- Postcode districts
- OX1, OX3, OX4
- Nearby
- Oxford, Abingdon and Didcot
- Guide price
- £2,200–£5,600
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Oxfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Cowley?
For Cowley, our guide range for a bath to shower conversion is £2,200 to £5,600 including VAT. Prices in South East England run at about 12% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Tray and enclosure
- Bath removed, tray in its place
Walk-in shower
- Concealed valve, rainfall head
Level-access floor
- Grab rails and seat options
Guide prices for Cowley including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Cowley
We work right across Cowley — OX1, OX3 and OX4 — and in neighbouring Oxford and Abingdon.
Cowley gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If someone in your Cowley home is finding the bath side harder to step over, a low or level-access tray removes the problem. If the bath in your Cowley home is mainly used for storing things, a walk-in shower in the same space is a quick, contained job.
Most of Oxfordshire has hard water. If your supply in Cowley is the same, limescale on shower glass and heads is a real issue: easy-clean glass, rub-clean nozzles and a squeegee make a big difference. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A thermostatic shower valve, with the pipework moved for the new head position
- Grab rails and a fold-down seat if you want them
- A low-profile tray, or a former and tanking for a level-access floor
- A survey of the bath space, the waste position, the floor and your water system
Decisions to make first
Your only bath?
If this is the only bath in the house, think about whether you, or a future buyer, will want one before you commit.
Safety extras
A fold-down seat, grab rails and a slip-resistant tray cost little at the time of fitting and are much harder to add later.
Rules that apply in England
In England, adding an electric shower usually means a new circuit, which is notifiable under Part P, as is any change to the wiring in the bathroom. Where the conversion is an adaptation for a disabled person, a Disabled Facilities Grant of up to £30,000 may help, but the council must approve it before work starts.
