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No home is complete without a beautiful bathroom, but it can be hard to know how much a new bathroom will cost. Read on to find out how much you'll pay for a bathroom installation and remodel project.
According do Bark’s data and independent research, the average price of a new bathroom installation is £7,000. This figure varies depending on the company you use for installation, the materials involved, and the size of the project.
There’s no denying that your bathroom is an integral room in your household. Buyers will pay great attention to its functionality and appearance. That’s why people often prioritise updating a bathroom compared to living areas or hallways.
You should expect a new bathroom installation to be completed in around 6 weeks. You can speed this up significantly if you only want fresh paint and a few new tiles. But removing your existing features, and replacing it with new plumbing and electrics, is a major task.
You probably won’t be surprised to hear that the scale of your project has a big impact on price. Take a look at our table below for guidance on how it varies. Just keep in mind, these numbers are based on our data and research, but the best way to get a personalised quote is to get in touch with bathroom installers near you.
| Type of bathroom | Column 2 |
| Small | £3,000 |
| Medium | £7,000 |
| Large | £10,000 |
Your bathroom installation costs will be affected by several factors. A few main examples include:
Features
Type of finish
Installation company
Materials used
Pay attention to all of these when you begin your installation process. You don’t want the price to get too steep! And if you’re unsure how these factors contribute to your price, here’s a summary for each one.
Every bathroom is different. There’s a huge range of functionality that you can choose between. Just some of the features you might decide to update, along with their average prices, include:
Bath: £400
Toilet: £350
Sink: £350
Heated towel rail: £350-400
Extractor fan: £300
Underfloor heating: £250-£300
Bathroom cabinet: £80-£100
Ceiling light: £150
You’ll need to make some tough choices about which elements are necessary, and which should be sidestepped to keep your costs down. Speak to your installer about the return on investment for each item.
Not all bathroom finishes are the same. There are several paint options to choose from, such as eggshell, satin, semi-gloss, and high-gloss.
There’s also variation in ‘style’ of bathroom redecoration. A modern bathroom includes frameless mirrors, freestanding bathtubs and minimalist taps. While a traditional finish involves wallpaper, eye-catching furniture and antique-style lighting.
A wet room is another common type of bathroom that you might opt for. Keep reading below for our guide to wet room prices.
Every business prices a new bathroom installation in different ways. Some people charge by square footage, while others do it by the overall time taken for the job. A third method is to total up each individual component that’s installed.
You should gather several quotations before making a decision. The time it takes for the job to be completed might be a big influence on your preferred installer, along with the cost. Some companies allow you to pay in monthly instalments (often with interest on top), but most expect up-front payment.
It’s crucial that you look at previous installations the company has done. A catalogue of examples might help you to select the different features you like the most. Ask your installer to speak to some of their satisfied clients, too.
Luxury materials will undoubtedly increase the price of your bathroom installation. For example, granite countertops are chic but expensive.
If you want to tile the whole bathroom (the floors and the walls alike), the cost of the whole project will be more than if you were to tile specific areas of your bathroom. To tile the walls and floor of your bathroom, it costs £800 on average. Only doing one of these tasks might bring the price down to around £500.
Lighting requirements is another important aspect. The type of light bulbs you choose will impact the price, as well as how many you install.
| Feature | Average price |
| Bath | £385 |
| Toilet | £345 |
| Sink | £345 |
| Heated towel rail | £405 |
| Extractor fan | £315 |
| Underfloor heating | £275 |
| Bathroom cabinet | £80 |
| Waterproof TV | £395 |
| Ceiling light | £170 |
Experts suggest that a new bathroom adds around 5% to your property value. You may see changes in this figure depending on the quality of finish. After all, each person’s opinion on how ‘impressive’ a new bathroom is can change.
You should watch your prices carefully when installing a new bathroom. It’s crucial that costs don’t rise too high, so you make a sizable profit.
Based on a 5% growth in valuation, your new bathroom might increase different house prices by the following:
£150,000 house – increases value by around £7,500
£450,000 house – increases value by around £22,500
£750,000 house – increases value by around £37,500
£1 million house – increases value by around £50,000
£1.5 million house – increases value by around £75,000
A downstairs toilet might add even more value onto your house. They are preferred by older people who won’t find walking upstairs easy in the future. It’s also ideal for people who host dinner parties and don’t want guests wandering upstairs.
Your downstairs toilet doesn’t need to be enormous. You could spend around £2,000 getting it installed in some cases. Meanwhile, a few experts suggest it can add 8% to your overall house value. Speak to an installer for personalised advice.
| Initial house price | Approximate growth in value |
| £150,000 | £7,500 |
| £450,000 | £22,500 |
| £750,000 | £37,500 |
| £1 million | £50,000 |
| £1.5 million | £75,000 |
A wet room has grown in popularity over the past decade. It’s considered both stylish, modern and extremely functional by many people. You’ll find plenty of houses priced at above £1 million with this feature.
