- Postcode districts
- NE29, NE30, NE33
- Nearby
- Tynemouth, North Shields and Jarrow
- Guide price
- Included with supply and fit
- Typical time on site
- survey visit plus design
- Water
- Soft across most of Tyne and Wear
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new bathroom design cost in South Shields?
Design comes with the job: the survey, layout and itemised quote are free. In South Shields, a complete designed, supplied and fitted bathroom typically costs £5,800–£10,750 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for North East England, where prices are typically about 10% below 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 South Shields including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in South Shields
In South Shields we cover NE29, NE30 and NE33; we also cover Tynemouth, 1.4 miles away, and North Shields.
Across a large town like South Shields, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. If you are in South Shields and weighing a bath against a walk-in shower, the layout options show both with their prices. For loft rooms and sloping ceilings in South Shields homes, the design checks head height where you stand, not just the floor area.
Supplies across most of Tyne and Wear are soft. That leaves you free to choose matt black, brushed brass or clear glass without worrying much about limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A lighting and electrical plan showing switches, fittings, shaver socket and extractor fan
- Layout options drawn to scale, showing the bath or shower, WC, basin, storage and towel rail
- A clear view of which changes are cheap and which mean moving drainage or opening floors
- A product list covering the suite, brassware, furniture, tiles, lighting and ventilation
Decisions to make first
Where the shower goes
A shower on an outside wall is easier to ventilate; one under a sloping ceiling needs full head height where you stand, not just at the high side.
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.
