The 10 builders from Google's results for Colchester, ranked on Google rating, online presence and other factors. Updated 10 September 2026.
on GoogleBrightlingsea, Colchester
Operating across Colchester, Essex, Ipswich, and Suffolk, this firm carries out a range of residential construction work. Its tradespeople handle house extensions, new home builds, property refurbishments, garage conversions, and garden rooms.
07926 392778 2 Pannell Pl, Brightlingsea, Colchester CO7 0FW
on GoogleColchester
Omp Building delivers domestic building services across Colchester, Manningtree, Braintree, Ipswich, and the surrounding Essex and Suffolk regions. Its team handles home extensions, roofing, brickwork, rendering, plastering, and patio installations.
01255 736068 OMP Building Services, 29 North Hill, Colchester CO1 2EG
on GoogleColchester
Lexden Builders provides building services for homeowners across Colchester and the wider Essex area. Its project portfolio includes domestic home improvements, property conversions, house extensions, and new builds.
01206 577591 44 Nelson Rd, Colchester CO3 9AP
on GoogleHighwoods, Colchester
Specialising in residential building projects, The Building co serves clients in Highwoods, Colchester, and nearby areas. The company builds property extensions, performs full interior reconfigurations and renovations, and constructs new homes from the ground up.
01206 580545 Unit B4, The Seedbed Centre, Wyncolls Rd, Highwoods, Colchester CO4 9HT
on GoogleColchester
Heathvale Construction is a Colchester building firm that also takes on projects in Witham, Manningtree and Clacton-on-Sea. It carries out conversions and extensions of any size, with every trade covered, electrics and plumbing included.
07714 943492 2 Constantine Rd, Colchester CO3 3DH
on GoogleColchester
Extend Edspace constructs home extensions, loft conversions, and general property alterations for clients in Colchester. The firm also supplies carpentry services and fits replacement kitchens.
07890 534689 102 Prettygate Rd, Colchester CO3 4EE
on GoogleFordham Heath, Colchester
Alanbender Ltd delivers high-end residential building projects in Fordham Heath, Colchester, and nearby communities. The firm designs and constructs property extensions, full home renovations, new builds, kitchens, and bathrooms.
01206 574839 The Grading Shed, Fiddlers Farm, Fordham Heath, Colchester CO3 9TU
on GoogleColchester
D.A Thompson Brickwork & Builders serves domestic and commercial clients throughout Colchester and the broader Essex region. The business constructs house extensions and loft conversions alongside brickwork, groundworks, driveways, block paving, and patio installations.
on GoogleLawford, Manningtree
Rose Builders operates as a building contractor and property developer based in Lawford, Manningtree, serving projects across East Anglia. The firm undertakes commercial and institutional construction projects alongside residential development works.
01206 392613 1 Riverside Ave E, Lawford, Manningtree CO11 1US
Colchester
The Extension Company Ltd manages home extension and renovation projects for property owners across Colchester. The firm handles construction work from initial planning through to completion.
01206 765297 3 Christ Church Ct, Colchester CO3 3AU
In Colchester, small structural job typically costs £1,500 – £5,000. Labour in Essex runs 3% above the UK median, which accounts for most of the difference from the same job elsewhere.
These are the firms from Google's results for "builders colchester". They are ranked on Google rating, online presence and other factors.
The figures above are Colchester ranges. These explain what drives them, so you can read a quote properly.
Per-square-metre rates for light, standard and full renovations, prices job by job, rates by region, and the VAT, fees and contingency that sit on top of the build.
2026 prices for single and double garage conversions by garage type and room, what a quote should include, the fees and VAT around the build, and the rules in each UK nation.
Which jobs are notifiable, how the application routes work, what building control inspects, and what a completion certificate is worth when you come to sell.
For anything over about £10,000, yes. The JCT Home Owner contract is short, plain English and free to buy. It fixes the payment schedule and the process if things go wrong, which is exactly what an informal arrangement does not.
Materials up front is reasonable. A large percentage of the total is not. Stage payments against completed work are the norm, and a firm insisting on 50% before starting is a warning sign.