- Postcode districts
- NE1, NE2, NE3, NE4
- Nearby
- Gateshead, Felling and Whickham
- Guide price
- £1,600–£4,000
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Tyne and Wear
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Newcastle upon Tyne?
As a guide, budget £1,600 to £4,000 including VAT for a cloakroom or downstairs WC in Newcastle upon Tyne; your written quote will pin it down. 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.
Refit
- Compact WC and corner or wall basin
Upgrade
- Feature tiles and lighting
New cloakroom
- Formed under the stairs or in a utility
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
In Newcastle upon Tyne we cover NE1, NE2, NE3 and 1 more postcode districts; we also cover Gateshead, 0.9 miles away, and Felling.
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 your Newcastle upon Tyne cloakroom has no window, we size and duct the extractor fan so the room clears properly. If the only toilet in your Newcastle upon Tyne home is upstairs, a cloakroom under the stairs or in the utility can save a lot of trips.
Supplies across most of Tyne and Wear are soft. In soft water, taps, wastes and toilet pans scale up slowly, so brushed and matt finishes are a safe choice. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Strip-out of the old fittings, waste removal and making good on the hall side
- An extractor fan ducted to outside, wired with an overrun timer or linked to the light
- A new waste connection to the soil stack or drain, or a macerator where the rules allow it
- A survey that checks the headroom under the stairs, the door swing and how the waste will reach the drain
Decisions to make first
Under-stair layout
Headroom drops quickly under stairs. The basin and the space in front of the WC need standing height; the low end of the room can take the cistern or storage.
Basin
A corner basin fits the tightest rooms. A slim vanity basin with a cupboard underneath gives somewhere to keep spare toilet rolls and soap, and hides the trap.
Rules that apply in England
In England, a new WC connected to the soil stack or drain is drainage work under Part H, and a newly formed cloakroom without an opening window should have mechanical extract; Approved Document F gives 6 litres per second as the design rate for a WC, against 15 for a bathroom. Because a cloakroom has no bath or shower, adding a light to an existing circuit is not notifiable under Part P, but a new circuit is.
