- Postcode districts
- LE11, LE12
- Nearby
- Mountsorrel, Coalville and Leicester
- Guide price
- £450–£3,400
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 3 days
- Water
- Hard across most of Leicestershire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new shower cost in Loughborough?
For Loughborough, our guide range for a new shower is £450 to £3,400 including VAT. Prices in East Midlands run at about 4% 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
- Like-for-like mixer or electric shower
New shower over bath
- Bath screen
New shower with enclosure
- Tiling to the enclosure
Guide prices for Loughborough including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Loughborough
In Loughborough we cover LE11 and LE12; we also cover Mountsorrel, 4 miles away, and Coalville.
In Loughborough, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. For Loughborough homes with a cold tank in the loft, we check the system before fitting anything, because a pump is only allowed on a gravity supply. If your Loughborough 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 Leicestershire is hard. If your supply in Loughborough 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
- Electrical connection by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- For an electric shower, a check of the consumer unit and whether a new dedicated circuit is needed
- Removal of the old shower, a full-flow test and a handover on isolating and descaling it
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.
Exposed or concealed
An exposed bar valve fixes onto the tiles and is easy to service. A concealed valve sits in the wall for a cleaner look but needs careful setting-out and a plan for access.
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.
