Family bathrooms in St Ives

Postcode districts: PE27
Nearby: Huntingdon, St Neots and Cambridge
Guide price: £6,400–£11,750
Typical time on site: 6–10 working days
Water: Very hard across most of Cambridgeshire
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a family bathroom cost in St Ives?

Our guide price for a family bathroom in St Ives is £6,400–£11,750 including VAT. Prices in East of England run at about 6% above 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.

Essential

£4,800–£6,900

Bath with shower over and screen

Typical

Signature

£6,900–£10,500

Thermostatic shower, bath screen

Bespoke

£10,500–£19,000

Underfloor heating, feature lighting

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

Working in St Ives

In St Ives we cover PE27; we also cover Huntingdon, 4.6 miles away, and St Neots.

St Ives gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. For a busy St Ives household sharing one main bathroom, a thermostatic shower over a full-size bath is usually the most practical layout. We survey in St Ives before quoting, so the bath, shower and storage are planned around your actual walls, window and soil stack.

Supplies across most of Cambridgeshire are very hard. We plan easy-clean glass, rimless toilets and finishes that do not show limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.

What the job includes

A layout that keeps a full-size bath, with options for a shower over it or a separate enclosure if the room allows
Strip-out of the old suite and tiles, with the waste taken away by a licensed waste carrier
Lights, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
Wall and floor tiling, with a floor finish chosen to grip under wet feet

Decisions to make first

Bath shape

A standard 1700 mm bath fits most rooms. A shower bath widens at one end to give more standing room under the shower; a double-ended bath puts the waste in the middle so two children can share without one sitting on the plug.

Shower over the bath or separate

A shower over the bath with a fixed or hinged screen is the most space-efficient. A separate enclosure needs roughly another square metre of floor but means the bath queue no longer holds up the shower queue.

Rules that apply in England

In England, any new circuit, or any change to the wiring in a room with a bath or shower, is notifiable under Part P. Part G limits the hot water at a new bath to 48 °C only in a new dwelling or one created by change of use; it does not apply to a replacement bath in an existing house, but a thermostatic valve is a sensible choice where children bathe.

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Family bathrooms in St Ives: questions

What is the price of a family bathroom in St Ives?

A family bathroom in St Ives usually costs £6,400–£11,750 including VAT. Where you land in that range depends on the size of the room, whether the layout changes and the products you choose. After the free survey you get an itemised written quote, and the price is fixed in writing once the layout and products are agreed.

Is the home survey in St Ives really free?

Yes. We visit, measure the room, check the pipework, drainage and electrics, and talk through what you want. You then get a written, itemised quote with no obligation to go ahead.

Do you cover PE27 in St Ives?

Yes. We cover all of St Ives, including PE27, and nearby Huntingdon, St Neots and Cambridge. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in St Ives?

Is a shower over the bath a good idea?

Yes, a shower over the bath is the most space-efficient way to have both in one room. Use a shower bath or a straight bath at least 700 mm wide, a glass screen and tiling or wall panels to full height around the bath. A common leak point is the seal between bath and wall, so the bath must be fully supported before it is sealed.