Loft bathrooms in Gloucester

Postcode districts: GL1, GL2, GL4
Nearby: Cheltenham, Stroud and Tewkesbury
Guide price: £6,600–£13,250
Typical time on site: 6–12 working days
Water: Hard across most of Gloucestershire
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a loft bathroom cost in Gloucester?

Our guide price for a loft bathroom in Gloucester is £6,600–£13,250 including VAT. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Refit

£5,600–£8,700

Tiling, lighting, extractor fan

Typical

Signature

£8,200–£13,250

Walk-in shower under the ridge

New loft bathroom

£10,250–£18,250

New drainage route and water supply

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

Working in Gloucester

As well as Gloucester itself (GL1, GL2 and GL4), we survey in Cheltenham, Stroud and Tewkesbury.

Gloucester is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. For a loft bathroom in a tank-fed Gloucester home, we work out how the shower will get its pressure before choosing a single fitting. If your Gloucester loft shower is weak or the waste drains slowly, the fix is often in the pump or the pipe fall rather than the shower itself.

Supplies across most of Gloucestershire are hard. If your supply in Gloucester 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

Electrics by a qualified electrician, tested and certified, then tiling, testing and handover
A check of your hot-water system and of the pressure and flow you actually get at loft level
A shower pump on a gravity system, an electric shower, or advice on moving to mains pressure, depending on your system
A drainage route from the loft to the soil stack with enough fall, or a pumped waste or macerator where the rules allow it

Decisions to make first

Eaves storage

Low cupboards built into the slope behind the WC or basin take clutter out of the room and hide the pipework.

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.

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 Gloucester: questions

What is the price of a loft bathroom in Gloucester?

A loft bathroom in Gloucester usually costs £6,600–£13,250 including VAT. Expect the lower end for a like-for-like job with standard products, and the upper end if things move or you choose premium finishes. Your quote is itemised and fixed in writing once agreed.

Do you cover GL1 in Gloucester?

Yes. We cover all of Gloucester, including GL1, GL2 and GL4, and nearby Cheltenham, Stroud and Tewkesbury. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in Gloucester?

Who handles building control for a loft bathroom in Gloucester?

Building control for Gloucester is handled by the local council or an approved inspector. If your job needs sign-off — for example a new circuit, new drainage or a new extractor where there was none — we tell you at the survey and handle the notification as part of the work.

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.