Small bathrooms in Basingstoke

Postcode districts: RG21, RG22, RG23, RG24
Nearby: Tadley, Alton and Fleet
Guide price: £5,000–£9,500
Typical time on site: 5–8 working days
Water: Hard across most of Hampshire
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a small bathroom cost in Basingstoke?

As a guide, budget £5,000 to £9,500 including VAT for a small bathroom in Basingstoke; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in South East England run at about 12% 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

£4,500–£6,700

Space-saving bath or shower bath

Typical

Signature

£6,700–£9,500

Wall-hung vanity and WC

Bespoke

£9,500–£13,500

Underfloor heating

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

Working in Basingstoke

In Basingstoke we cover RG21, RG22, RG23 and 1 more postcode districts; we also cover Tadley, 6.3 miles away, and Alton.

Basingstoke 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 your Basingstoke bathroom is a box room over the stairs, the first job is finding out where the soil stack lets the WC sit. For a small Basingstoke bathroom with no window, a quiet extractor fan on an overrun timer does more for the room than any tile choice.

Most of Hampshire has hard water. 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

Recessed niches, mirror cabinets and wall-hung vanity units to get storage off the floor
Two or three layout options, each priced, so you can compare keeping the bath with a walk-in shower
Shorter, narrower or shower baths where a full 1700 mm bath does not sit well
Boarding, tanking and tiling, with larger tiles where they suit the walls to cut down grout lines

Decisions to make first

Door

Re-hanging the door to open outwards, or fitting a sliding door, frees the space behind it. In a very small room this alone can make space for a bigger shower.

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.

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 Basingstoke: questions

What is the price of a small bathroom in Basingstoke?

A small bathroom in Basingstoke usually costs £5,000–£9,500 including VAT. Expect the lower end for a like-for-like job with standard products, and the upper end if things move or you choose premium finishes. Your quote is itemised and fixed in writing once agreed.

Is the water hard in Basingstoke?

Who handles building control for a small bathroom in Basingstoke?

Building control for Basingstoke 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.

How long does a small bathroom take?

Allow 5–8 working days on site for most jobs, plus the lead time for products after you approve the quote. We give you a day-by-day plan before work starts in Basingstoke.

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.