Decorator day rate calculator, Northampton 2026, after tax
Typical: £192 a day. Work out yours below.
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A painter and decorator in Northampton typically charges £192 a day.
To take home £35,500 a year after real costs you need £256 a day.
Both are labour only, from the rate model and the calculator's default assumptions.
Change the inputs and your own number takes over. Quote that one.
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According to the Office for National Statistics, local pay differs enough by area to move a day rate.
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
Data from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index sets the second local input, per the October 2026 review.
Reviewed on .
These figures use the same sums as the free calculator. The two always agree.
Where these figures come from
Rate estimates blend the national median decorator day rate from five UK directories.
Those five are Checkatrade, HaMuch, MyBuilder, CostEstimator, MyJobQuote.
To that we add official ONS regional earnings and local house price data.
Sources: ONS ASHE 2025, UK House Price Index April 2026.
Rates reviewed October 2026.
Where does Northampton sit among the 31 modelled towns?
Each dot is one modelled town, stacked where towns share a rate.
Northampton is number 15 of 31, with 14 above it and 16 below.
The shaded band is the local range decorators here quote inside.
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What is decorating work like in Northampton?
For listed buildings, West Northamptonshire Council says painting, rendering and cladding can require consent.
A conservation area is an area of special architectural or historic interest.
The Council reports 117 conservation areas across West Northamptonshire, not 117 in Northampton town.
Why do tradespeople undercharge?
Pricing off the going rate.
Pricing off what everyone else charges feels safe.
But the going rate says what customers are used to paying, not what your business needs.
The calculator on this page starts from the take home you want and adds your real costs.
The number it gives is the one to quote.
The whole working is in the sum behind the day rate.
What do decorators in Northampton ask about rates?
How much should a decorator charge in Northampton?
The local benchmark reads £192 in Northampton; the baseline calculator plan produces £256.
The first is the market.
The second is what your costs ask for.
Can painting a listed building in Northampton need consent?
For listed buildings, West Northamptonshire Council says painting, rendering and cladding can require consent.
Ask the owner whether consent is in place before you price or book any outside work.
Are there conservation areas around Northampton?
The Council reports 117 conservation areas across West Northamptonshire, not 117 in Northampton town.
A conservation area is an area of special architectural or historic interest.
Work inside one usually means more care with the prep.
That is more days, not a cut in rate.
What do decorators charge in other towns?
The homepage lists decorator day rates by town, all 31 of them.