This page is part of my mission at Measure Twice, Build Once (MTBO) to help more people build homes of their own. Grand Designs is packed with lessons, but finding the right episode in the right order can be slow. There are 243 Episodes but 179 self-builds and there isn’t a easy way to navigate through each build in order or relevance…until now.
This table solves that so you can learn faster and plan with confidence.
How to use the table
• Series/Episode shows the canonical order, for example S12E03.
• Grand Review links to my deep dive with costs, timelines, and lessons you can apply.
• Name links to the official episode page on Channel 4 or another reputable site.
• Episode Air Date is the original UK broadcast date.
• Episode Type tells you if it is a Standalone, an Original that later got a Revisit, or a Revisit itself.
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| Series/Episode | Grand Review | Name | Episode Air Date | Episode Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1E1 | 1 | The Timber Frame | 29/04/1999 | Has a Revisit |
| S25E6 | 1 | Newhaven Revisit 2024 | 30/10/2024 | Revisit |
| S1E2 | 2 | The English Barn | 06/05/1999 | Has a Revisit |
| S3E12 | 2 | The English Barn_Revisited | 29/10/2003 | Revisit |
| S1E3 | 3 | The Co-Op | 13/05/1999 | Has a Revisit |
| S2E13 | 3 | The Co-Op_Revisited | 06/12/2001 | Revisit |
| S12E12 | 3 | The Co-Op_2nd Revisiting | 05/12/2012 | Revisit |
| S1E4 | 4 | The Water Tower | 20/05/1999 | Has a Revisit |
| S2E16 | 4 | The Water Tower_Revisited | 24/09/2002 | Revisit |
| S10E13 | 4 | The Water Tower_2nd Revisiting | 08/12/2010 | Revisit |
| S1E5 | 5 | The Eco-House | 03/06/1999 | Has a Revisit |
| S2E10 | 5 | The Eco-House_Revisited | 15/11/2001 | Revisit |
| S1E6 | 6 | The Chapel | 10/06/1999 | Not Revisited |
| S1E7 | 7 | The House of Straw | 17/06/1999 | Has a Revisit |
| S2E11 | 7 | The House of Straw_Revisited | 22/11/2001 | Revisit |
| S3E10 | 7 | The House of Straw_2nd Revisiting | 15/10/2003 | Revisit |
| S1E8 | 8 | The Glass-House | 24/06/1999 | Has a Revisit |
| S2E9 | 8 | The Glass-House_Revisited | 08/11/2001 | Revisit |
| S2E1 | 9 | The Regency Villa | 17/07/2001 | Not Revisited |
| S2E2 | 10 | The New England Gable House | 24/07/2001 | Not Revisited |
| S2E3 | 11 | The Wool Mill | 31/07/2001 | Not Revisited |
| S2E4 | 12 | The Isolated Cottage | 07/08/2001 | Has a Revisit |
| S2E14 | 12 | The Isolated Cottage_Revisited | 10/09/2002 | Revisit |
| S2E5 | 13 | The Cruciform House | 14/08/2001 | Has a Revisit |
| S3E9 | 13 | The Cruciform House_Revisited | 08/10/2003 | Revisit |
| S2E6 | 14 | The Self-Build | 21/08/2001 | Has a Revisit |
| S2E12 | 14 | The Self-Build_Revisited | 29/11/2001 | Revisit |
| S2E7 | 15 | The Jewel Box | 28/08/2001 | Not Revisited |
| S2E8 | 16 | The Derelict Barns | 04/09/2001 | Has a Revisit |
| S2E17 | 16 | The Derelict Barns_Revisited | 01/10/2002 | Revisit |
