En-suites in St Ives

Postcode districts: PE27
Nearby: Huntingdon, St Neots and Cambridge
Guide price: £4,800–£9,500
Typical time on site: 4–8 working days
Water: Very hard across most of Cambridgeshire
Survey: Free, at your home

What does an en-suite cost in St Ives?

Our guide price for an en-suite in St Ives is £4,800–£9,500 including VAT. Prices in East of England run at about 6% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Refit

£4,200–£7,400

Shower, basin and WC replaced

Typical

Upgrade

£6,400–£10,000

Full-height porcelain tiling

New en-suite

£7,400–£14,750

Formed inside an existing bedroom

Guide prices for St Ives including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Working in St Ives

In St Ives we cover PE27; we also cover Huntingdon, 4.6 miles away, and St Neots.

Being a smaller town does not change how we work in St Ives: free survey, written quote, one team. If your St Ives home has one bathroom and a good-sized main bedroom, an en-suite is often the change that eases the morning queue. For an en-suite in St Ives, the first question at the survey is always where the waste can reach the soil stack.

Supplies across most of Cambridgeshire are very hard. If your supply in St Ives 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 shower tray or level-access former, an enclosure or walk-in panel, and a thermostatic valve
IP-rated lighting, a shaver socket and the electrics done by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
An extractor fan ducted to outside, sized to the room and wired with an overrun timer or humidistat
A pumped waste or macerator where gravity drainage is not possible, and only where the house already has a WC on gravity drainage

Decisions to make first

Noise

Acoustic insulation in the stud walls and a quiet fan make a real difference when one of you showers early while the other is still asleep.

Night lighting

A mirror light or low-level LED strip on its own switch lets you use the en-suite at night without the full glare of the ceiling lights.

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.

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En-suites in St Ives: questions

How much does an en-suite cost in St Ives?

An en-suite in St Ives usually costs £4,800–£9,500 including VAT. Expect the lower end for a like-for-like job with standard products, and the upper end if things move or you choose premium finishes. Your quote is itemised and fixed in writing once agreed.

Is the home survey in St Ives really free?

Yes. We visit, measure the room, check the pipework, drainage and electrics, and talk through what you want. You then get a written, itemised quote with no obligation to go ahead.

Do you cover PE27 in St Ives?

Yes. We cover all of St Ives, including PE27, and nearby Huntingdon, St Neots and Cambridge. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in St Ives?

Do I need building regulations approval for an en-suite?

A new en-suite usually does, because it involves new drainage, an extractor fan and new electrical circuits. A like-for-like refit of an existing en-suite normally does not, apart from any electrical work that is notifiable where you live. We tell you which parts apply at the survey.