- Postcode districts
- CO10
- Nearby
- Colchester, Haverhill and Braintree
- Guide price
- £2,100–£5,300
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Suffolk
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Sudbury?
As a guide, budget £2,100 to £5,300 including VAT for a bath to shower conversion in Sudbury; your written quote will pin it down. We adjust the national guide for East of England, where prices are typically about 6% above the UK average. 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 Sudbury including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Sudbury
In Sudbury we cover CO10; we also cover Colchester, 12.7 miles away, and Haverhill.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Sudbury: free survey, written quote, one team. If you are applying for a grant towards a bath to shower conversion in Sudbury, we provide the itemised written quote the council will ask for. If the bath in your Sudbury home is mainly used for storing things, a walk-in shower in the same space is a quick, contained job.
Supplies across most of Suffolk are very hard. If your supply in Sudbury 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
- A glass enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen
- A low-profile tray, or a former and tanking for a level-access floor
- Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged
Decisions to make first
Enclosure or walk-in
An enclosure with a door keeps all the water in and suits a shorter space. A walk-in panel makes the most of the full 1700 mm length an old bath leaves.
Low tray or level floor
A low-profile tray has a small lip. A level-access floor removes the step altogether but needs a former, tanking and a linear drain.
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.
