- Postcode districts
- RG14, RG20
- Nearby
- Thatcham, Tadley and Basingstoke
- Guide price
- £5,000–£10,000
- Typical time on site
- 4–8 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Berkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does an en-suite cost in Newbury?
As a guide, budget £5,000 to £10,000 including VAT for an en-suite in Newbury; your written quote will pin it down. We adjust the national guide for South East England, where prices are typically about 12% above the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Refit
- Shower, basin and WC replaced
Upgrade
- Full-height porcelain tiling
New en-suite
- Formed inside an existing bedroom
Guide prices for Newbury including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Newbury
We work right across Newbury — RG14 and RG20 — and in neighbouring Thatcham and Tadley.
Homes in and around Newbury vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If you live in a Newbury flat, check the lease before planning a new en-suite, as freeholder consent is often needed for new drainage and vents. If your Newbury home has one bathroom and a good-sized main bedroom, an en-suite is often the change that eases the morning queue.
Water across much of Berkshire is hard. If your supply in Newbury is the same, limescale on shower glass and heads is a real issue: easy-clean glass, rub-clean nozzles and a squeegee make a big difference. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A pumped waste or macerator where gravity drainage is not possible, and only where the house already has a WC on gravity drainage
- A survey that traces the route from the en-suite to the soil stack and checks the fall the waste pipes would need
- Tiling, silicone, testing and making good on the bedroom side of any new walls
- An extractor fan ducted to outside, sized to the room and wired with an overrun timer or humidistat
Decisions to make first
Refit or new en-suite
A refit keeps the existing drainage and walls. A new en-suite costs more because the walls, waste route, fan duct and electrics all start from nothing.
Door type
An outward-opening door frees floor space inside. A sliding pocket door saves space on both sides but needs a stud wall long enough to take the cassette.
Rules that apply in England
In England, a new en-suite brings in Part H for the new connection to the soil stack, Approved Document F for ventilation, at 15 litres per second intermittent or 8 litres per second continuous extract, and Part P for the new circuits. The electrician should be registered with a competent person scheme, or the work notified to building control. On a refit, avoid replacing the fan with a less effective one.
