- Postcode districts
- NE1, NE2, NE3, NE4
- Nearby
- Gateshead, Felling and Whickham
- Guide price
- £1,800–£4,500
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Tyne and Wear
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Newcastle upon Tyne?
As a guide, budget £1,800 to £4,500 including VAT for a bath to shower conversion in Newcastle upon Tyne; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in North East England run at about 10% below 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
- Glass enclosure or walk-in panel
Walk-in shower
- Full-height tiling
Level-access floor
- Floor former and tanking
Guide prices for Newcastle upon Tyne including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Newcastle upon Tyne
As well as Newcastle upon Tyne itself (NE1, NE2, NE3 and 1 more postcode districts), we survey in Gateshead, Felling and Whickham.
Newcastle upon Tyne is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. If you are applying for a grant towards a bath to shower conversion in Newcastle upon Tyne, we provide the itemised written quote the council will ask for. If the bath in your Newcastle upon Tyne home is mainly used for storing things, a walk-in shower in the same space is a quick, contained job.
Water across much of Tyne and Wear is soft. If that holds for your street in Newcastle upon Tyne, limescale on shower glass and heads builds up slowly and a squeegee after use is usually enough. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
- A low-profile tray, or a former and tanking for a level-access floor
- A thermostatic shower valve, with the pipework moved for the new head position
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.
