- Postcode districts
- BN20, BN21, BN23
- Nearby
- Hailsham, Seaford and Bexhill-on-Sea
- Guide price
- £6,700–£12,250
- Typical time on site
- 6–10 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of East Sussex
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a family bathroom cost in Eastbourne?
Our guide price for a family bathroom in Eastbourne is £6,700–£12,250 including VAT. Prices in South East England run at about 12% 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
- White suite, chrome taps
Signature
- Porcelain tiles, heated towel rail
Bespoke
- Separate bath and shower
Guide prices for Eastbourne including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Eastbourne
In Eastbourne we cover BN20, BN21 and BN23; we also cover Hailsham, 6.6 miles away, and Seaford.
Eastbourne has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. We survey in Eastbourne before quoting, so the bath, shower and storage are planned around your actual walls, window and soil stack. If your Eastbourne home has just one bathroom, we plan the fit so the toilet is working again at the end of each day wherever the job allows.
Most of East Sussex has hard water. 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 free home survey covering room sizes, the soil stack position, your boiler or cylinder type and water pressure
- New pipework, wastes and isolation valves, plus a thermostatic shower valve so the temperature holds when someone runs a tap
- Wall and floor tiling, with a floor finish chosen to grip under wet feet
- Final silicone, a test of every tap and waste, and a clean handover
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.
Floor
Matt or textured porcelain is the hardest-wearing option. Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is warmer, quieter and cheaper to lay. Avoid polished tiles where children climb out of the bath.
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.

