Trusted UK service price guides — 2026

How Much Does a Surveyor Cost in the UK? (2026 City-by-City Guide)

The cost of hiring a surveyor in the UK varies considerably depending on your location. Surveyors in the UK should hold RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) chartered certification (verified at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors). This guide lists 2026 surveyor prices for all 200 UK cities in our database — click any city for a full local pricing guide.

Regional price tip: London surveyor costs typically run 40–50% above the national average. Cities in the North East and Northern Ireland are often 15–25% below average. Use the region jump-links below to find your area quickly.
📄 Surveyor — National Price Overview (2026)
UK Range (typical jobs)
£200 – £5,000
Typical Duration
2–8 hours (survey)
Certification Required
RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) chartered
Cities Covered
200 UK cities

The UK national average is used as the baseline. London typically costs 40–50% above the national average; Northern Ireland and parts of the North East are 15–25% below. Prices within each region can also vary by suburb and whether your job requires emergency call-out rates.

Greater London

City / Town Typical Hourly Rate (2026)
London £85 – £175 per hour

South East England

City / Town Typical Hourly Rate (2026)
Aldershot £65 – £125 per hour
Aylesbury £65 – £135 per hour
Basingstoke £65 – £130 per hour
Bognor Regis £60 – £120 per hour
Brighton £70 – £140 per hour
Canterbury £65 – £130 per hour
Chichester £65 – £130 per hour
Crawley £65 – £135 per hour
Dover £60 – £120 per hour
Eastbourne £65 – £125 per hour
Epsom £70 – £140 per hour
Farnham £65 – £135 per hour
Folkestone £60 – £120 per hour
Guildford £70 – £140 per hour
Hastings £60 – £120 per hour
High Wycombe £65 – £135 per hour
Horsham £65 – £135 per hour
Lewes £65 – £130 per hour
Maidstone £65 – £130 per hour
Margate £55 – £115 per hour
Medway £65 – £125 per hour
Milton Keynes £65 – £125 per hour
Oxford £70 – £145 per hour
Portsmouth £65 – £125 per hour
Ramsgate £55 – £115 per hour
Reading £70 – £140 per hour
Redhill £70 – £140 per hour
Reigate £70 – £140 per hour
Royal Tunbridge Wells £65 – £135 per hour
Slough £70 – £145 per hour
Southampton £65 – £130 per hour
Tonbridge £65 – £130 per hour
Winchester £70 – £140 per hour
Windsor £75 – £145 per hour
Woking £70 – £140 per hour
Worthing £65 – £125 per hour

South West England

City / Town Typical Hourly Rate (2026)
Bath £70 – £140 per hour
Bournemouth £65 – £125 per hour
Bristol £70 – £140 per hour
Cheltenham £65 – £125 per hour
Cirencester £60 – £120 per hour
Dorchester £55 – £115 per hour
Exeter £60 – £120 per hour
Gloucester £55 – £115 per hour
Paignton £55 – £110 per hour
Plymouth £55 – £110 per hour
Poole £65 – £125 per hour
Salisbury £65 – £130 per hour
Stroud £55 – £115 per hour
Swindon £60 – £120 per hour
Taunton £55 – £110 per hour
Torquay £55 – £110 per hour
Truro £55 – £110 per hour
Weston-super-Mare £55 – £110 per hour
Weymouth £55 – £110 per hour
Yeovil £55 – £110 per hour

East of England

City / Town Typical Hourly Rate (2026)
Basildon £65 – £125 per hour
Bedford £60 – £120 per hour
Bury St Edmunds £60 – £120 per hour
Cambridge £75 – £145 per hour
Chelmsford £65 – £130 per hour
Colchester £60 – £120 per hour
Ely £65 – £125 per hour
Great Yarmouth £55 – £105 per hour
Harlow £65 – £130 per hour
Hemel Hempstead £65 – £135 per hour
Huntingdon £60 – £120 per hour
Ipswich £55 – £115 per hour
King's Lynn £55 – £110 per hour
Lowestoft £50 – £100 per hour
Luton £65 – £130 per hour
Norwich £55 – £115 per hour
Peterborough £55 – £115 per hour
Southend-on-Sea £65 – £125 per hour
St Albans £70 – £145 per hour
Stevenage £65 – £130 per hour
Watford £70 – £140 per hour

East Midlands

City / Town Typical Hourly Rate (2026)
Buxton £55 – £105 per hour
Chesterfield £55 – £105 per hour
Corby £55 – £105 per hour
Derby £55 – £110 per hour
Grantham £55 – £105 per hour
Kettering £55 – £110 per hour
Leicester £55 – £110 per hour
Lincoln £55 – £105 per hour
Loughborough £55 – £110 per hour
Mansfield £50 – £100 per hour
Northampton £55 – £115 per hour
Nottingham £55 – £110 per hour

West Midlands

City / Town Typical Hourly Rate (2026)
Birmingham £55 – £110 per hour
Burton upon Trent £55 – £105 per hour
Coventry £55 – £110 per hour
Dudley £55 – £105 per hour
Hereford £55 – £110 per hour
Kidderminster £55 – £105 per hour
Lichfield £55 – £110 per hour
Nuneaton £55 – £105 per hour
Redditch £55 – £105 per hour
Royal Leamington Spa £55 – £115 per hour
Rugby £55 – £110 per hour
Shrewsbury £55 – £110 per hour
Solihull £55 – £115 per hour
Stafford £55 – £105 per hour
Stoke-on-Trent £50 – £100 per hour
Stratford-upon-Avon £60 – £120 per hour
Tamworth £55 – £105 per hour
Telford £55 – £105 per hour
Walsall £55 – £105 per hour
Wolverhampton £55 – £105 per hour
Worcester £55 – £110 per hour

