- Postcode districts
- BL5, M29, M46
- Nearby
- Tyldesley, Westhoughton and Leigh
- Guide price
- £400–£3,300
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 3 days
- Water
- Soft across most of Greater Manchester
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new shower cost in Atherton?
As a guide, budget £400 to £3,300 including VAT for a new shower in Atherton; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in North West England run at about 6% below 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.
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 Atherton including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Atherton
As well as Atherton itself (BL5, M29 and M46), we survey in Tyldesley, Westhoughton and Leigh.
Atherton gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. We test pressure and flow at Atherton surveys before recommending a shower, so you know how it will perform before you buy. If your Atherton bath has no shower over it, a thermostatic bar shower, screen and tiling can usually be added in a day or two.
Most of Greater Manchester is supplied with soft water. If that holds for your street in Atherton, limescale on shower glass and heads builds up slowly and a squeegee after use is usually enough. 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
- A bath screen, tray or enclosure where the shower is new
- Tiling or re-tiling around the shower, with tanking behind new tiles in the wet area
Decisions to make first
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.
Thermostatic mixer
Blends hot and cold from your system and holds the temperature steady when someone runs a tap. The usual choice with a combi or an unvented cylinder.
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.
