- Postcode districts
- BN20, BN21, BN23
- Nearby
- Hailsham, Seaford and Bexhill-on-Sea
- Guide price
- £800–£2,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days (added to a fit)
- Water
- Hard across most of East Sussex
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom underfloor heating cost in Eastbourne?
For Eastbourne, our guide range for bathroom underfloor heating is £800 to £2,800 including VAT. 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.
Electric mat
- Mat under the tiles
Electric, larger room
- Programmable smart thermostat
Wet system
- Screed or low-profile boards
Guide prices for Eastbourne including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Eastbourne
We cover every part of Eastbourne, including BN20, BN21 and BN23, and nearby Hailsham (6.6 miles) and Seaford (7.9 miles).
Eastbourne 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 Eastbourne bathroom has a cold tiled floor and no room for a bigger radiator, an electric mat under new tiles is the simplest answer. We check door thresholds in Eastbourne homes at the survey, because underfloor heating and new tiles raise the floor slightly.
Most of East Sussex has hard water. Hard water leaves white marks on dark grout and gloss tiles, so matt finishes and stain-resistant grout are the practical choice. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Resistance and insulation tests on the mat before, during and after tiling, with the readings recorded
- A floor sensor set between the heating runs and wired back to the thermostat
- A check of the floor construction, the room's heat loss and where the thermostat and supply will go
- For wet systems, pipes in low-profile boards or screed connected to a manifold or single-zone kit, with any boiler work done by a Gas Safe registered engineer
Decisions to make first
Insulation board thickness
Thicker boards warm up faster and lose less heat downwards, but raise the floor; the right choice depends on the door threshold and the next room.
Floor heating and towel rail
Underfloor heating warms the room; a towel rail dries towels. Many bathrooms have both, and a dual-fuel rail keeps working in summer when the boiler is off.
Rules that apply in England
In England, a new circuit for underfloor heating is notifiable under Part P, and so is connecting it to an existing circuit in a room with a bath or shower. The electrician either self-certifies through a competent person scheme or the work is notified to building control.
