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By Emily Rivers
Last updated 3rd May 2023

Cost to Wallpaper a Room in 2023

If you’re thinking about wallpapering a room, you’ll no doubt be thinking about the cost of getting a professional decorator to come in and complete the project for you. While you can hang wallpaper yourself, to get a quality finish it’s always worth at least considering using a specialist decorator – they’ll get your decorating sorted quickly and to a better standard than you could achieve on your own. The average cost of a painter and decorator in the UK is £180 per day and it will take that long to wallpaper an average sized room. 

So, to help you with how much it’s likely to cost you to get wallpaper hung in your home, we’ve come up with this comprehensive price guide, covering how much wallpapering will cost across a range of different scenarios. We’ll cover the costs for wallpapering different sized rooms and adding a feature wall, as well as including some information on the cost of the materials you’ll need and the preparation of the walls.

How much does it cost to wallpaper a room?

So, how much should you expect to pay a painter and decorator for your next wallpapering project? In the table to the right, you can see our table with the prices you could pay across the country. As labour costs differ from region to region, the overall cost of the project will therefore depend on where you live. But for a medium room of around 20 square metres, expect to pay between £280-£400.

Of course, this is only a rough guide. We’ve aassumed that your walls are in relatively good condition, as preparation can add to the cost, and that you’ve chosen averagely-priced wallpaper. Some wallpaper can be very expensive – more on that later. 

Remember that wallpapering, like many other decorating projects, is often included as part of a set of other jobs, like painting skirting boards and architrave, glossing doors and radiators, or even painting the ceiling. It’ll generally be more cost effective to get these jobs all done at the same time, so think carefully about all the work you want to get done.

Wallpapering a room

When it comes to wallpapering a room, the cost will largely depend on the size of the room, of course. As we’ve said, a medium room could be in the region of £280-£400, while a large room could cost as much as £500-£600 for wallpapering. A small room could be as little as £150. Also expect to pay a small amount more if your room has features like a chimney breast or cut outs in the walls, as these will make the job a bit trickier.

Adding a feature wall or border

Another common wallpapering project is adding a feature wall or border, or other kind of feature wallpaper. A feature wall is where you only wallpaper one wall, usually in a prominent position in the room and using a striking wallpaper, often with an eye-catching pattern. A border refers to running just one strip of wallpaper around a room, usually around the middle but you could also do vertical strips of wallpaper for decorative effects.

The price for a project like this will vary depending on the amount of wall you’d like to cover. But, in general, you should expect to pay between £100-£200 to add a feature wall, and a similar amount to add any other kind of feature wallpaper to your home.

Cost to wallpaper a room

Cost of wallpaper

Unlike with painting projects where the cost of materials is generally a lower proportion of the project, wallpapering materials can be quite costly. Because of this, your choice of wallpaper can add quite a lot to the overall price, with some rolls up to £140 per roll, while there are a lot of budget options available at only £10-£20 per roll.

Obviously, if you choose an expensive wallpaper, the cost of that wallpaper will add to the price of your project. Expect to have to buy at least 3-4 rolls for a small to medium sized room, with some large rooms needing 8-10 rolls to cover the entire space.

Wallpaper brand

Average cost per roll

Generic wallpaper from DIY/home store

£8-£70

Laura Ashley

£15-£50

Anaglypta

£10-£25

Graham & Brown

£70

Farrow & Ball

£137

Because of this, it’s worth spending the time to browse wallpaper selections before you speak to a decorator, to get an idea of the kinds of wallpaper that’s available at the price you want to pay. The more expensive wallpaper materials are often textured, and are available in styles like:

  • Flock

  • Bamboo

  • Fabric

  • Vinyl

  • Embossed

  • Foil

Do also bear in mind that while many wallpaper rolls are a standard size, some are not, so you may have to convert the roll sizes to properly compare the costs.

Cost to prepare the walls

On top of the materials cost, and the price for hanging the wallpaper, you may also have to pay towards the preparation of the walls themselves. Whether you’ll have to pay for this work depends on the condition of the walls – if they’re in good condition, with no cracks and smooth plaster, hanging wallpaper will be an easier job. However, if cracks need to be filled or plaster needs to be smoothed, expect to pay another £100-£200 for this work.

