- Postcode districts
- SS0, SS1, SS2, SS3, SS9
- Nearby
- Rochford, Hadleigh and Rayleigh
- Guide price
- £6,400–£11,750
- Typical time on site
- 6–10 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Essex
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a family bathroom cost in Southend-on-Sea?
Guide price in Southend-on-Sea: £6,400–£11,750 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in East of England put local prices at about 6% above the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Essential
- Bath with shower over and screen
Signature
- Thermostatic shower, bath screen
Bespoke
- Underfloor heating, feature lighting
Guide prices for Southend-on-Sea including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Southend-on-Sea
We work right across Southend-on-Sea — SS0, SS1, SS2 and 2 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Rochford and Hadleigh.
In a city the size of Southend-on-Sea, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. If you are refreshing a family bathroom in Southend-on-Sea before selling, keeping the layout lets the budget go on the suite, tiles and shower. If your Southend-on-Sea 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 Essex has very 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
- Final silicone, a test of every tap and waste, and a clean handover
- Strip-out of the old suite and tiles, with the waste taken away by a licensed waste carrier
- A layout that keeps a full-size bath, with options for a shower over it or a separate enclosure if the room allows
- Lights, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
Decisions to make first
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.
Storage
A vanity under the basin, a tall unit or a mirror cabinet. High-level or lockable storage keeps medicines and cleaning products out of reach of small children.
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.
