Fitted bathrooms in Essex

What does a fitted bathroom cost in Essex?

Our guide range in Essex is £6,900–£12,750 including VAT. Prices in Essex run at about 6% above the UK guide, based on East of England labour rates.

Essential

£4,800–£7,400

Quality white suite and bath or shower

Typical

Signature

£7,400–£11,750

Porcelain tiles, LED lighting, extractor fan

Bespoke

£11,750–£21,250

New layout or larger room

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

Which towns do we cover in Essex?

Supplies across most of Essex 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. For homes in Southend-on-Sea where the bathroom is the only one, we plan the work so the toilet is out of action for as short a time as possible.

What the job includes

Layout options drawn to your room, including where the furniture run, bath or shower and towel rail will go
Electrical work by a qualified electrician: lighting, extractor fan, shaver socket or heating, tested and certified
First and second-fix plumbing, including concealed cistern frames and new isolation valves
Fitting of the furniture, worktop, sanitaryware and glass, then silicone, testing and a clean handover
Supply of the suite, fitted furniture, worktop, brassware, tiles and accessories
Strip-out of the old bathroom and removal of the waste

Decisions to make first

Bath, shower or both

Keep a bath for children or soaking, swap it for a walk-in shower if no one uses it, or plan both if the room is big enough.

Heating

A heated towel rail is standard. Electric underfloor heating under the tiles makes the room comfortable and dries the floor quickly.

Wall-hung or floor-standing

Wall-hung units show more floor and look lighter; floor-standing units give more storage and suit uneven walls.

Worktop

Laminate is the budget choice, quartz-effect and solid surface resist water and stains, and a moulded basin-and-top in one piece has no joints to clean.

Rules that apply in England

Like-for-like bathroom refits do not need planning permission. Electrical work in a room with a bath or shower must meet BS 7671, with RCD protection on every circuit and IP-rated fittings in the zones around the bath and shower. New toilets, taps and showers must meet the water fittings rules where you live, which limit flush volumes and stop dirty water flowing back into the mains.

In England, new circuits and most electrical changes in a bathroom are notifiable under Part P, so they must be done by an electrician registered with a competent person scheme or notified to building control. If you are adding a new extractor fan, Approved Document F gives 15 litres per second as the usual intermittent extract rate.

Fitted bathrooms in Essex: questions

How much does a fitted bathroom cost in Essex?

A fitted bathroom in Essex typically costs £6,900–£12,750 including VAT, based on East of England prices. The free survey and itemised written quote give you the exact figure for your home.

Which towns in Essex do you cover?

We cover the whole of Essex, including Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Colchester, Chelmsford, Harlow, Grays, Braintree and Brentwood. If your town is not listed, we still cover it — get in touch with your postcode.

How long does a fitted bathroom take?

Most jobs take 6–10 working days on site once the products have arrived. We confirm a start date and a day-by-day plan when you approve the quote.

Is the water hard in Essex?

Do I need to be at home while the bathroom is fitted?

No, as long as we can get in each day and you are around at the start and at handover. You can give us a key or let us in each morning. We will need your water and power turned off at times, and we will tell you when.