- Postcode districts
- DE7, NG10
- Nearby
- Eastwood, Heanor and Long Eaton
- 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 Ilkeston?
In Ilkeston, a small bathroom typically costs £4,300–£8,200 including VAT, based on East Midlands prices. Labour costs in East Midlands put local prices at about 4% below the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Essential
- Short-projection WC and basin
Signature
- Large-format tiles, mirror cabinet
Bespoke
- Wet-room style floor
Guide prices for Ilkeston including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Ilkeston
We cover every part of Ilkeston, including DE7 and NG10, and nearby Eastwood (2.1 miles) and Heanor (3.5 miles).
Homes in and around Ilkeston vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If the door of your Ilkeston bathroom opens inwards and catches the basin, re-hanging it or fitting a sliding door is often part of the plan. If your Ilkeston bathroom is a box room over the stairs, the first job is finding out where the soil stack lets the WC sit.
Water across much of Derbyshire is moderately hard. 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
- Lighting, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- A measured survey including the door swing, window position, soil stack and any boxing that could be slimmed down
- Two or three layout options, each priced, so you can compare keeping the bath with a walk-in shower
- Recessed niches, mirror cabinets and wall-hung vanity units to get storage off the floor
Decisions to make first
Storage
Recess shelves into stud walls or boxing, put a mirror cabinet over the basin and use the wall above the WC. Avoid floor-standing units in very tight rooms.
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.