Yorkshire and the Humber

City / Town Typical Hourly Rate (2026)
Barnsley £50 – £100 per hour
Beverley £55 – £110 per hour
Bradford £50 – £100 per hour
Dewsbury £50 – £100 per hour
Doncaster £50 – £100 per hour
Grimsby £50 – £100 per hour
Harrogate £60 – £120 per hour
Huddersfield £55 – £105 per hour
Hull £50 – £100 per hour
Keighley £50 – £100 per hour
Leeds £55 – £110 per hour
Rotherham £50 – £100 per hour
Scarborough £55 – £105 per hour
Scunthorpe £50 – £100 per hour
Sheffield £55 – £110 per hour
Wakefield £55 – £105 per hour
York £55 – £115 per hour

North West England

City / Town Typical Hourly Rate (2026)
Altrincham £60 – £120 per hour
Birkenhead £55 – £105 per hour
Blackburn £50 – £100 per hour
Blackpool £50 – £100 per hour
Bolton £55 – £105 per hour
Burnley £50 – £100 per hour
Carlisle £55 – £105 per hour
Chester £55 – £115 per hour
Crewe £55 – £105 per hour
Lancaster £55 – £110 per hour
Liverpool £55 – £110 per hour
Macclesfield £55 – £110 per hour
Manchester £55 – £115 per hour
Oldham £50 – £100 per hour
Preston £55 – £105 per hour
Rochdale £50 – £100 per hour
Runcorn £50 – £100 per hour
Salford £55 – £110 per hour
Southport £55 – £110 per hour
St Helens £50 – £100 per hour
Stockport £55 – £110 per hour
Warrington £55 – £110 per hour
Wigan £55 – £105 per hour

North East England

City / Town Typical Hourly Rate (2026)
Bishop Auckland £50 – £100 per hour
Darlington £55 – £105 per hour
Durham £55 – £105 per hour
Gateshead £55 – £105 per hour
Hartlepool £50 – £100 per hour
Middlesbrough £50 – £100 per hour
Newcastle upon Tyne £55 – £110 per hour
South Shields £50 – £100 per hour
Stockton-on-Tees £50 – £100 per hour
Sunderland £50 – £100 per hour

Scotland

City / Town Typical Hourly Rate (2026)
Aberdeen £60 – £120 per hour
Ayr £55 – £105 per hour
Coatbridge £50 – £100 per hour
Dundee £55 – £110 per hour
Dunfermline £55 – £110 per hour
East Kilbride £55 – £110 per hour
Edinburgh £65 – £125 per hour
Falkirk £55 – £105 per hour
Glasgow £55 – £115 per hour
Greenock £50 – £100 per hour
Hamilton £55 – £105 per hour
Inverness £55 – £110 per hour
Kilmarnock £50 – £100 per hour
Kirkcaldy £55 – £105 per hour
Livingston £55 – £110 per hour
Motherwell £55 – £105 per hour
Paisley £55 – £110 per hour
Perth £55 – £110 per hour
St Andrews £60 – £120 per hour
Stirling £55 – £115 per hour

Wales

City / Town Typical Hourly Rate (2026)
Barry £55 – £105 per hour
Bridgend £50 – £100 per hour
Caerphilly £50 – £100 per hour
Cardiff £55 – £110 per hour
Llanelli £50 – £100 per hour
Merthyr Tydfil £50 – £100 per hour
Newport £55 – £105 per hour
Penarth £55 – £110 per hour
Pontypridd £50 – £100 per hour
Swansea £55 – £105 per hour
Wrexham £50 – £100 per hour

Northern Ireland

City / Town Typical Hourly Rate (2026)
Armagh £45 – £95 per hour
Bangor £50 – £100 per hour
Belfast £50 – £100 per hour
Derry £50 – £95 per hour
Enniskillen £45 – £90 per hour
Lisburn £50 – £100 per hour
Newry £50 – £95 per hour
Newtownabbey £50 – £100 per hour

Frequently Asked Questions

UK surveyor costs vary significantly by location. Typical job prices run £200 – £5,000. London tends to run 40–50% above the national average; cities in the North East and Northern Ireland are often 15–25% below. Click any city in the table above for a full local pricing breakdown.
Hourly rates for surveyors depend on your location and the time of call-out. Standard daytime rates (Mon–Fri 8am–6pm) are the lowest; evening, weekend and emergency call-outs typically attract a 30–60% surcharge. Most surveyors also charge a minimum call-out fee equivalent to 30–60 minutes of work.
Yes — Surveyor work legally requires RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) chartered certification in the UK. Verify credentials at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors before hiring.
Price disclaimer: Prices above are 2026 estimates based on regional trade cost-index data. Actual quotes will vary by contractor experience, job complexity, materials, and market conditions. Always request at least three written quotes before committing to any work. ServicePriceHub.uk is an independent price reference guide and is not affiliated with any tradesperson or trade body.

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