| S23E11 | 16 | Devon_Revisited | 09/11/2022 | Revisit |
| S2E15 | 17 | The Dilapidated Georgian House_Revisited | 17/09/2002 | Not Revisited |
| S3E1 | 18 | The Wooden Box | 12/02/2003 | Has a Revisit |
| S8E8 | 18 | The Wooden Box_Revisited | 05/03/2008 | Revisit |
| S3E2 | 19 | The Water-Works | 19/02/2003 | Not Revisited |
| S3E3 | 20 | The Woodsmans Cottage | 26/02/2003 | Has a Revisit |
| S5E8 | 20 | The Woodsmans Cottage_Revisited | 26/10/2005 | Revisit |
| S9E13 | 20 | The Woodsmans Cottage_2nd Revisited | 29/04/2009 | Revisit |
| S3E4 | 21 | The Victorian Threshing Barn | 05/03/2003 | Has a Revisit |
| S8E10 | 21 | The Victorian Threshing Barn_Revisited | 19/03/2008 | Revisit |
| S3E5 | 22 | The Inverted-Roof House | 12/03/2003 | Has a Revisit |
| S4E3 | 22 | The Inverted-Roof House_Revisited | 04/02/2004 | Revisit |
| S3E6 | 23 | The Terrace Conversion | 17/09/2003 | Has a Revisit |
| S5E5 | 23 | The Terrace Conversion_Revisited | 04/05/2005 | Revisit |
| S3E7 | 24 | The Underground House | 24/09/2003 | Has a Revisit |
| S8E11 | 24 | The Underground House_Revisited | 26/03/2008 | Revisit |
| S3E8 | 25 | The Traditional Cottage | 01/10/2003 | Not Revisited |
| S3E11 | 26 | The Former Electricity Sub-Station_Revisited | 22/10/2003 | Not Revisited |
| S4E1 | 27 | The Violin Factory | 21/01/2004 | Has a Revisit |
| S5E6 | 27 | The Violin Factory_Revisited | 13/10/2005 | Revisit |
| S4E2 | 28 | Customised German Kit House | 28/01/2004 | Has a Revisit |
| S8E9 | 28 | Customised German Kit House_Revisited | 12/03/2008 | Revisit |
| S4E4 | 29 | 19th Century Sandstone House | 11/02/2004 | Has a Revisit |
| S5E1 | 29 | 19th Century Sandstone House_Revisited | 06/04/2005 | Revisit |
| S4E5 | 30 | The Curved House | 18/02/2004 | Has a Revisit |
| S6E8 | 30 | The Curved House_Revisited | 23/05/2006 | Revisit |
| S4E6 | 31 | The Modernist Sugar Cube | 25/02/2004 | Not Revisited |
| S4E7 | 32 | The Oak-Framed House | 03/03/2004 | Has a Revisit |
| S7E9 | 32 | The Oak-Framed House_Revisited | 25/04/2007 | Revisit |
| S4E8 | 33 | An Idiosyncratic Home | 10/03/2004 | Not Revisited |
| S5E2 | 34 | The Sliding Glass Roof House aka Urban Space Pod | 13/04/2005 | Has a Revisit |
| S7E8 | 34 | The Sliding Glass Roof House_Revisited | 18/04/2007 | Revisit |
| S5E3 | 35 | The 16th Century Farmhouse | 20/04/2005 | Not Revisited |
| S5E4 | 36 | Finnish Log Cabin | 27/04/2005 | Not Revisited |
| S5E7 | 37 | Shaped Like a Curvy Seashell | 19/10/2005 | Not Revisited |
| S5E9 | 38 | A 21st Century Answer to the Roman Villa | 02/11/2005 | Has a Revisit |
| S10E11 | 38 | A 21st Century Answer to the Roman Villa_Revisited | 24/11/2010 | Revisit |
| S5E10 | 39 | The Miami-Style Beach House | 09/11/2005 | Not Revisited |
| S5E11 | 40 | The Eco-House | 16/11/2005 | Has a Revisit |
| S7E5 | 40 | The Eco-House_Revisited | 28/03/2007 | Revisit |
