- Postcode districts
- BL8, BL9, M25, M26, M45
- Nearby
- Radcliffe, Heywood and Ramsbottom
- Guide price
- £4,200–£8,500
- Typical time on site
- 4–8 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Greater Manchester
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does an en-suite cost in Bury?
As a guide, budget £4,200 to £8,500 including VAT for an en-suite in Bury; your written quote will pin it down. We adjust the national guide for North West England, where prices are typically about 6% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Refit
- Existing en-suite, same layout
Upgrade
- Fitted furniture with storage
New en-suite
- Ventilation and electrics to regulations
Guide prices for Bury including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bury
We cover every part of Bury, including BL8, BL9, M25 and 2 more postcode districts, and nearby Radcliffe (2.8 miles) and Heywood (3.3 miles).
In Bury, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If you live in a Bury flat, check the lease before planning a new en-suite, as freeholder consent is often needed for new drainage and vents. If your Bury 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 Greater Manchester is soft. If that holds for your street in Bury, limescale on shower glass and heads builds up slowly and a squeegee after use is usually enough. 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 short-projection or wall-hung WC and a compact basin chosen to keep the floor clear
- 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.
