Get quotes for fitting a new bathroom from £4414

Your bathroom should be a relaxing place for you to wind down in after a stressful day. However, you’ll also want it to be functional, for those mornings when you’re running late and need to get ready quickly. So if your bathroom is looking tired, it’s probably time for an upgrade. But how much will it cost?

A new bathroom costs around £5,000 on average, but you could pay much less or much more. A new upgraded bathroom could add 5% value onto your home if the work is completed correctly.
If your bathroom is small and you’re only looking for a budget bathroom, you could spend between £1,000 and £3,000. But if you have a large bathroom and want something with a luxury feel, it could cost £10,000 or more.

New bathroom supply costs

There are plenty of costs to think about when you’re considering a new bathroom. The size of your bathroom, the type of suite you want and the brand will all have an impact on the cost.

New toilet costs

New toilet cost in th UK
Brand Average cost
Armitage Shanks £170
Ideal Standard £150
Roca £200
Unbranded £100

New bath costs

The type and size of bath you need will have an impact on the cost. For example, freestanding baths could set you back £300 or more, while a standard bath could cost as little as £100.

New bath cost in the UK
Brand Average cost
Armitage Shanks £170
Ideal Standard £200
Roca £250
Unbranded £150

New bathroom sink costs

What kind of bathroom basin would you like? The most popular type is a pedestal basin, which usually start at around £40 for an unbranded model, while vanity units may start at around £90. 

New bathroom sink cost in the UK
Brand Average cost
Armitage Shanks £95
Ideal Standard £120
Roca £150
Unbranded £65

New shower costs

If you value a good shower, make sure you don’t scrimp on this area. You could spend up to £800 on a luxurious, designer waterfall shower.

Brand Average cost
Armitage Shanks £300
Bristan £400
Ideal Standard £450
Unbranded £70

New bathroom tap costs

Bathroom taps can instantly upgrade a tired looking bathroom. If you’re not ready to commit to a full bathroom refurbishment, why not select some shiny new taps to give it a lease of life?

Brand

Average cost for bath and basin taps

Armitage Shanks

£300

Bristan

£275

0Ideal Standard

£250

Roca

£200

Unbranded

£50

Additional costs to consider with a new bathroom

When you think about the cost of a new bathroom, you might only consider the cost of a new bathroom suite. Usually that’s a toilet, sink, shower and/or bath. But when you’re refurbishing your entire bathroom, there are many more costs to consider so it is always best to speak to a bathroom fitter.

Removal costs

You’ll need to pay to have your old bathroom suite removed. Normally, you’ll need to hire a skip and pay the bathroom installers to remove your bathroom. This cost can range between £300 - £1,000.

New bathroom lighting

There’s no point in spending money on a new, modern bathroom but keeping the same dated lighting. New bathroom lighting costs around £35 on average, excluding installation. For spotlighting or more complex lighting solutions, expect it to cost much more.

Painting and decorating

Lots of people opt to only tile part of their bathroom to save money, since tiles make up a large portion of the budget. That means you’ll need to paint the rest.

You’ll need to spend around £50 or more on paint for your bathroom, not including the cost of a painter and decorator.

New bathroom floor costs

How much a new bathroom floor costs will depend on the type of material you choose. Vinyl and laminate flooring is a budget-friendly option and still gives a great finish, while porcelain tiles look luxurious but cost much more.

New bathroom floor cost in the UK
Bathroom floor material Average cost per m2
Vinyl £6 - £14
Laminate £7 - £25
Tiles £20 - £30

Bathroom tiling costs

Tiles can make or break a bathroom, so if you can spend a little more on them it could be worth doing. However, even though they are often the cheapest option, there are lots of ceramic tiles out there that offer a great finish. Porcelain tiles offer a luxury finish, as do glass tiles, but they are much more expensive.

New bathroom tiles cost in the UK
Bathroom tile material Average cost per m2
Ceramic £30
Marble £50
Slate £50
Limestone £65
Porcelain £80
Granite £90
Glass £125

Shower screen costs

Whether you have a separate shower or a shower over the bath, you’ll need a screen or cubicle to go around it to stop water from escaping. You can spend anywhere from £30 to £250 on a new shower screen depending on your needs.

How long does it take to install a new bathroom?

There are a number of factors that will impact how long it takes for your new bathroom to be installed. If you have a small bathroom, it could take between 6-13 days, depending on whether you’re having new tiles and flooring installed as well.

For a mid-size bathroom, it could take anywhere from a week to 2 weeks to install, whereas a large, luxury bathroom could take between 9-16 days.

