- Postcode districts
- WN1, WN3, WN5
- Nearby
- Westhoughton, Golborne and Horwich
- Guide price
- £5,600–£10,250
- Typical time on site
- 6–10 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Greater Manchester
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a family bathroom cost in Wigan?
As a guide, budget £5,600 to £10,250 including VAT for a family bathroom in Wigan; your written quote will pin it down. We adjust the national guide for North West England, where prices are typically about 6% below the UK average. 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 Wigan including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Wigan
We cover every part of Wigan, including WN1, WN3 and WN5, and nearby Westhoughton (4.6 miles) and Golborne (4.9 miles).
Wigan has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. For a busy Wigan household sharing one main bathroom, a thermostatic shower over a full-size bath is usually the most practical layout. If you have young children at home in Wigan, we can talk through a bath that is easy to lean over, a slip-resistant floor and high-level storage.
Water across much of Greater Manchester is soft. That leaves you free to choose matt black, brushed brass or clear glass without worrying much about 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
- New pipework, wastes and isolation valves, plus a thermostatic shower valve so the temperature holds when someone runs a tap
- Supply of the bath, basin, WC, brassware, shower, screen, tiles and heated towel rail
- A free home survey covering room sizes, the soil stack position, your boiler or cylinder type and water pressure
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.