If you already have wallpaper in the room, it’s possible to hang new wallpaper over the top. However, this can sometimes lead to an uneven surface or joins showing through as unsightly lines, so speak to a professional decorator to get a view on what’s possible for your space.

Stripping wallpaper

Of course, while many wallpaper projects are about hanging new wallpaper, in some cases people might want to remove wallpaper in their room. You can strip wallpaper yourself by renting or buying a steamer and scraping or peeling it away, but be careful as this can damage the walls, leaving you with a costly repair bill.

If you’d prefer to entrust wallpaper removal to a professional, either as a stand alone job or as part of a bigger decorating project, expect to pay around £100 per room for the removal. This work may be done either on a day or hourly rate, so speak to a number of different pros to get quotes and choose the one that best meets your needs.


Estimates for common painter & decorator jobs;

Rates for other trades

Wallpapering cost in the UK
Wallpapering cost in the UK (excluding VAT or callout charges)
Location in UKWallpapering cost
Wallpapering near Aberdeen£324
Wallpapering near Amber Valley£314
Wallpapering near Arun£350
Wallpapering near Ashfield£319
Wallpapering near Aylesbury Vale£354
Wallpapering near Barnsley£309
Wallpapering near Basildon£335
Wallpapering near Basingstoke & Deane£347
Wallpapering near Bassetlaw£312
Wallpapering near Bath & North East Somerset£328
Wallpapering near Bedford£369
Wallpapering near Belfast£292
Wallpapering near Birmingham£314
Wallpapering near Blackburn£299
Wallpapering near Blackpool£297
Wallpapering near Bolton£313
Wallpapering near Bournemouth£319
Wallpapering near Bracknell Forest£353
Wallpapering near Bradford£308
Wallpapering near Braintree£329
Wallpapering near Breckland£303
Wallpapering near Bridgend£319
Wallpapering near Brighton£348
Wallpapering near Bristol£329
Wallpapering near Broadland£303
Wallpapering near Broxtowe£315
Wallpapering near Bury£314
Wallpapering near Caerphilly£323
Wallpapering near Calderdale£306
Wallpapering near Cambridge£343
Wallpapering near Canterbury£301
Wallpapering near Cardiff£322
Wallpapering near Carmarthenshire£274
Wallpapering near Charnwood£312
Wallpapering near Chelmsford£328
Wallpapering near Cheltenham£336
Wallpapering near Cherwell£360
Wallpapering near Chester£298
Wallpapering near Colchester£317
Wallpapering near Conway£286
Wallpapering near Coventry£312
Wallpapering near Crewe & Nantwich£306
Wallpapering near Dacorum£352
Wallpapering near Derby£313
Wallpapering near Doncaster£299
Wallpapering near Dover£308
Wallpapering near Dudley£312
Wallpapering near Dundee£278
Wallpapering near East Ayrshire£319
Wallpapering near East Devon£305
Wallpapering near East Dunbartonshire£324
Wallpapering near East Hampshire£327
Wallpapering near East Hertfordshire£344
Wallpapering near East Lindsey£300
Wallpapering near East Riding£350
Wallpapering near Eastleigh£329
Wallpapering near Edinburgh£334
Wallpapering near Elmbridge£351
Wallpapering near Epping Forest£351
Wallpapering near Erewash£313
Wallpapering near Exeter£322
Wallpapering near Falkirk£307
Wallpapering near Fife£332
Wallpapering near Flintshire£294
Wallpapering near Gateshead£309
Wallpapering near Gedling£319
Wallpapering near Glasgow£323
Wallpapering near Gloucester£335
Wallpapering near Guildford£343
Wallpapering near Gwynedd£320
Wallpapering near Halton£302
Wallpapering near Harrogate£308
Wallpapering near Havant & Waterloo£322
Wallpapering near Highland£310
Wallpapering near Horsham£331
Wallpapering near Huntingdonshire£376
Wallpapering near Ipswich£301
Wallpapering near Isle of Wight£322
Wallpapering near Kings Lynn & West Norfolk£329
Wallpapering near Kingston-upon-Hull£337
Wallpapering near Kirklees£310
Wallpapering near Knowsley£306
