Small bathrooms in Blackheath

Postcode districts: SE3, SE10, SE13
Nearby: Greenwich, Catford and Eltham
Guide price: £5,600–£10,500
Typical time on site: 5–8 working days
Water: Very hard across most of Greater London
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a small bathroom cost in Blackheath?

Guide price in Blackheath: £5,600–£10,500 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Prices in London run at about 25% 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.

Essential

£5,000–£7,500

Tiling to wet areas

Typical

Signature

£7,500–£10,500

Walk-in shower in place of bath

Bespoke

£10,500–£15,000

Recessed niches and concealed storage

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

Working in Blackheath

In Blackheath we cover SE3, SE10 and SE13; we also cover Greenwich, 1.2 miles away, and Catford.

In Blackheath, many bathrooms are in flats or converted houses, so we check lease consents, access and the floor below before we price. If your Blackheath 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 Blackheath with a compact bathroom, swapping a pedestal basin and close-coupled WC for wall-hung pieces is often the biggest single gain.

Water across much of Greater London is very hard. We plan easy-clean glass, rimless toilets and finishes that do not show limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.

What the job includes

Boarding, tanking and tiling, with larger tiles where they suit the walls to cut down grout lines
Two or three layout options, each priced, so you can compare keeping the bath with a walk-in shower
Strip-out, waste removal, testing and a clean handover
Space-saving sanitaryware: a short-projection or wall-hung WC and a compact or semi-recessed basin

Decisions to make first

WC type

A short-projection close-coupled WC sits closer to the wall than a standard pan. A wall-hung WC on a concealed frame shows the floor beneath it and is easier to clean around.

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 Blackheath: questions

How much should I budget for a small bathroom in Blackheath?

A small bathroom in Blackheath usually costs £5,600–£10,500 including VAT. Room size, layout changes and your choice of products move the figure within that range. The free survey gives you an itemised quote, fixed in writing once the details are agreed.

Is the home survey in Blackheath really free?

Yes. We visit, measure the room, check the pipework, drainage and electrics, and talk through what you want. You then get a written, itemised quote with no obligation to go ahead.

Do you cover SE3 in Blackheath?

Yes. We cover all of Blackheath, including SE3, SE10 and SE13, and nearby Greenwich, Catford and Eltham. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in Blackheath?

How small can a bathroom be?

There is no legal minimum size for a bathroom in an existing home; the limit is what you can use comfortably. A shower room with an 800 mm tray, a compact basin and a WC can work in about 2 m². A room with a bath needs at least one wall as long as the bath, usually 1500 to 1700 mm, plus space in front of the WC and basin.