- Postcode districts
- BN1, BN2, BN3, BN41
- Nearby
- Shoreham-by-Sea, Peacehaven and Lewes
- Guide price
- £500–£3,900
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 3 days
- Water
- Hard across most of East Sussex
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new shower cost in Brighton?
For Brighton, our guide range for a new shower is £500 to £3,900 including VAT. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% above the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Shower swap
- Existing supply and position
New shower over bath
- Tiling the bath surround
New shower with enclosure
- Tray, enclosure and valve
Guide prices for Brighton including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Brighton
We work right across Brighton — BN1, BN2, BN3 and 1 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Shoreham-by-Sea and Peacehaven.
Brighton is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. If the shower in your Brighton home swings between hot and cold, a thermostatic valve is usually the fix. If your Brighton bath has no shower over it, a thermostatic bar shower, screen and tiling can usually be added in a day or two.
Water across much of East Sussex is hard. If your supply in Brighton 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
- For an electric shower, a check of the consumer unit and whether a new dedicated circuit is needed
- New pipework and isolation valves, plus a pump only where the system is gravity-fed from a cold tank
- Removal of the old shower, a full-flow test and a handover on isolating and descaling it
- Tiling or re-tiling around the shower, with tanking behind new tiles in the wet area
Decisions to make first
Power shower
A mixer with a built-in pump, for tank-fed systems only. It lifts a weak gravity shower but must never be connected to the mains.
Head and handset
A handset on a riser rail is versatile and easy for rinsing; a fixed overhead head feels generous but needs strong flow behind it.
Rules that apply in England
In England, an electric shower usually needs its own dedicated circuit, often 40 to 45 amps for an 8.5 to 10.5 kW unit, and a new circuit is notifiable under Part P. The Part G limit of 48 °C applies to a new bath in a new dwelling or one created by change of use, not to a shower, but a thermostatic valve gives similar protection. An unvented cylinder fitted to improve the shower must be installed by a G3-qualified installer.
