- Postcode districts
- N1, N5, N7
- Nearby
- Islington, Holloway and Stamford Hill
- Guide price
- £5,600–£11,250
- Typical time on site
- 4–8 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Greater London
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does an en-suite cost in Highbury?
As a guide, budget £5,600 to £11,250 including VAT for an en-suite in Highbury; your written quote will pin it down. We adjust the national guide for London, where prices are typically about 25% 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 Highbury including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Highbury
As well as Highbury itself (N1, N5 and N7), we survey in Islington, Holloway and Stamford Hill.
In Highbury, many bathrooms are in flats or converted houses, so we check lease consents, access and the floor below before we price. For an en-suite in Highbury, the first question at the survey is always where the waste can reach the soil stack. If your Highbury home has one bathroom and a good-sized main bedroom, an en-suite is often the change that eases the morning queue.
Supplies across most of Greater London are very hard. If your supply in Highbury 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
- 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
- IP-rated lighting, a shaver socket and the electrics done by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- Stud walls with acoustic insulation and moisture-resistant board for a new en-suite
Decisions to make first
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.
Exposed or concealed valve
An exposed bar valve is quicker to fit and easy to service. A concealed valve looks cleaner but sits inside the wall, so plan how it will be reached for repairs.
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.