The larger your bathroom, the more expensive installing a wet room will be. This is because more time and materials are needed to complete the transformation. A small wet room installations costs £4,000 on average in the UK. A medium wet room is priced at £7,000, and a high-end large wet room is around £10,000.
Your new bathroom doesn’t need to cost an arm and a leg. By keeping a careful eye on your project, you can keep the price down and ensure a cost-effective result.
One of the best ways to reduce new bathroom installation costs is to keep your design the same. Switching everything around often forces you to change the plumbing. This is one of the most expensive parts of new bathrooms. You can keep your plumbing the same by sticking with the same design – and thus save hundreds on costs.
Work out which tasks you can complete yourself. If you don’t have DIY experience, perhaps a friend or family member will offer to help out at a discount. A few components of updating your bathroom that you can potentially handle include:
Fitting in new lightbulbs
Repainting the walls
Changing furniture or other fixtures
Research the most cost-effective materials to use
Small tiling tasks
To follow on from this final bullet point, you should only update tiles when it’s needed. There’s no point replacing every tile in the bathroom if only a select amount is on show or causing issues. Being selective can save you hundreds in materials and/or labour costs.
You might need to abandon some of the most expensive aspects of your new ‘dream bathroom’. As mentioned further above, waterproof TVs and heated hand rails are two of the more expensive examples. Perhaps you’ll need to leave these ideas behind.
As with all house updates, you should gather several price quotes before choosing your installer. There should be several professionals in your area. Weigh up their price quotation with the quality you think they’ll provide. The more research you do, and experts you speak to, the more likely you are to get a return on investment.
You must be pragmatic when deciding whether to pay for a new bathroom. Weighing up the pros and cons is an excellent place to start.
A major advantage of a new bathroom is that it can increase the value of your house. When done well, you’ll get a major return on investment when you offload the property.
It also adds extra functionality for you, while you continue to live there. Bathrooms are one of the most important and used rooms in your house. If you want to relax, freshen up, or speed through your morning routine, the best layout and appliances are crucial. You might feel particularly strongly about this if you’ve only just moved in, and the bathroom was previously very outdated.
New bathrooms can be extremely pleasing on the eye. It can make your whole house look and feel more modern and stylish. You’ll want to keep cleaning it so you retain this appearance right up until the time you sell. Click here to find tile cleaners near you that might be suitable.
On the other side of things, you’ll need to save up to afford your new bathroom. Although the average price is £7,000, this figure can sometimes rise higher. You won’t see an immediate return on this investment, so managing your cash flow is essential.
Renovating your bathroom will also disrupt your new routine. With the average installation taking six weeks, you’ll need to navigate having the installer in your house during this time. This is particularly difficult if you don’t have a second bathroom to utilise. A makeshift, temporary ‘washing station’ might be needed.
You should be cautious when vetting the potential installers of your new bathroom. Lots of companies offer this service, but not all of them do a great job. And it can be overwhelming to deal with the various materials, styles, and features that your new bathroom could include. Careful research and slow decision-making is key.
Paying for a new bathroom is a major decision. It takes around 6 weeks on average to be completed, and usually costs upwards of £5,000. You’ll need to consider your short and long-term priorities to choose whether it’s the best path forwards.
If you plan to sell your house in the near future, a new bathroom can offer a great return on investment. And it’s often worthwhile if you’ve just moved into an outdated home, and want to renovate it so you can live there happily for the years to come.
On the other hand, if you’re struggling financially in the short-term, then a new bathroom might not be a top priority. For example, if you’ve just bought the house, then you might’ve used up all your funds on the mortgage! There are several other things that you could use this money for when renovating the house.
Speak to a bathroom renovation expert who can guide you through all the options available.
Bathroom remodelling involves redesigning your bathroom’s current layout. This might include relocating key features, or adding new ones. Old bathroom materials are replaced with new ones. Examples might be your replumbing, fixing and refitting the bath, and other maintenance work to get your bathroom into shape.
Bathroom installation or remodelling is ideal if your house is outdated. You could be preparing for a sale within the next twelve months, and thus want to maximise property value. Bathroom remodelling can be done within this timeframe.
You might also have just moved in and aren’t satisfied with what the previous owners did. In this case, a new bathroom installation is for the benefit of you and your family.
In a wet room, the shower is on the same level as everything else in the bathroom. There’s no step up or down to enter a showering area, or bathtub. The entire room becomes wet when the shower is on, but is slanted to drain the water away in a specific part of the room.
A bathroom doesn’t include this feature. Your shower is usually a step up or down from the rest of the room. And it has a self-contained area that prevents the water from going elsewhere in the bathroom.
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