The BEST episodes of Grand Designs season 23

Every episode of Grand Designs season 23, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Grand Designs season 23!

Presenter Kevin McCloud follows some of Britain's most ambitious self-building projects, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams.

Last Updated: 12/16/2024Network: Channel 4Status: Continuing
South Somerset Revisit 2022
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7.97
34 votes

#1 - South Somerset Revisit 2022

Season 23 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/26/2022

In 2015, Vicky and Ed set out to transform a derelict cowshed into a 21st-century smallholding in Somerset. Six years on, how much has this wildly ambitious project changed their lives?

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Dunstable 2022
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7.83
48 votes

#2 - Dunstable 2022

Season 23 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/2022

In Dunstable, John and his wife Helen demolish an old, dilapidated house and in its place build a million-pound, high-tech, accessible glass pavilion, complete with wildlife garden.

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North Devon Revisit 2022
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7.83
42 votes

#3 - North Devon Revisit 2022

Season 23 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/19/2022

In 2011, Edward and Hazel set out to build a lighthouse on the north Devon coast. By 2019, they were near bankruptcy with just a rusting shell. Three years on, has anything changed?

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Sydenham Hill, London 2022
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7.71
42 votes

#4 - Sydenham Hill, London 2022

Season 23 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/12/2022

Corinne plans to build a beautifully crafted, wedge-shaped home on a slither of garden down the side of the house she’s lived in for 24 years. But it sits in a strict conservation area…

Directors: Alex Steinitz
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South Manchester 2022
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7.65
52 votes

#5 - South Manchester 2022

Season 23 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/2022

Kevin McCloud follows more ambitious self-builds. In south Manchester, can Colin and Adele overcome contractor issues and financial ruin to build their eye-popping curved glass home?

Directors: Alex Steinitz
Chess Valley 2022
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7.60
48 votes

#6 - Chess Valley 2022

Season 23 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/2022

Zimbabwean-born Davi and Matt from Australia set out to build a house in the Chess Valley with a radical multicultural design. Can they deliver, or will it end up just a mishmash of ideas?

Directors: Karen Rona
Canterbury 2022
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7.59
44 votes

#7 - Canterbury 2022

Season 23 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/2022

Ship’s captain Dorran promised his family he’d build a super-modern underground lair on a hill outside Canterbury. But as the epic build hits choppy waters, will Dorran fulfil their dream?

Directors: Marc Beers
Derbyshire 2022
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7.58
45 votes

#8 - Derbyshire 2022

Season 23 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/2022

In Derbyshire, Mike and Sarah set out to build a multigenerational longhouse. But with a complicated roof, a shortage of materials and an unexpected bereavement, it proves far from easy…

Tunbridge Wells 2022
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7.52
44 votes

#9 - Tunbridge Wells 2022

Season 23 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/2022

Kate and Rob replace their 1940s past-it prefab with a bespoke, modern, factory-built home using volumetric modular construction. But will it feel like the characterful home they dream of?

Directors: Marc Beers
Bolton Revisit 2022
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7.45
33 votes

#10 - Bolton Revisit 2022

Season 23 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/2/2022

In 2015, Paul and Carol’s plans to build a fortress-like home on the edge of the wild West Pennine Moors were thwarted when they ran out of money and time. Have the finally finished it?

Devon Revisit 2022
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7.37
35 votes

#11 - Devon Revisit 2022

Season 23 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/9/2022

In the longest revisit in Grand Designs history, Kevin McCloud returns to Devon to see if Sue and Martin’s renovation of two ancient barns has finally come to fruition, two decades on.