- Postcode districts
- SR1, SR2, SR6, SR9
- Nearby
- Seaham, Washington and Jarrow
- 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 Sunderland?
Our guide price for a cloakroom or downstairs WC in Sunderland is £1,600–£4,000 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.
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 Sunderland including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Sunderland
We cover every part of Sunderland, including SR1, SR2, SR6 and 1 more postcode districts, and nearby Seaham (4.8 miles) and Washington (5.4 miles).
Sunderland 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 the only toilet in your Sunderland home is upstairs, a cloakroom under the stairs or in the utility can save a lot of trips. We survey cloakrooms in Sunderland with the headroom in mind as well as the floor area, because under-stair spaces lose height quickly.
Most of Tyne and Wear is supplied with soft water. 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
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- 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
- A concealed cistern frame or WC unit where the space allows
Decisions to make first
Macerator or gravity
Gravity drainage is silent and needs no maintenance. A macerator lets a WC go where a pipe could not otherwise fall, provided another WC in the house is on gravity drainage.
Door
An outward-opening door is usually needed so it does not hit the WC. A sliding door suits a narrow hallway where an outward door would block the way.
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.