| S6E1 | 41 | The Loch House | 05/04/2006 | Has a Revisit |
| S9E12 | 41 | The Loch House_Revisited | 22/04/2009 | Revisit |
| S6E2 | 42 | The Contemporary Barn Conversion | 12/04/2006 | Not Revisited |
| S6E3 | 43 | The Contemporary Cedar Clad Home | 19/04/2006 | Not Revisited |
| S6E4 | 44 | Water Tower Conversion | 26/04/2006 | Has a Revisit |
| S11E10 | 44 | The Water Tower Conversion_Revisited | 16/11/2011 | Revisit |
| S6E7 | 45 | Garden House aka Mies van der Rohe Inspired House | 17/05/2006 | Not Revisited |
| S7E1 | 46 | The 14th Century Castle | 28/02/2007 | Has a Revisit |
| S9E8 | 46 | The 14th Century Castle_Revisited | 18/03/2009 | Revisit |
| S7E2 | 47 | The Thatched Cottage | 07/03/2007 | Has a Revisit |
| S9E11 | 47 | The Thatched Cottage_Revisited | 15/04/2009 | Revisit |
| S7E3 | 48 | The Eco-Barge | 14/03/2007 | Not Revisited |
| S7E4 | 49 | The Bournemouth Penthouse | 21/03/2007 | Not Revisited |
| S7E6 | 50 | The Birmingham Church | 04/04/2007 | Not Revisited |
| S7E7 | 51 | The Art Deco House | 11/04/2007 | Not Revisited |
| S7E10 | 52 | The Cambridgeshire Eco Home | 02/05/2007 | Has a Revisit |
| S9E9 | 52 | The Cambridgeshire Eco Home_Revisited | 25/03/2009 | Revisit |
| S7E12 | 53 | The Glass & Timber House | 16/05/2007 | Has a Revisit |
| S10E10 | 53 | The Glass & Timber House_Revisited | 17/11/2010 | Revisit |
| S8E1 | 54 | The Underground House | 16/01/2008 | Not Revisited |
| S8E2 | 55 | The Decagon House | 23/01/2008 | Not Revisited |
| S8E3 | 56 | The Modernist Sugar Cube | 30/01/2008 | Not Revisited |
| S8E4 | 57 | The Gothic House | 06/02/2008 | Not Revisited |
| S8E5 | 58 | The Lime Kiln House | 13/02/2008 | Has a Revisit |
| S10E14 | 58 | The Lime Kiln House_Revisited | 15/12/2010 | Revisit |
| S8E6 | 59 | The Bath Kit House | 20/02/2008 | Has a Revisit |
| S8E12 | 60 | The Hi Tech Bungalow | 02/04/2008 | Not Revisited |
| S9E1 | 61 | The Apprentice Store | 28/01/2009 | Not Revisited |
| S9E2 | 62 | The Chilterns Water Mill | 04/02/2009 | Not Revisited |
| S9E3 | 63 | The Newport Folly | 11/02/2009 | Not Revisited |
| S9E4 | 64 | The Eco Arch | 18/02/2009 | Has a Revisit |
| S11E9 | 64 | The Eco Arch_Revisited | 09/11/2011 | Revisit |
| S9E5 | 65 | The Brittany Groundhouse | 25/02/2009 | Has a Revisit |
| S10E9 | 65 | The Brittany Groundhouse_Revisited | 10/11/2010 | Revisit |
| S9E6 | 66 | The Marlborough Farm House | 04/03/2009 | Not Revisited |
| S9E7 | 67 | The Headcorn Minimalist House | 11/03/2009 | Has a Revisit |
| S11E12 | 67 | The Headcorn Minimalist House_Revisited | 30/11/2011 | Revisit |
| S9E10 | 68 | The Brighton Modern Mansion | 08/04/2009 | Not Revisited |
| S10E1 | 69 | The Tree House | 15/09/2010 | Has a Revisit |
| S12E9 | 69 | The Tree House_Revisited | 14/11/2012 | Revisit |
| S10E2 | 70 | The Stealth House | 22/09/2010 | Not Revisited |
| S10E3 | 71 | The Modest Home | 29/09/2010 | Has a Revisit |
