- Postcode districts
- OX28
- Nearby
- Carterton, Oxford and Abingdon
- Guide price
- £800–£2,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days (added to a fit)
- Water
- Hard across most of Oxfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom underfloor heating cost in Witney?
Guide price in Witney: £800–£2,800 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.
Electric mat
- Mat under the tiles
Electric, larger room
- Programmable smart thermostat
Wet system
- Screed or low-profile boards
Guide prices for Witney including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Witney
We cover every part of Witney, including OX28, and nearby Carterton (5 miles) and Oxford (10 miles).
In Witney, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. Whether your Witney bathroom is a small en-suite or a large main bathroom, the mat is sized to the open floor, not the whole room. If your Witney home has a suspended timber floor, insulation boards under the mat stop heat disappearing into the void below.
Most of Oxfordshire 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
- The electric mat or cable laid to the open floor, kept clear of where the WC, bath and fixed furniture will sit
- 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 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
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.
Mat or loose cable
Mats are quickest on square, open floors. Loose cable is easier to route around awkward shapes, pipe boxing and a curved shower area.
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.
