- Postcode districts
- SE5, SE24, SW9
- Nearby
- Peckham, Battersea and Streatham
- Guide price
- £900–£3,100
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days (added to a fit)
- Water
- Very hard across most of Greater London
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom underfloor heating cost in Brixton?
Our guide price for bathroom underfloor heating in Brixton is £900–£3,100 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for London, where prices are typically about 25% above the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Electric mat
- Insulation board
Electric, larger room
- Electrician sign-off
Wet system
- Pipes linked to the heating
Guide prices for Brixton including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Brixton
In Brixton we cover SE5, SE24 and SW9; we also cover Peckham, 1.7 miles away, and Battersea.
London homes in Brixton often mean stairs, permits and neighbours below; we plan the logistics as carefully as the bathroom. We check door thresholds in Brixton homes at the survey, because underfloor heating and new tiles raise the floor slightly. If your Brixton bathroom has a cold tiled floor and no room for a bigger radiator, an electric mat under new tiles is the simplest answer.
Most of Greater London has very 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
- 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
- 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
- Insulation boards over the subfloor, so heat goes up into the tiles rather than down into the joists or screed
Decisions to make first
Thermostat
A simple dial thermostat, a programmable one with set times, or a smart thermostat you can control from your phone.
Electric or wet
Electric is cheaper to install and quick to lay in one room. Wet costs more upfront but is usually cheaper to run where it is fed by a gas boiler or heat pump.
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.
