- Postcode districts
- EC1, EC1A, EC1M, EC1R, EC1V, EC1Y + 6 more
- Nearby
- Archway, Tottenham and Walthamstow
- Guide price
- £450–£1,900
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 1 day
- Water
- Very hard across most of Greater London
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new vanity unit cost in Islington?
For Islington, our guide range for a new vanity unit is £450 to £1,900 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.
Fit your unit
- Sealed and tested
Supply and fit
- Floor-standing or wall-hung unit
Double or bespoke
- Stone or solid-surface top
Guide prices for Islington including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Islington
As well as Islington itself (EC1, EC1A, EC1M and 9 more postcode districts), we survey in Archway, Tottenham and Walthamstow.
In Islington, many bathrooms are in flats or converted houses, so we check lease consents, access and the floor below before we price. If you have bought a vanity unit for your Islington bathroom, fit-only installation covers connecting the tap and waste and testing for leaks. If your Islington water is hard, a tap with a removable aerator and a smooth one-piece basin top are easier to keep clean.
Most of Greater London 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
- 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
- A check that the wall can carry a wall-hung unit, with fixings to suit solid or stud walls
- A new tap, trap and the correct slotted or unslotted waste for the basin
Decisions to make first
Drawers or doors
Drawers keep things visible and reachable but lose some space to the trap. Doors give a deeper cupboard and cost less.
One basin or two
Two basins help a busy household if the wall is long enough. In a smaller room, one basin with a longer top often works better.
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.
