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Primary schools
 Total cost (£) £/m2 (gifa) %
Substructure41,900135.169.05
Roof56,400181.9412.18
External walls35,200113.557.6
Windows,external doors33,700108.717.28
Internal walls/partitions13,60043.872.94
Internal doors10,90035.162.35
Wall finishes16,10051.943.48
Floor finishes17,30055.813.74
Ceiling finishes11,00035.482.38
Fixtures and fittings21,40069.034.62
Sanitary appliances7,00022.581.51
Disposal installations6,200201.34
Water installations10,90035.162.35
Space heating40,3001308.7
Ventilation installation5,60018.061.21
Electrical installation37,2001208.03
Gas services1,9006.130.41
Protective installations1,2003.870.26
Communication installations13,80044.522.98
Builder’s work6,00019.351.3
Preliminaries 75,500243.5516.3
Total building cost (based on gifa)463,1001,493.87100
Primary healthcare centres
 Total cost (£) £/m2 (gifa)%
Substructure66,450130.298.8
Roof99,790195.6713.3
External walls, windows,doors94,000184.3112.5
Internal walls and partitions18,65036.572.5
Internal doors30,95060.694.1
Wall finishes19,80038.822.6
Floor finishes28,58056.043.8
Ceiling finishes17,58034.472.3
Fixtures and fittings35,65069.94.7
Sanitary appliances16,20031.762.2
Disposal installations7,650151
Hot and cold water installations15,75030.882.1
Space heating61,2001208.1
Ventilation installation23,00045.13.1
Electrical installation52,5301037
Gas services1,7003.330.2
Protective installations2,3004.510.3
Communication installations27,43053.783.6
Specialist installation5,50010.780.7
Builder’s work in connection5,0009.80.7
Preliminaries 122,690240.5716.3
Total building cost (based on gifa)752,4001,475.29100
Small industrial units
 Total cost (£) £/m2 (gifa)%
Substructure127,400141.5620.6
Frame and upper floors65,35072.6110.6
Roof67,68075.211
External walls, windows and doors132,140146.8221.4
Internal walls and partitions36,50040.565.9
Internal doors3,3003.670.5
Wall finishes5,1005.670.8
Floor finishes90010.1
Ceiling finishes6000.670.1
Sanitary appliances6,0006.671
Disposal installations1,9802.20.3
Hot and cold water installations3,5003.890.6
Electrical installation34,30038.115.6
Incoming services16,00017.782.6
Protective installations9901.100.2
Communication installations9,900111.6
Builder’s work8000.890.1
Preliminaries 105,060116.7317
Total building cost (based on gifa)617,500686.11100
Cost model
Rates are for the South-east and should be adjusted for location using this table: 
Inner London1.09
Outer London1.03
South-east1.00
South-west 0.95
East Midlands 0.93
West Midlands 0.92
East Anglia0.95
Yorkshire & Humberside0.95
North-west 0.92
Scotland 0.99
Wales 0.92
Northern Ireland 0.75