Loft bathrooms in Ely

Postcode districts: CB6, CB7
Nearby: Newmarket, March and St Ives
Guide price: £6,900–£13,750
Typical time on site: 6–12 working days
Water: Very hard across most of Cambridgeshire
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a loft bathroom cost in Ely?

For Ely, our guide range for a loft bathroom is £6,900 to £13,750 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for East of England, where prices are typically about 6% above the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Refit

£5,800–£9,000

Shower, basin and WC replaced

Typical

Signature

£8,500–£13,750

Pump or macerator where needed

New loft bathroom

£10,500–£19,000

Formed in an existing loft room

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

Working in Ely

In Ely we cover CB6 and CB7; we also cover Newmarket, 12.3 miles away, and March.

Ely gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If your Ely home has a gravity-drained WC on another floor, a macerator in the loft may open up more layout options. If your Ely house has a combi boiler, a loft shower can usually run on mains pressure without a pump.

Water across much of Cambridgeshire is very hard. If your supply in Ely is the same, limescale on shower glass and heads is a real issue: easy-clean glass, rub-clean nozzles and a squeegee make a big difference. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.

What the job includes

A drainage route from the loft to the soil stack with enough fall, or a pumped waste or macerator where the rules allow it
A check of the floor joists where a bath or large shower tray will sit
A survey of the headroom across the room, with the usable height marked at each fitting position
Fitted furniture made to the eaves, so the low space behind the slope becomes storage

Decisions to make first

Bath or no bath

A bath under the slope makes good use of low space, but the floor has to carry it when it is full of water and someone is in it.

Where the shower goes

Under the ridge or in a dormer, where the full height is. A walk-in shower with a single panel is usually easier to fit to a roof line than a framed enclosure.

Rules that apply in England

In England, new drainage and a new connection to the soil stack fall under Part H, a new bathroom needs extract of 15 litres per second intermittent or 8 litres per second continuous under Approved Document F, and new circuits are notifiable under Part P. If the work includes an unvented hot-water cylinder, it must be fitted by a G3-qualified installer.

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Loft bathrooms in Ely: questions

How much should I budget for a loft bathroom in Ely?

A loft bathroom in Ely usually costs £6,900–£13,750 including VAT. The final figure comes down to what you choose and what we find at the survey; your written quote lists every item so you can see where the money goes.

How long does a loft bathroom take?

Allow 6–12 working days on site for most jobs, plus the lead time for products after you approve the quote. We give you a day-by-day plan before work starts in Ely.

Is the home survey in Ely 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 CB6 and CB7 in Ely?

Yes. We cover all of Ely, including CB6 and CB7, and nearby Newmarket, March and St Ives. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Do I need a pump for a loft shower?

You need a pump if your hot water comes from a cylinder fed by a cold tank, because the tank usually sits at or below the height of a loft shower and gives almost no pressure. A combi boiler or unvented cylinder supplies mains pressure, so no pump is needed, though the flow can drop when other taps run. Shower pumps must only be used on gravity systems, never connected to the mains.