Picture the home before you’ve found the plot

Still searching for land? That’s a good time to get a feel for the numbers. Our free calculator gives you an indicative estimate for your whole prefab project, based on where you’d like to build, the home you have in mind and the level of finish you’re after.

More than the price of the house

The house is the part you picture first: morning light through wide windows, the kettle on in a kitchen that’s finally yours. Getting there takes a little more than the house itself.

• Your houseThe prefab home itself
• FoundationsWhat the home sits on
• GroundworksPreparing the site
• TransportFrom factory to site
• ConnectionsWater, power, drainage
• Professional feesDesign, surveys, approvals

The calculator brings these costs together, so you see the whole project rather than just the headline figure. You’ll get an estimate for the house straight away, and the fuller project breakdown will arrive in your inbox.

A ballpark figure, not a quote

You don’t need a finished design or a plot to start. Your estimate combines average pricing data with your choices to give you a realistic starting range. It’s a planning tool to help you judge what might be affordable, not a detailed quotation.

A precise quote depends on a defined project and a specific site. Until you have both, things like ground conditions remain unknown, and prices can change between now and when you’re ready to build. Think of your estimate as a pencil sketch of your budget: clear enough to guide your next decisions, ready to be inked in once the site is known.

Keep planning, one step at a time

Alongside your estimate, you can choose to receive our weekly guidance on planning a prefab project and avoiding the costly mistakes that catch many first-time builders out. Short, practical and easy to read over a cuppa.