Loft bathrooms in Croydon

Postcode districts: CR0, CR2, CR5, CR7, CR8, CR9 + 2 more
Nearby: Mitcham, Purley and Streatham
Guide price: £8,100–£16,250
Typical time on site: 6–12 working days
Water: Very hard across most of Greater London
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a loft bathroom cost in Croydon?

For Croydon, our guide range for a loft bathroom is £8,100 to £16,250 including VAT. Labour costs in London put local prices at about 25% above the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Refit

£6,900–£10,500

Existing loft shower room

Typical

Signature

£10,000–£16,250

Fitted furniture to the eaves

New loft bathroom

£12,500–£22,500

Ventilation and electrics to regulations

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

Working in Croydon

As well as Croydon itself (CR0, CR2, CR5 and 5 more postcode districts), we survey in Mitcham, Purley and Streatham.

London homes in Croydon often mean stairs, permits and neighbours below; we plan the logistics as carefully as the bathroom. For a loft bathroom in a tank-fed Croydon home, we work out how the shower will get its pressure before choosing a single fitting. If your Croydon house has a combi boiler, a loft shower can usually run on mains pressure without a pump.

Water across much of Greater London is very hard. If your supply in Croydon 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 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
An extractor fan ducted through the roof or a gable wall, with the duct insulated through cold spaces
A check of the floor joists where a bath or large shower tray will sit

Decisions to make first

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.

Gravity or pumped waste

Gravity is silent and maintenance-free. A pumped waste or macerator lets fittings sit away from the stack, provided the house has a WC on gravity drainage elsewhere.

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.

More about loft bathrooms

Loft bathrooms in Croydon: questions

What is the price of a loft bathroom in Croydon?

A loft bathroom in Croydon usually costs £8,100–£16,250 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 Croydon.

Is the home survey in Croydon 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 CR0 in Croydon?

Yes. We cover all of Croydon, including CR0, CR2, CR5, CR7 and 4 more postcode districts, and nearby Mitcham, Purley and Streatham. 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.