| S13E11 | 71 | The Modest Home_Revisited | 13/11/2013 | Revisit |
| S10E4 | 72 | The Barn & Guildhall | 06/10/2010 | Not Revisited |
| S10E5 | 73 | The Radian House | 13/10/2010 | Not Revisited |
| S10E6 | 74 | The Scandinavian House | 20/10/2010 | Not Revisited |
| S10E7 | 75 | The Adaptahaus | 27/10/2010 | Has a Revisit |
| S11E11 | 75 | The Adaptahaus_Revisited | 23/11/2011 | Revisit |
| S10E8 | 76 | The Dome House | 03/11/2010 | Has a Revisit |
| S11E8 | 76 | The Dome House_Revisited | 02/11/2011 | Revisit |
| S11E1 | 77 | The Derelict Mill Cottage | 14/09/2011 | Not Revisited |
| S11E2 | 78 | The Contemporary Mansion | 21/09/2011 | Not Revisited |
| S11E3 | 79 | The Lifeboat Station | 28/09/2011 | Not Revisited |
| S11E4 | 80 | The Large Timber-framed Barn | 05/10/2011 | Has a Revisit |
| S12E11 | 80 | The Large Timber-Framed Barn_Revisited | 28/11/2012 | Revisit |
| S11E5 | 81 | The Recycled Timber-framed House | 12/10/2011 | Has a Revisit |
| S18E9 | 81 | The Recycled Timber-framed House_Revisited | 01/11/2017 | Revisit |
| S11E6 | 82 | The Dilapidated Engine House | 19/10/2011 | Not Revisited |
| S11E7 | 83 | The Disco Home | 26/10/2011 | Has a Revisit |
| S12E10 | 83 | The Disco Home_Revisited | 21/11/2012 | Revisit |
| S12E1 | 84 | Cloontykilla Castle | 12/09/2012 | Not Revisited |
| S12E2 | 85 | The Computer-cut House | 19/09/2012 | Not Revisited |
| S12E3 | 86 | The Glass Cubes House | 26/09/2012 | Not Revisited |
| S12E4 | 87 | The Thames Boathouse | 10/10/2012 | Not Revisited |
| S12E5 | 88 | The Derelict Water Tower | 17/10/2012 | Not Revisited |
| S12E6 | 89 | The Edwardian Artist's Studio | 24/10/2012 | Not Revisited |
| S12E7 | 90 | The Larch-Clad House | 31/10/2012 | Not Revisited |
| S12E8 | 91 | The Joinery Workshop | 07/11/2012 | Not Revisited |
| S13E1 | 92 | The 1920s Cinema | 04/09/2013 | Not Revisited |
| S13E2 | 93 | The Miniature Hollywood Mansion | 11/09/2013 | Not Revisited |
| S13E3 | 94 | The Giant Farm Shed | 18/09/2013 | Not Revisited |
| S13E4 | 95 | The Crooked Chocolate Box Cottage | 25/09/2013 | Has a Revisit |
| S14E10 | 95 | The Crooked Chocolate Box Cottage_Revisited | 05/11/2014 | Revisit |
| S13E5 | 96 | The Metal Sculptural Home | 02/10/2013 | Has a Revisit |
| S20E7 | 96 | Strathaven Revisited | 16/10/2019 | Revisit |
| S13E6 | 97 | The Japanese House | 09/10/2013 | Has a Revisit |
| S14E9 | 97 | The Japanese House_Revisited | 29/10/2014 | Revisit |
| S13E7 | 98 | The Modernist Masterpiece | 16/10/2013 | Not Revisited |
| S13E8 | 99 | The Cob Castle | 23/10/2013 | Has a Revisit |
| S19E7 | 99 | East Devon Revisited | 31/10/2018 | Revisit |
| S13E9 | 100 | The Christmas Farm | 30/10/2013 | Has a Revisit |
| S14E1 | 101 | The Clifftop House | 03/09/2014 | Not Revisited |
| S14E2 | 102 | The Cross-Laminated Timber House | 10/09/2014 | Has a Revisit |
| S16E9 | 102 | The Cross-Laminated Timber House_Revisited | 13/11/2015 | Revisit |
