En-suites in Staffordshire

What does an en-suite cost in Staffordshire?

Our guide range in Staffordshire is £4,400–£8,800 including VAT.

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

Which towns do we cover in Staffordshire?

• Stoke-on-Trent
• Newcastle under Lyme
• Burton upon Trent
• Cannock
• Tamworth
• Stafford
• Lichfield
• Kidsgrove
• Burntwood
• Longton
• Rugeley
• Leek
• Great Wyrley
• Biddulph

Supplies across most of Staffordshire are moderately hard. A quick wipe of the glass and an easy-clean coating are worth having on a new shower in Stoke-on-Trent. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If you live in a Stoke-on-Trent flat, check the lease before planning a new en-suite, as freeholder consent is often needed for new drainage and vents.

What the job includes

• An extractor fan ducted to outside, sized to the room and wired with an overrun timer or humidistat
• A door that suits a tight space: inward, outward, sliding or a pocket door
• IP-rated lighting, a shaver socket and the electrics done by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
• A survey that traces the route from the en-suite to the soil stack and checks the fall the waste pipes would need
• Stud walls with acoustic insulation and moisture-resistant board for a new en-suite
• 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

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.

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.

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

Forming an en-suite inside an existing bedroom does not normally need planning permission, but it is usually building-regulations work because it adds drainage, ventilation and electrics. All wiring must meet BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit in the room. A macerator or pumped WC is acceptable only where the home also has a WC on gravity drainage. In a listed building, a new soil or vent pipe through a wall needs listed building consent.

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.