- Postcode districts
- MK40, MK41
- Nearby
- Kempston, Ampthill and Biggleswade
- Guide price
- Included with supply and fit
- Typical time on site
- survey visit plus design
- Water
- Very hard across most of Bedfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new bathroom design cost in Bedford?
Design comes with the job: the survey, layout and itemised quote are free. In Bedford, a complete designed, supplied and fitted bathroom typically costs £6,900–£12,750 including VAT. 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.
Survey and layout
- Measured survey at home
Detailed design
- Product schedule
Full project
- Typical supply-and-fit total
Guide prices for Bedford including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bedford
As well as Bedford itself (MK40 and MK41), we survey in Kempston, Ampthill and Biggleswade.
Across a large town like Bedford, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. Whether you are in Bedford or elsewhere in Bedfordshire, layout options come with an itemised written quote. For loft rooms and sloping ceilings in Bedford homes, the design checks head height where you stand, not just the floor area.
Most of Bedfordshire has very hard water. We plan easy-clean glass, rimless toilets and finishes that do not show limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A product list covering the suite, brassware, furniture, tiles, lighting and ventilation
- Checks on the soil stack, waste routes, joist direction, water pressure, hot water system and existing electrics
- A written, itemised quote, with the price fixed in writing once the layout and products are agreed
- A clear view of which changes are cheap and which mean moving drainage or opening floors
Decisions to make first
Tile setting-out
Centring tiles on the window, basin or niche avoids thin slivers at the edges. Large tiles mean fewer joints but need flatter walls.
Planning for later
Timber noggins in the walls for future grab rails, a wider door or a level shower floor cost far less to build in now than to add later.
Rules that apply in England
In England, a new connection to the soil stack or new drainage can be building regulations work under Part H, and new circuits or alterations to circuits in the bathroom are notifiable under Part P. Where a new bathroom is formed, Approved Document F asks for extract at 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous.
