracked or uneven plaster, lining paper gives a far better finish.
The wallpaper, replastering and painting the woodwork or ceiling are usually extra.
They are Locufy guide prices for the UK, read from published UK wallpapering cost guides — a national range rather than a quote.
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