- Postcode districts
- GL50, GL51, GL53
- Nearby
- Tewkesbury, Gloucester and Stroud
- Guide price
- £450–£3,600
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 3 days
- Water
- Hard across most of Gloucestershire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new shower cost in Cheltenham?
Our guide price for a new shower in Cheltenham is £450–£3,600 including VAT. 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 Cheltenham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Cheltenham
As well as Cheltenham itself (GL50, GL51 and GL53), we survey in Tewkesbury, Gloucester and Stroud.
Across a large town like Cheltenham, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. If you want a shower in your Cheltenham home that works when the boiler is off, an electric shower is worth considering, as long as the consumer unit can take the circuit. If the shower in your Cheltenham home swings between hot and cold, a thermostatic valve is usually the fix.
Supplies across most of Gloucestershire are hard. If your supply in Cheltenham 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
- Supply and fitting of the shower valve or unit, riser rail, handset or fixed head
- 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
Electric shower
Heats cold mains water as it flows, so it works without stored hot water. Higher kW units give more flow; 8.5 to 10.5 kW models need a dedicated circuit, often 40 to 45 amps.
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.
