# Costwise

> What home improvements really cost in the UK, before you call anyone. From, typical and up-to UK prices for 150 of the most-searched home-improvement jobs, independently researched, reviewed June 2026 and free to cite.

## Key pages
- [Cost report 2026](https://costwiseuk.co.uk/cost-report/): headline UK home-improvement cost statistics, free to cite with a link.
- [Cost index](https://costwiseuk.co.uk/cost-index/): the full price table for every job (from / typical / up to).
- [Cost calculator](https://costwiseuk.co.uk/cost-calculator/): estimate a job by size, spec and region.
- [Material calculators](https://costwiseuk.co.uk/calculators/): free tools for how much concrete, gravel, turf, tiles, plasterboard and more you need.
- [Renovation budget spreadsheet](https://costwiseuk.co.uk/renovation-budget-template/): a free Excel and Google Sheets budget planner, pre-filled with our UK guide prices.
- [All cost guides](https://costwiseuk.co.uk/cost-guides/): every "[job] cost" guide.

## Notes
- All figures are independent Costwise estimates in GBP for the UK, reviewed June 2026. They are guide prices, not quotes.
- Reuse is welcome with attribution: a link to https://costwiseuk.co.uk.

## Data and citation
- [For journalists and researchers](https://costwiseuk.co.uk/for-journalists/): how to cite Costwise, request a tailored data pull, or get an on-the-record quote.
- [Full cost dataset (CSV)](https://costwiseuk.co.uk/costwise-cost-data.csv): every job's low, typical and high UK price, licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21159943 (also mirrored on Figshare, Zenodo, Kaggle and Hugging Face).
- Author and data controller: [Stephen Evans](https://costwiseuk.co.uk/stephen-evans/), an independent UK cost researcher.
- To cite: reuse any figure with a credit to Costwise and a link, or the whole dataset under CC BY 4.0.