Basement swimming pools in Notting Hill.
Kensington · W8 · Kensington new-build housesCompleted work, photograph
Notting Hill’s stucco terraces face communal gardens and quiet mews. A pool here is planned around the neighbours.
How Notting Hill shares its walls.
- W11
- Tall stucco terraces around communal gardens.
- 3 to 4 metres
- The depth of one storey, floor to ceiling.
- Norland
- A neighbourhood plan sits beside the borough policy.
NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle basement swimming pools in Notting Hill W11, 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.
Houses here stand shoulder to shoulder, with communal gardens behind. Most have a lower ground floor at the back. A pool hall needs more width than that floor offers. It often runs beyond the old walls, under the garden.
A storey is about three to four metres, floor to ceiling. The tank, the plant and the deck must fit inside it. No basement may go under a listed building or its vaults. The Norland Neighbourhood Plan is read beside the borough policy.
In a row of terraces, noise and vibration reach the neighbours fast. We put the plant on isolated mounts and duct it quietly. A shared wall and pool water call for a careful waterproof detail. The party wall award sets the terms before any dig begins.
In Chelsea, in the same borough, we built a new basement and kitchen extension. In Kensington we built a pool in a new house. One NU team ran both, from design to handover.
What the council allows in Notting Hill.
- Council
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Local Plan of July 2024.
- Policy CD11
- One storey only. A storey is about three to four metres, floor to ceiling.
- The garden
- No more than half of each garden. The garden left over stays as one area.
- Listed houses
- No basement under a listed building, and none under its vaults.
- Method statement
- A Construction Method Statement goes in, signed by a chartered engineer.
Source: Kensington and Chelsea’s Local Plan 2024, and the Norland Neighbourhood Plan. Read on 3 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.
Basements in the borough.
Kensington·New build
Kensington new-build houses
Two houses in the same borough, with a pool two floors down.
See the project
Chelsea·Townhouse
Chelsea basement and extension
A new basement under a Chelsea house, in the same borough.
See the projectCompleted work, photographs
What a basement pool costs in Notting Hill.
£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 Notting Hill owners ask about pools.
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Further reading, from the journal
Can a Notting Hill mews house have a basement swimming pool?
It depends on the plot and the ground. A mews house has little garden to spare.
We survey the site first and tell you plainly.
What does a party wall mean for a Notting Hill pool?
A shared wall brings a legal notice and an award. It sets how the dig is monitored.
Our team prepares the engineering information the surveyors need.
How quiet is a Notting Hill pool plant room?
Pumps and fans sit on isolated mounts. Ducts are lined and sized for low air speed.
The walls around the plant room are made heavier to hold noise in.
Does a Notting Hill pool hall need a signed engineer?
Yes. The Construction Method Statement is signed by a chartered engineer.
The pool tank design is part of that statement.
What would a Notting Hill pool cost?
Our basement band is £450 to £780 a sq ft, construction only.
Tell us about your home in Notting Hill.
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- Already have an architect or designer? We build to their design. Working with your designer
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