Dulwich Village
Georgian and early Victorian houses of real quality. In-frame cabinetry and cornice scaled to the ceiling.
South-east London
Handmade kitchens in Dulwich & East Dulwich
Georgian Village houses, Victorian terraces off Lordship Lane, and an estate scheme of management that is worth knowing about before you start.
Dulwich · South-east London
Bespoke kitchens for Dulwich homes
Dulwich Village is one of the more unusual places in London to own a house. A large part of SE21 and parts of SE22 sit within the Dulwich Estate's scheme of management, which means alterations affecting the exterior of a property need the Estate's consent in addition to anything the council requires. It catches people out, particularly on extensions and window changes.
Internally, kitchens are generally unaffected — but if your project involves a rear extension, glazing or anything visible, it is worth checking early. Ollie has worked in the area and is happy to design around whatever the constraints turn out to be.
The housing itself is a good mix. The Village has Georgian and early Victorian houses of real quality, with proportions that suit in-frame cabinetry and a deeper cornice. East Dulwich, in the streets running off Lordship Lane, is dense late Victorian terracing — narrow, deep, and extended at the rear in enormous numbers. Herne Hill and North Dulwich sit somewhere between.
The East Dulwich terraces in particular are classic bespoke territory. The side return is usually already glazed, the junction with the original rear wall is never square, and there is invariably a soil stack or a returning wall that a standard 600mm cabinet cannot deal with without leaving a gap.
Local housing
What we typically work on in Dulwich
East Dulwich terraces
Streets off Lordship Lane. Narrow, deep, and extended at the rear — the classic side-return project.
Estate scheme of management
Applies across much of SE21. External alterations need Estate consent as well as planning.
Herne Hill & North Dulwich
Mixed Victorian and Edwardian stock, with a good number of large family houses.
Why local matters
The person who makes it fits it
Every kitchen is cut and assembled on one bench in Worthing and installed by the same pair of hands. No subcontracted fitters, no franchise, no handover between a designer who sold it and a fitter who has never seen the drawings.
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One point of contact
Ollie surveys, quotes, makes, fits and paints. If something needs adjusting in two years, you ring him directly.
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One kitchen at a time
Yours is not queued behind three others, and nobody disappears halfway through to start somebody else's job.
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A fixed written quote
Itemised cabinet by cabinet before anything is ordered, so you can see exactly what each element costs.
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Two-year guarantee
Plus £1m public liability cover for the whole time work is happening at your property.
Kitchen styles available in Dulwich
Other joinery we do here
Also covering, near Dulwich
East DulwichWest DulwichHerne HillPeckham RyeForest HillSydenham HillHonor OakCamberwellBrixtonNunheadCrystal PalaceTulse Hill
Local answers
Questions from Dulwich clients
Internal kitchen work, no. But if the project includes a rear extension, new glazing or any external alteration, the Estate's consent is required in addition to planning permission from Southwark. It is worth starting that conversation early because it adds time to the programme.
Yes, and it produces a much better kitchen. Being involved at drawing stage lets Ollie specify socket and service positions, agree the exact opening dimensions and plan the detail where the new structure meets the original rear wall — the point where standard kitchens visibly fail.
Yes, along with Peckham Rye, Forest Hill and the surrounding SE postcodes. Ollie works London jobs in full weeks, so the whole fit runs continuously rather than in day trips.
Next step
Kitchens in Dulwich start with a visit
Ollie will come to you, measure the room properly and tell you honestly what it can take. Free, no obligation, and a written quote within the week.