- Postcode districts
- NN8
- Nearby
- Rushden, Kettering and Northampton
- Guide price
- £4,300–£8,600
- Typical time on site
- 4–8 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Northamptonshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does an en-suite cost in Wellingborough?
Our guide price for an en-suite in Wellingborough is £4,300–£8,600 including VAT. Prices in East Midlands run at about 4% below 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
- Shower, basin and WC replaced
Upgrade
- Full-height porcelain tiling
New en-suite
- Formed inside an existing bedroom
Guide prices for Wellingborough including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Wellingborough
In Wellingborough we cover NN8; we also cover Rushden, 4 miles away, and Kettering.
Homes in and around Wellingborough vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. For an en-suite in Wellingborough, the first question at the survey is always where the waste can reach the soil stack. If your Wellingborough home has one bathroom and a good-sized main bedroom, an en-suite is often the change that eases the morning queue.
Most of Northamptonshire has hard water. If your supply in Wellingborough 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
- A survey that traces the route from the en-suite to the soil stack and checks the fall the waste pipes would need
- A short-projection or wall-hung WC and a compact basin chosen to keep the floor clear
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.
Shower size
A 900 mm square tray is a comfortable minimum for an enclosure. In a long, narrow room, a 1200 by 800 mm walk-in tray with one glass panel feels far more generous.
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.
