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St Ives Worktop Information

St Ives is a market town in Cambridgeshire, on the River Great Ouse, about 15 miles north-west of Cambridge and 8 miles east of Huntingdon. The PE27 postcode covers the town and the surrounding parishes. St Ives is a historic market town with a medieval bridge over the Ouse, one of only five surviving medieval bridges in England to have a chapel built upon it. A Grade II listed three-storey townhouse on Cromwell Terrace is marketed with a shared private park for residents only and described as at the heart of this historic market town, illustrating the character of the premium PE27 sub-market. The town has a direct guided busway connection to Cambridge in around 25 minutes, one of the most efficient bus rapid transit connections between a Cambridgeshire market town and Cambridge city. Oliver Cromwell is believed to have lived in the town for around five years in the 1630s. Average house prices in PE27 run around £272,500, slightly below the national average, making St Ives accessible while benefiting from the Cambridge guided busway connection.

Average Installation cost in St Ives

These figures are estimated ranges based on current UK trade pricing and published cost guides from Checkatrade and MyBuilder (July 2026). Your actual quote will depend on kitchen size, material choice, and any extras such as cut-outs or upstands. Full worktop installation (supply and fit): Laminate runs from £582 to £1,165 for a typical kitchen. Quartz or granite comes in at £1,428 to £3,762 for a standard kitchen run. St Ives PE27 pricing reflects the Cambridgeshire and Cambridge guided busway commuter market, with the Cambridge connection sustaining above-average demand. Worktop replacement only (existing cabinets, like-for-like swap): Labour and templating only with the customer supplying material costs £285 to £568. Stone replacement on existing carcasses, fully fitted, starts around £762 to £1,428. Worktop repair (chip, crack or scratch resurfacing): Minor laminate repair runs £74 to £148. Stone chip or crack repair is £148 to £328, depending on the damage and access. Templating or measuring visit (if charged separately): Typically £123 to £246 in the PE27 area. Cambridge businesses cover from the south-east via the A14 in around 25 minutes. Huntingdon businesses cover from the west. Confirm whether templating is included when you first enquire. Removal and disposal of old worktop: Around £76 to £178 added to the fitting job. Stone worktops cost more to remove due to weight.

Types of Materials found in St Ives

The Victorian and Georgian town centre properties and the post-war and standard residential housing across PE27 form the mainstream quartz market. These are practical Cambridgeshire family homes where quartz suits the kitchen proportions without maintenance. Installed prices run from around £315 to £493 per square metre. Cambridge businesses cover PE27 via the A14 in around 25 minutes. The Grade II listed townhouses on Cromwell Terrace with their shared private park, the period riverside properties near the medieval bridge, and any PE27 property at the premium end of the market are where granite finds its St Ives application. The riverside setting and the medieval bridge give certain PE27 addresses a heritage character that supports granite over laminate. Installed granite costs between £298 and £475 per square metre. The area around the medieval bridge and the Great Ouse riverside in St Ives has a heritage character that is among the most distinctive of any Cambridgeshire market town. The Grade II listed townhouses and the riverside properties command the highest values within PE27 and renovation budgets here support granite or natural stone.

Nearby Areas

Cambridge, Huntingdon, Ely, St Neots, Ramsey, Earith, Hemingford Grey, Houghton, Fenstanton, Over

Nearby Post Code

PE27