Most bathroom installers will charge a day rate. If your installer is working alone, expect your installation to take longer. If your bathroom installer has a team behind them, the day rate will be higher but the work should take less time.

Will I need planning permission for my new bathroom?

Most of the time, you won’t need planning permission for your new bathroom since there won’t be any alterations to the exterior of your home. However, there are exceptions:

  • If you are doing a full bathroom refurbishment in a listed building
  • If you’re adding a new bathroom where there was not previously a bathroom at all

If you’re having a new bathroom installed where there wasn’t one before, it might be down to a loft conversion or conversion of a bedroom or storage space. That means that there will probably be new drainage and ventilation, changes to the structure of your home such as the removal of walls, and maybe even a new boiler.

For these kinds of changes, you may not need planning permission but you may require building regulations sign off, especially for new electrics or a new boiler.

Get competitive quotes

It’s never a good idea to go over budget on a home improvement project, but it’s important to shop around to get the best new bathroom for your money. Local and national companies charge different rates and it could be the difference between you getting a new mid-range suite or a high-end, luxurious option. 

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Estimates for common bathroom fitter jobs;

Job Estimate
Cost to install a home sauna steam room £2000
Cost to fit a new bathroom £8000
Cost to install a wetroom £500
Cost to install a downstairs guest toilet £1050
Cost to install bathroom cladding £275