| S14E3 | 103 | The Round House | 17/09/2014 | Not Revisited |
| S14E4 | 104 | The Shipping Containers House | 24/09/2014 | Not Revisited |
| S14E5 | 105 | The Urban Shed | 01/10/2014 | Not Revisited |
| S14E6 | 106 | The Periscopes House | 08/10/2014 | Not Revisited |
| S14E7 | 107 | The Floating House | 15/10/2014 | Has a Revisit |
| S16E8 | 107 | The Floating House_Revisited | 28/10/2015 | Revisit |
| S16E1 | 108 | The Perfectionist's Bungalow | 09/09/2015 | Not Revisited |
| S16E2 | 109 | The Boat House | 16/09/2015 | Not Revisited |
| S16E3 | 110 | The Seaside House | 23/09/2015 | Not Revisited |
| S16E4 | 111 | The Cave House | 30/09/2015 | Not Revisited |
| S16E5 | 112 | The Blacksmith's House | 07/10/2015 | Not Revisited |
| S16E6 | 113 | The Concrete Cow-Shed | 14/10/2015 | Has a Revisit |
| S17.5E1 | 113 | Somerset Cowshed Revisit 2017 | 30/05/2017 | Revisit |
| S23E9 | 113 | South Somerset_Revisited | 26/10/2022 | Revisit |
| S16E7 | 114 | The Rusty Metal House | 21/10/2015 | Not Revisited |
| S17E1 | 115 | Gloucestershire Treehouse | 21/09/2016 | Has a Revisit |
| S24E3 | 115 | Gloucestershire Revisit 2023 | 11/10/2023 | Revisit |
| S17E2 | 116 | Fun House | 28/09/2016 | Not Revisited |
| S17E3 | 117 | Steam Bending House | 05/10/2016 | Not Revisited |
| S17E4 | 118 | Black House | 12/10/2016 | Not Revisited |
| S17E5 | 119 | Ultra-Modern House | 19/10/2016 | Has a Revisit |
| S23E10 | 119 | Bolton_Revisited | 02/11/2022 | Revisit |
| S17E6 | 120 | Low-Impact House | 26/10/2016 | Not Revisited |
| S17E7 | 121 | Plough-Shaped House | 02/11/2016 | Not Revisited |
| S17E8 | 122 | Floating Timber House | 17/11/2016 | Has a Revisit |
| S27E6 | 122 | Floating Timber House | 05/11/2025 | Revisit |
| S18E1 | 123 | Malvern_Hill House | 06/09/2017 | Not Revisited |
| S18E2 | 124 | Harringey_London_Victorian Gatehouse | 13/09/2017 | Not Revisited |
| S18E3 | 125 | County Down_Agricultural House | 20/09/2017 | Not Revisited |
| S18E4 | 126 | South Hertfordshire_Roman House | 27/09/2017 | Not Revisited |
| S18E5 | 127 | South East London_Victorian Dairy House | 04/10/2017 | Not Revisited |
| S18E6 | 128 | Blackdown Hills_Devon_Snake House | 11/10/2017 | Not Revisited |
| S18E7 | 129 | Peak District_Post-Industrial House | 18/10/2017 | Not Revisited |
| S18E8 | 130 | London_Minuscule House | 25/10/2017 | Not Revisited |
| S19E1 | 131 | Aylesbury Vale | 19/09/2018 | Not Revisited |
| S19E2 | 132 | Padstow | 26/09/2018 | Not Revisited |
| S19E3 | 133 | Richmond | 03/10/2018 | Has a Revisit |
| S26E4 | 133 | Richmond | 03/10/2018 | Revisit |
| S19E4 | 134 | Leominster | 10/10/2018 | Not Revisited |
| S19E5 | 135 | Sheffield | 17/10/2018 | Not Revisited |
| S19E6 | 136 | Lewes | 24/10/2018 | Has a Revisit |
| S21E6 | 136 | Lewes Revisited | 14/07/2021 | Revisit |
| S20E1 | 137 | Galloway | 04/09/2019 | Not Revisited |
