- Postcode districts
- SG1, SG2
- Nearby
- Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City and Welwyn Garden City
- Guide price
- £500–£3,700
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 3 days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Hertfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new shower cost in Stevenage?
As a guide, budget £500 to £3,700 including VAT for a new shower in Stevenage; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in East of England run at about 6% 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.
Shower swap
- Test and handover
New shower over bath
- Thermostatic bar shower and riser
New shower with enclosure
- Pipework and waste
Guide prices for Stevenage including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Stevenage
As well as Stevenage itself (SG1 and SG2), we survey in Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City and Welwyn Garden City.
Stevenage has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. If you are replacing a failed electric shower in Stevenage, we check whether the existing cable and circuit suit the new unit. We test pressure and flow at Stevenage surveys before recommending a shower, so you know how it will perform before you buy.
Supplies across most of Hertfordshire are very hard. If your supply in Stevenage 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
- New pipework and isolation valves, plus a pump only where the system is gravity-fed from a cold tank
- Supply and fitting of the shower valve or unit, riser rail, handset or fixed head
- For an electric shower, a check of the consumer unit and whether a new dedicated circuit is needed
- 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.
