Small bathrooms in Chatham

Postcode districts: ME1, ME4, ME7
Nearby: Rochester, Gillingham and Strood
Guide price: £5,000–£9,500
Typical time on site: 5–8 working days
Water: Very hard across most of Kent
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a small bathroom cost in Chatham?

Guide price in Chatham: £5,000–£9,500 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for South East England, where prices are typically about 12% above the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Essential

£4,500–£6,700

Tiling to wet areas

Typical

Signature

£6,700–£9,500

Walk-in shower in place of bath

Bespoke

£9,500–£13,500

Recessed niches and concealed storage

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

Working in Chatham

We cover every part of Chatham, including ME1, ME4 and ME7, and nearby Rochester (1.1 miles) and Gillingham (1.1 miles).

Chatham 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 the door of your Chatham bathroom opens inwards and catches the basin, re-hanging it or fitting a sliding door is often part of the plan. We measure small bathrooms in Chatham to the centimetre before quoting, because 50 mm can decide whether a larger tray fits.

Water across much of Kent 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

Strip-out, waste removal, testing and a clean handover
A measured survey including the door swing, window position, soil stack and any boxing that could be slimmed down
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

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.

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 Chatham: questions

What is the price of a small bathroom in Chatham?

A small bathroom in Chatham usually costs £5,000–£9,500 including VAT. The final figure comes down to what you choose and what we find at the survey; your written quote lists every item so you can see where the money goes.

Is the water hard in Chatham?

Who handles building control for a small bathroom in Chatham?

Building control for Chatham 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 Chatham.

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.