| S20E2 | 138 | Lincolnshire | 11/09/2019 | Not Revisited |
| S20E3 | 139 | Warwickshire | 18/09/2019 | Not Revisited |
| S20E4 | 140 | Hull | 25/09/2019 | Not Revisited |
| S20E5 | 141 | West Suffolk | 02/10/2019 | Not Revisited |
| S20E6 | 142 | North Devon | 09/10/2019 | Has a Revisit |
| S23E8 | 142 | North Devon_Revisited | 19/10/2022 | Revisit |
| S21E1 | 143 | South West London | 06/01/2021 | Not Revisited |
| S21E2 | 144 | Sevenoaks | 13/01/2021 | Has a Revisit |
| S27E6 | 144 | Sevenoaks Revisit 2025 | 12/11/2025 | Revisit |
| S21E3 | 145 | South Lincolnshire | 20/01/2021 | Not Revisited |
| S21E4 | 146 | Bletchley | 27/01/2021 | Not Revisited |
| S21E5 | 147 | Liskeard | 03/02/2021 | Has a Revisit |
| S24E7 | 147 | Liskeard_Cornwall Revisit 2023 | 29/11/2023 | Revisit |
| S22E1 | 148 | Huxham | 01/09/2021 | Not Revisited |
| S22E2 | 149 | Billingshurst | 08/09/2021 | Has a Revisit |
| S24E8 | 149 | Billingshurst Revisit 2023 | 06/12/2023 | Revisit |
| S22E3 | 150 | Kinross | 15/09/2021 | Not Revisited |
| S22E4 | 151 | Ely | 22/09/2021 | Not Revisited |
| S22E5 | 152 | Chichester | 29/09/2021 | Not Revisited |
| S22E6 | 153 | South Lakeland | 06/10/2021 | Not Revisited |
| S22E7 | 154 | East Essex | 13/10/2021 | Not Revisited |
| S23E1 | 155 | South Manchester | 31/08/2022 | Not Revisited |
| S23E2 | 156 | Tunbridge Wells | 07/09/2022 | Not Revisited |
| S23E3 | 157 | Canterbury | 14/09/2022 | Not Revisited |
| S23E4 | 158 | Chess Valley | 21/09/2022 | Not Revisited |
| S23E5 | 159 | Derbyshire | 28/09/2022 | Not Revisited |
| S23E6 | 160 | Dunstable | 05/10/2022 | Not Revisited |
| S23E7 | 161 | Sydenham Hill_London | 12/10/2022 | Not Revisited |
| S24E1 | 162 | Wye Valley 2023 | 27/09/2023 | Not Revisited |
| S24E2 | 163 | Scunthorpe 2023 | 04/10/2023 | Not Revisited |
| S24E4 | 164 | Hackney Downs 2023 | 25/10/2023 | Has a Revisit |
| S26E4 | 164 | Hackney Downs Revisit 2025 | 16/04/2025 | Revisit |
| S24E5 | 165 | South Herefordshire 2023 | 01/11/2023 | Not Revisited |
| S24E6 | 166 | North Cotswolds 2023 | 08/11/2023 | Not Revisited |
| S25E1 | 167 | East Yorkshire 2024 | 25/09/2024 | Not Revisited |
| S25E2 | 168 | Lincolnshire Wolds 2024 | 02/10/2024 | Not Revisited |
| S25E3 | 169 | Keighley 2024 | 09/10/2024 | Not Revisited |
| S25E4 | 170 | Henley 2024 | 16/10/2024 | Not Revisited |
| S25E5 | 171 | Northamptonshire 2024 | 23/10/2024 | Not Revisited |
| S26E1 | 172 | Worthing 2025 | 26/03/2025 | Not Revisited |
| S26E2 | 173 | Bedfordshire 2025 | 02/04/2025 | Not Revisited |
| S26E3 | 174 | Barnet 2025 | 09/04/2025 | Not Revisited |
| S27E1 | 175 | Durham Dales 2025 | 01/10/2025 | Not Revisited |
| S27E2 | 176 | Southwater 2025 | 08/10/2025 | Not Revisited |
| S27E3 | 177 | Pembrokeshire 2025 | 15/10/2025 | Not Revisited |
| S27E3 | 178 | Surrey Hills 2025 | 22/10/2025 | Not Revisited |
| S27E5 | 179 | Strattford-Upon-Avon 2025 | 29/10/2025 | Not Revisited |