Rates for other trades

New bathroom cost in the UK
New bathroom cost in the UK (excluding VAT or callout charges)
Location in UKNew bathroom cost
New bathroom near Aberdeen£4848
New bathroom near Amber Valley£4596
New bathroom near Angus£4792
New bathroom near Arun£4841
New bathroom near Ashfield£4596
New bathroom near Aylesbury Vale£4932
New bathroom near Barnsley£4582
New bathroom near Basildon£4827
New bathroom near Basingstoke & Deane£4939
New bathroom near Bassetlaw£4596
New bathroom near Bath & North East Somerset£4764
New bathroom near Bedford£4911
New bathroom near Belfast£4449
New bathroom near Birmingham£4582
New bathroom near Blackburn£4631
New bathroom near Blackpool£4680
New bathroom near Bolton£4666
New bathroom near Bournemouth£4813
New bathroom near Bracknell Forest£4981
New bathroom near Bradford£4631
New bathroom near Braintree£4771
New bathroom near Breckland£4505
New bathroom near Bridgend£4519
New bathroom near Brighton£4897
New bathroom near Bristol£4757
New bathroom near Broadland£4638
New bathroom near Broxtowe£4610
New bathroom near Bury£4673
New bathroom near Caerphilly£4540
New bathroom near Calderdale£4631
New bathroom near Cambridge£4862
New bathroom near Canterbury£4694
New bathroom near Cardiff£4575
New bathroom near Carmarthenshire£4470
New bathroom near Charnwood£4610
New bathroom near Chelmsford£4813
New bathroom near Cheltenham£4967
New bathroom near Cherwell£4876
New bathroom near Chester£4575
New bathroom near Colchester£4785
New bathroom near Conway£4414
New bathroom near Coventry£4603
New bathroom near Crewe & Nantwich£4540
New bathroom near Dacorum£4946
New bathroom near Derby£4575
New bathroom near Doncaster£4596
New bathroom near Dover£4638
New bathroom near Dudley£4582
New bathroom near Dumfries & Galloway£4694
New bathroom near Dundee£4708
New bathroom near East Ayrshire£4526
New bathroom near East Devon£4729
New bathroom near East Dunbartonshire£4869
New bathroom near East Hampshire£4820
New bathroom near East Hertfordshire£4988
New bathroom near East Lindsey£4554
New bathroom near East Riding£4533
New bathroom near Eastleigh£4785
New bathroom near Edinburgh£4771
New bathroom near Elmbridge£5009
New bathroom near Epping Forest£4995
New bathroom near Erewash£4589
New bathroom near Exeter£4729
New bathroom near Falkirk£4813
New bathroom near Fife£4841
New bathroom near Flintshire£4582
New bathroom near Gateshead£4701
New bathroom near Gedling£4596
New bathroom near Glasgow£4841
New bathroom near Gloucester£5023
New bathroom near Guildford£5009
New bathroom near Gwynedd£4568
New bathroom near Halton£4568
New bathroom near Harrogate£4582
New bathroom near Havant & Waterloo£4736
New bathroom near Highland£5240
New bathroom near Horsham£4897
New bathroom near Huntingdonshire£4883
New bathroom near Ipswich£4925
New bathroom near Isle of Wight£4701
New bathroom near Kings Lynn & West Norfolk£4589
New bathroom near Kingston-upon-Hull£4540
New bathroom near Kirklees£4631
New bathroom near Knowsley£4575
New bathroom near Lancaster£4848
New bathroom near Leeds£4603
New bathroom near Leicester£4610
New bathroom near Lisburn£4477
New bathroom near Liverpool£4582
New bathroom near London£4988
New bathroom near Luton£4988
New bathroom near Macclesfield£4666
New bathroom near Maidstone£4778
New bathroom near Manchester£4652
New bathroom near Mid Bedfordshire£4918
New bathroom near Mid Sussex£4953
New bathroom near Middlesbrough£4792
New bathroom near Milton Keynes£4904
New bathroom near Neath Port Talbot£4554
New bathroom near New Forest£4799
New bathroom near Newbury£4953
New bathroom near Newcastle-under-Lyme£4561
New bathroom near Newcastle-upon-Tyne£4708
New bathroom near Newport£4568
New bathroom near North Ayrshire£4673
New bathroom near North East Lincolnshire£4666
New bathroom near North Hertfordshire£4967
New bathroom near North Lanarkshire£4855
New bathroom near North Lincolnshire£4596
New bathroom near North Somerset£4729
New bathroom near North Tyneside£4701
New bathroom near North Wiltshire£4995
New bathroom near Northampton£4862
New bathroom near Norwich£4596
New bathroom near Nottingham£4596
New bathroom near Nuneaton & Bedworth£4596
New bathroom near Oldham£4673
New bathroom near Oxford£4953
New bathroom near Pembrokeshire£4421
New bathroom near Perth & Kinross£4869
New bathroom near Peterborough£4918
New bathroom near Plymouth£4652
New bathroom near Poole£4813
New bathroom near Portsmouth£4715
New bathroom near Powys£4995
New bathroom near Preston£4694
New bathroom near Reading£4967
New bathroom near Redcar & Cleveland£4792
New bathroom near Reigate & Banstead£5002
New bathroom near Renfrewshire£4813
New bathroom near Rhondda, Cynon, Taff£4491
New bathroom near Rochdale£4680
New bathroom near Rochester-upon-Medway£4960
New bathroom near Rotherham£4575
New bathroom near Salford£4645
New bathroom near Salisbury£4855
New bathroom near Sandwell£4575
New bathroom near Scarborough£4582
New bathroom near Scottish Borders£5450
New bathroom near Sefton£4575
New bathroom near Sevenoaks£4897
New bathroom near Sheffield£4575
New bathroom near Slough£4995
New bathroom near Solihull£4589
New bathroom near South Ayrshire£4638
New bathroom near South Bedfordshire£4911
New bathroom near South Cambridgeshire£4862
New bathroom near South Gloucestershire£4764
New bathroom near South Kesteven£4806
New bathroom near South Lanarkshire£4848
New bathroom near South Oxfordshire£4939
New bathroom near South Somerset£4680
New bathroom near South Tyneside£4701
New bathroom near Southampton£4778
New bathroom near Southend-on-Sea£4785
New bathroom near St Albans£4995
New bathroom near St Helens£4575
New bathroom near Stafford£4568
New bathroom near Stockport£4687
New bathroom near Stockton-on-Tees£4792
New bathroom near Stoke-on-Trent£4561
New bathroom near Stratford-on-Avon£4687
New bathroom near Stroud£4904
New bathroom near Suffolk Coastal£4897
New bathroom near Sunderland£4715
New bathroom near Swale£4750
New bathroom near Swansea£4554
New bathroom near Tameside£4666
New bathroom near Teignbridge£4715
New bathroom near Tendring£4883
New bathroom near Test Valley£4841
New bathroom near Thamesdown£5093
New bathroom near Thanet£4722
New bathroom near The Wrekin£4652
New bathroom near Thurrock£4855
New bathroom near Torbay£4708
New bathroom near Trafford£4638
New bathroom near Vale of Glamorgan£4554
New bathroom near Vale of White Horse£5002
New bathroom near Vale Royal£4624
New bathroom near Wakefield£4617
New bathroom near Walsall£4575
New bathroom near Warrington£4610
New bathroom near Warwick£4631
New bathroom near Waveney£4659
New bathroom near Waverley£4946
New bathroom near Wealden£4799
New bathroom near West Lancashire£4582
New bathroom near West Lothian£4827
New bathroom near West Wiltshire£4995
New bathroom near Wigan£4589
New bathroom near Windsor & Maidenhead£4988
New bathroom near Wirral£4582
New bathroom near Wokingham£4988
New bathroom near Wolverhampton£4582
New bathroom near Wrexham Maelor£4638
New bathroom near Wychavon£4715
New bathroom near Wycombe£5016
New bathroom near York£4610