Small bathrooms in Derby

Postcode districts: DE1, DE21, DE22, DE23, DE24
Nearby: Belper, Ilkeston and Heanor
Guide price: £4,300–£8,200
Typical time on site: 5–8 working days
Water: Moderately hard across most of Derbyshire
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a small bathroom cost in Derby?

In Derby, a small bathroom typically costs £4,300–£8,200 including VAT, based on East Midlands prices. We adjust the national guide for East Midlands, where prices are typically about 4% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Essential

£3,800–£5,800

Space-saving bath or shower bath

Typical

Signature

£5,800–£8,200

Wall-hung vanity and WC

Bespoke

£8,200–£11,500

Underfloor heating

Guide prices for Derby including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Working in Derby

We cover every part of Derby, including DE1, DE21, DE22 and 2 more postcode districts, and nearby Belper (6.9 miles) and Ilkeston (7.7 miles).

Derby 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 your Derby bathroom is a box room over the stairs, the first job is finding out where the soil stack lets the WC sit. If you live in a terrace or semi in Derby with a compact bathroom, swapping a pedestal basin and close-coupled WC for wall-hung pieces is often the biggest single gain.

Most of Derbyshire has moderately hard water. Easy-clean glass and good-quality brassware are money well spent. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.

What the job includes

Space-saving sanitaryware: a short-projection or wall-hung WC and a compact or semi-recessed basin
Strip-out, waste removal, testing and a clean handover
Shorter, narrower or shower baths where a full 1700 mm bath does not sit well
Lighting, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified

Decisions to make first

Keep the bath or go walk-in

A 1500 or 1600 mm bath keeps a bath in a short room. A walk-in shower with a single glass panel opens up the floor and makes the room read as larger.

Tiles and grout

Larger tiles with a grout close to the tile colour make walls look calmer. Running the same floor tile into the shower makes the floor look continuous.

Rules that apply in England

In England, changes to the wiring in a room with a bath or shower are notifiable under Part P, so use an electrician registered with a competent person scheme. If you replace the extractor fan, do not fit one that extracts less than the old one; Approved Document F gives 15 litres per second for an intermittent bathroom fan.

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Small bathrooms in Derby: questions

How much does a small bathroom cost in Derby?

A small bathroom in Derby usually costs £4,300–£8,200 including VAT. Where you land in that range depends on the size of the room, whether the layout changes and the products you choose. After the free survey you get an itemised written quote, and the price is fixed in writing once the layout and products are agreed.

Do you cover DE1 in Derby?

Yes. We cover all of Derby, including DE1, DE21, DE22, DE23 and 1 more postcode districts, and nearby Belper, Ilkeston and Heanor. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in Derby?

Who handles building control for a small bathroom in Derby?

Building control for Derby is handled by the local council or an approved inspector. If your job needs sign-off — for example a new circuit, new drainage or a new extractor where there was none — we tell you at the survey and handle the notification as part of the work.

Is it worth taking the bath out of a small bathroom?

It is worth it if nobody in the house uses the bath. A walk-in shower in the same space gives more standing room, a lower step and a more open floor. If it is the only bath in a family home, consider keeping one, perhaps a 1500 or 1600 mm bath with a shower over it. Our small bathroom ideas guide covers more options.