- Postcode districts
- NE1, NE8, NE9, NE10
- Nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Felling and Gosforth
- Guide price
- £4,000–£8,100
- Typical time on site
- 4–8 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Tyne and Wear
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does an en-suite cost in Gateshead?
Our guide price for an en-suite in Gateshead is £4,000–£8,100 including VAT. Labour costs in North East England put local prices at about 10% below the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Refit
- Tiling, lighting and extractor fan
Upgrade
- Walk-in shower or larger tray
New en-suite
- New stud walls, drainage and pump if needed
Guide prices for Gateshead including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Gateshead
We work right across Gateshead — NE1, NE8, NE9 and 1 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Newcastle upon Tyne and Felling.
Gateshead has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. If the en-suite in your Gateshead home was squeezed in by a previous owner, a refit is a chance to fix the door swing and the tray size. If your Gateshead 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 Tyne and Wear are soft. If that holds for your street in Gateshead, 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 door that suits a tight space: inward, outward, sliding or a pocket door
- A pumped waste or macerator where gravity drainage is not possible, and only where the house already has a WC on gravity drainage
- Stud walls with acoustic insulation and moisture-resistant board for a new en-suite
- IP-rated lighting, a shaver socket and the electrics done by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
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.
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.
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.