Wallpapering near Lancaster£306
Wallpapering near Leeds£312
Wallpapering near Leicester£320
Wallpapering near Lisburn£294
Wallpapering near Liverpool£306
Wallpapering near London£348
Wallpapering near Luton£350
Wallpapering near Macclesfield£321
Wallpapering near Maidstone£326
Wallpapering near Manchester£317
Wallpapering near Mid Bedfordshire£356
Wallpapering near Mid Sussex£335
Wallpapering near Middlesbrough£322
Wallpapering near Milton Keynes£365
Wallpapering near Neath Port Talbot£313
Wallpapering near New Forest£321
Wallpapering near Newbury£339
Wallpapering near Newcastle-under-Lyme£310
Wallpapering near Newcastle-upon-Tyne£310
Wallpapering near Newport£320
Wallpapering near North Ayrshire£313
Wallpapering near North East Lincolnshire£300
Wallpapering near North Hertfordshire£346
Wallpapering near North Lanarkshire£312
Wallpapering near North Lincolnshire£326
Wallpapering near North Somerset£328
Wallpapering near North Tyneside£311
Wallpapering near North Wiltshire£314
Wallpapering near Northampton£371
Wallpapering near Norwich£306
Wallpapering near Nottingham£318
Wallpapering near Nuneaton & Bedworth£315
Wallpapering near Oldham£316
Wallpapering near Oxford£363
Wallpapering near Perth & Kinross£466
Wallpapering near Peterborough£379
Wallpapering near Plymouth£332
Wallpapering near Poole£319
Wallpapering near Portsmouth£321
Wallpapering near Powys£270
Wallpapering near Preston£298
Wallpapering near Reading£349
Wallpapering near Redcar & Cleveland£316
Wallpapering near Reigate & Banstead£345
Wallpapering near Renfrewshire£334
Wallpapering near Rhondda, Cynon, Taff£315
Wallpapering near Rochdale£314
Wallpapering near Rotherham£302
Wallpapering near Salford£316
Wallpapering near Salisbury£328
Wallpapering near Sandwell£312
Wallpapering near Scarborough£320
Wallpapering near Scottish Borders£310
Wallpapering near Sefton£303
Wallpapering near Sevenoaks£337
Wallpapering near Sheffield£300
Wallpapering near Slough£351
Wallpapering near Solihull£310
Wallpapering near South Ayrshire£323
Wallpapering near South Bedfordshire£369
Wallpapering near South Cambridgeshire£341
Wallpapering near South Gloucestershire£329
Wallpapering near South Kesteven£308
Wallpapering near South Lanarkshire£306
Wallpapering near South Oxfordshire£357
Wallpapering near South Somerset£300
Wallpapering near South Tyneside£310
Wallpapering near Southampton£327
Wallpapering near Southend-on-Sea£326
Wallpapering near St Albans£347
Wallpapering near St Helens£306
Wallpapering near Stafford£321
Wallpapering near Stockport£321
Wallpapering near Stockton-on-Tees£318
Wallpapering near Stoke-on-Trent£311
Wallpapering near Stratford-on-Avon£310
Wallpapering near Stroud£336
Wallpapering near Suffolk Coastal£299
Wallpapering near Sunderland£306
Wallpapering near Swale£325
Wallpapering near Swansea£300
Wallpapering near Tameside£318
Wallpapering near Teignbridge£317
Wallpapering near Tendring£309
Wallpapering near Test Valley£329
Wallpapering near Thamesdown£317
Wallpapering near Thanet£299
Wallpapering near The Wrekin£302
Wallpapering near Thurrock£336
Wallpapering near Torbay£322
Wallpapering near Trafford£315
Wallpapering near Vale of Glamorgan£328
Wallpapering near Vale of White Horse£350
Wallpapering near Vale Royal£292
Wallpapering near Wakefield£310
Wallpapering near Walsall£314
Wallpapering near Warrington£316
Wallpapering near Warwick£310
Wallpapering near Waveney£305
Wallpapering near Waverley£349
Wallpapering near Wealden£335
Wallpapering near West Lancashire£305
Wallpapering near West Lothian£324
Wallpapering near West Wiltshire£314
Wallpapering near Wigan£305
Wallpapering near Windsor & Maidenhead£352
Wallpapering near Wirral£303
Wallpapering near Wokingham£354
Wallpapering near Wolverhampton£312
Wallpapering near Wrexham Maelor£292
Wallpapering near Wychavon£306
Wallpapering near Wycombe£365
Wallpapering near York£310