- Postcode districts
- SS0, SS1, SS2, SS3, SS9
- Nearby
- Rochford, Hadleigh and Rayleigh
- Guide price
- £350–£1,600
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 1 day
- Water
- Very hard across most of Essex
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new vanity unit cost in Southend-on-Sea?
For Southend-on-Sea, our guide range for a new vanity unit is £350 to £1,600 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for East of England, where prices are typically about 6% above the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Fit your unit
- Fitting a unit you have bought
Supply and fit
- Basin, tap and waste
Double or bespoke
- Re-tiling behind
Guide prices for Southend-on-Sea including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Southend-on-Sea
We work right across Southend-on-Sea — SS0, SS1, SS2 and 2 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Rochford and Hadleigh.
Southend-on-Sea is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. If your Southend-on-Sea cloakroom still has a pedestal basin, a compact vanity unit adds storage without taking more floor. Wall-hung vanities in Southend-on-Sea homes are fixed to suit what the wall is built from, which we check at the survey.
Most of Essex has very hard water. Taps, plug wastes and toilet pans scale up quickly, so chrome copes better than matt black, and a removable aerator is worth having. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Patching or re-tiling the wall where the old basin left gaps
- Removal of the old basin and pedestal, or old vanity, and taking it away
- Fitting the unit level, with the basin sealed to the top and the top sealed to the wall
- Moving the waste and supply positions where the new unit needs them higher, lower or to one side
Decisions to make first
Basin type
An inset or semi-recessed basin, a one-piece moulded top, or a countertop basin on a worktop. Countertop basins need a tall tap or a wall-mounted one.
Width
Compact units around 400 mm wide suit cloakrooms; family bathrooms often take 600 to 800 mm for one basin and 1200 mm or more for two.
Rules that apply in England
In England, the tap and supply pipework come under the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999. A new waste connection to the soil stack can be Part H work, and adding a light to the unit or above it is notifiable under Part P.
