Loft bathrooms in Peckham

Postcode districts: SE5, SE14, SE15
Nearby: Brixton, Greenwich and Catford
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 Peckham?

Our guide price for a loft bathroom in Peckham is £8,100–£16,250 including VAT. Prices in London run at about 25% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Refit

£6,900–£10,500

Shower, basin and WC replaced

Typical

Signature

£10,000–£16,250

Pump or macerator where needed

New loft bathroom

£12,500–£22,500

Formed in an existing loft room

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

Working in Peckham

We work right across Peckham — SE5, SE14 and SE15 — and in neighbouring Brixton and Greenwich.

In Peckham, many bathrooms are in flats or converted houses, so we check lease consents, access and the floor below before we price. For a loft bathroom in a tank-fed Peckham home, we work out how the shower will get its pressure before choosing a single fitting. If your Peckham home has a gravity-drained WC on another floor, a macerator in the loft may open up more layout options.

Most of Greater London has very hard water. If your supply in Peckham 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 shower pump on a gravity system, an electric shower, or advice on moving to mains pressure, depending on your system
A check of the floor joists where a bath or large shower tray will sit
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

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.

Getting the water pressure

A pumped shower suits a gravity system with a cold tank; an electric shower heats cold mains water at the point of use; a combi or unvented cylinder gives mains pressure throughout.

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 Peckham: questions

What is the price of a loft bathroom in Peckham?

A loft bathroom in Peckham 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.

Who handles building control for a loft bathroom in Peckham?

Building control for Peckham 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.

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 Peckham.

Is the home survey in Peckham 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 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.