
Basement swimming pools in Fulham.
Kensington · W8 · Kensington new-build housesCompleted work, photograph
Fulham’s Victorian terraces sit close to the river. A pool here is planned around flood risk and the water table.
What a Fulham pool has to allow for.
- SW6
- Victorian terraces and some larger villas.
- Over 60%
- Share of the borough in flood zones 2 and 3.
- Near our studio
- We have built basements under Fulham houses.
NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle basement swimming pools in Fulham SW6, under one contract. A basement runs £450 to £780 a sq ft, construction only. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.
SW6 is long rows of narrow Victorian terraces, with some larger villas. A pool hall is most often a room under the footprint. The kitchen level leads down to it. Our studio is close by.
Policy DC11 allows one storey. Into the garden, it may reach half the house’s depth at most. It may also cover half the garden’s depth at most. We do not assume Kensington and Chelsea’s pool allowance applies here.
Over 60% of the borough is in flood zones 2 and 3. The Thames defences protect it, but a flood risk assessment is still needed. A pool plant room holds pumps and chemicals. It must stay dry, with a sump and a drain.
We have built basements under Fulham houses, close to our studio. In Chelsea we built a new basement and kitchen extension across the borough line. The pool we built nearby sits in Kensington. The team that designs it also prices and builds it.
What the council allows in Fulham.
- Council
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Kensington and Chelsea’s CD11 does not apply here.
- Size
- Local Plan Policy DC11 allows one storey. Into the garden, it may reach half the house’s depth at most.
- The garden
- The garden left over must stay in one piece. At least one metre of soil goes over any part under the garden.
- Flood risk
- Over 60% of the borough is in flood zones 2 and 3. A flood risk assessment is still needed.
- The application
- A construction method statement, written by a qualified engineer. A construction traffic management plan sits inside it.
Source: Hammersmith and Fulham’s Local Plan 2018, Policy DC11. Read on 2 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.
Basements in Fulham.

Kensington·New build
Kensington new-build houses
A pool two floors below the street, in new houses we built in Kensington.
See the project
Fulham·Basements
Fulham basements
Basements we have built under Fulham houses, close to our studio.
See the projectCompleted work, photographs
What a basement pool costs in Fulham.
£450 to £780a sq ft, construction only. Our basement band.
£180k to £300kConverting an existing basement. A project total, from our 2026 cost guide.
£500k to £900k+Digging a new basement. A project total, from our 2026 cost guide.
These are two kinds of figure. The band is a rate per square foot, construction only.
The cost guide figures are whole project totals.
Fees, party wall costs, contingency and VAT sit outside them.
What Fulham owners ask about pools.
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Further reading, from the journal
Is a Fulham basement swimming pool safe from flooding?
It can be, with the right design. A flood risk assessment sets the measures.
Tanking, sumps and a raised plant base all play a part.
How wide can a Fulham pool hall be in a narrow terrace?
The house width sets it, so the tank is usually long and slim.
We fit the plant beside or beyond it.
Does a Fulham pool need soil above it in the garden?
At least one metre of soil goes over any part under the garden.
The roof structure is designed to carry it.
Can NU build a Fulham pool alongside the rest of the house?
Yes. One team handles the dig, the tank, the plant and the fit out.
That avoids gaps between trades.
What does a Fulham pool hall need from a planning application?
A construction method statement, written by a qualified engineer.
A construction traffic management plan sits inside it.
Tell us about your home in Fulham.
Your name and one way to reply are enough. It goes straight to the studio.
- Already have an architect or designer? We build to their design. Working with your designer
- An NDA on request, and your home is never published without your consent. How we work in confidence