How much does a bathroom cost in Teesside? (2026)
A bathroom renovation in Teesside costs £4,500 to £9,000 for a full refit, £1,200 to £3,000 for a shower installation, £5,000 to £10,000 for a wet room, £4,000 to £7,500 for an en-suite, £3,500 to £8,000 for a mobility bathroom, and from £250 for design-only in 2026.
What a full refit actually buys
A full refit at £4,500 to £9,000 means: strip-out to the bare room, first-fix plumbing and electrics, any floor repair, boarding and tanking where water lands, tiling, the new suite, second-fix, siliconing and commissioning, and licensed waste disposal. The spread within the range is explained by four things: room size, whether anything moves (soil stack, wastes, supplies), property type (a Yarm executive refit and a Thornaby terrace refit are different jobs), and specification.
The lines that move a quote
When two quotes differ by £2,000, the difference is almost always in these lines rather than margin:
- Tanking. A named membrane system (Mapei, Schlüter, Wedi) costs £300 to £600 in materials and labour. "Sealed" with no system named costs nothing, and leaks within two years.
- Waste replacement. Reusing a perished trap saves £40 and risks a leak through the ceiling below. New wastes are a visible line on honest quotes.
- Floor repair. Teesside's first-floor bathrooms hide rotten boards and joist ends around old baths. A survey that lifts a board finds it before the quote; the alternative finds it mid-job as a variation.
- Extraction. A humidistat fan upgrade (£150 to £400) is cheap while the ceiling is open and expensive afterwards.
- Tile specification. The same room takes £20/m² ceramic or £60/m² porcelain, plus the labour difference for cutting large format.
How to compare quotes properly
Ask every fitter for the same thing: an itemised written quote after a site visit, with supply and labour as separate lines, the tanking system named, waste disposal shown, and a stated timescale. Three of those, side by side, and the right choice is usually obvious. The cheapest quote that skips the survey is not a quote, it is a guess with a number attached.
What prices did this year
Materials steadied in 2026 after the 2022 to 2024 climbs, but labour continues to rise: experienced bathroom fitters in the North East now command £180 to £250 a day, and good ones are booked four to eight weeks out. The practical effect: quotes are holding roughly level year on year, but lead times are the real constraint. Book the survey before you need the bathroom.
| Job | Typical price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Full bathroom refit | £4,500–£9,000 | Straight swap low; layout changes and period properties high |
| Shower installation | £1,200–£3,000 | Replacement enclosure low; new position with wastes high |
| Wet room | £5,000–£10,000 | Tanking and drainage route decide the price |
| En-suite refit | £4,000–£7,500 | Same-footprint refit low; new en-suite conversion high |
| Mobility bathroom | £3,500–£8,000 | Level-access conversion low; full adaptation high |
| Design only | from £250 | Plans and specification, supply and fitting separate |
| Landlord-spec refit | £3,500–£5,500 | Durable suite, minimal grout, tenant-proof fittings |