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A new shower in London costs £180 to £720 in labour: £180 to £360 for an electric shower, £270 to £540 for a mixer or thermostatic one, £360 to £720 for a power or digital shower, plus the unit. A like-for-like bathroom refit is £4,500 to £7,500 and a wet room £8,000 to £16,000.
| Job | London low | London typical | London high | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric shower, labour | £180 | £270 | £360 | Outside London £150 to £300; the unit is £50 to £300; a new circuit is notifiable under Part P |
| Mixer or thermostatic shower, labour | £270 | £400 | £540 | Outside London £225 to £450; the unit is £100 to £600, so £300 to £1,000 all in |
| Power, digital or smart shower, labour | £360 | £540 | £720 | Labour only; the unit is extra |
| Bathroom fitter, day rate | £280 | £330 | £380 | South London figure, 15 to 20 per cent above the UK; UK fitters £180 to £350; wet-room labour in London £250 to £350 a day |
| Like-for-like bathroom refit | £4,500 | £6,000 | £7,500 | Bath, basin, toilet and shower replaced in the same positions; labour is 40 to 55 per cent of the total |
| Bathroom refit with fittings moved | £8,000 | £10,500 | £13,000 | Moving the toilet adds £800 to £1,500, a basin £400 to £800, a shower £600 to £1,200 |
| Wet room, small en suite | £8,000 | £10,000 | £12,000 | UK guides put a wet room at £4,000 to £7,000; 8 to 12 working days in London |
| Wet room, family bathroom | £12,000 | £14,000 | £16,000 | A large wet room is £16,000 to £20,000 or more; 12 to 18 working days where there is structural work |
| Tanking (waterproofing) only | £1,200 | £2,100 | £3,000 | The membrane under the floor and walls of a wet room |
| Removing the old suite and rubble | £200 | £300 | £400 | Often quoted as a separate line |
For a shower on its own the labour depends on the type: £180 to £360 for an electric shower in London against £150 to £300 elsewhere, £270 to £540 for a mixer or thermostatic shower and £360 to £720 for a power, digital or smart one, plus the unit. A new electric shower circuit is notifiable under Part P because a bathroom is a special location; a like-for-like swap on a compliant circuit is not.
A full bathroom in London is £4,500 to £7,500 like for like, £8,000 to £13,000 with fittings moved and £10,000 to £18,000 for a premium finish or a wet room. Labour is 40 to 55 per cent of that, with fitters at £280 to £380 a day in south London, 15 to 20 per cent above the UK rate. A small en suite wet room takes 8 to 12 working days, 12 to 18 with structural work, about double the UK time, and may need building regulations approval for structure, drainage, ventilation and electrics; a like-for-like refit is permitted development.
In a leasehold flat, moving the soil pipe needs the freeholder's consent, four to eight weeks, and London's hard water scales showers and cartridges.
Prices last checked: September 2026. Based on Fantastic Services' 2026 shower installation guide with its London labour figures, two London firms' 2026 bathroom and wet room cost guides (May and June 2026), MyJobQuote's September 2026 wet room guide and Checkatrade snippets. Where a source published only a range, the typical column shows the middle of that range. PROS AI does not yet have enough completed shower, bath and wet room installations in London to publish its own averages.
Labour for a shower alone is £180 to £720 depending on the type, plus £50 to £600 for the unit. A like-for-like bathroom refit is £4,500 to £7,500, a refit with fittings moved £8,000 to £13,000, and a wet room £8,000 to £12,000 for a small en suite, £12,000 to £16,000 for a family bathroom and £16,000 to £20,000 or more for a large one. Tanking alone is £1,200 to £3,000.
£4,500 to £7,500 for a like-for-like refit, £8,000 to £13,000 when fittings move and £10,000 to £18,000 for a premium finish or a wet room, according to a May 2026 London guide. Within that, moving the toilet is £800 to £1,500, a basin £400 to £800 and a shower £600 to £1,200; tiling is £55 to £90 a square metre and waste removal £200 to £400. Labour is 40 to 55 per cent of the total.
£180 to £360 in labour in London and £150 to £300 elsewhere, with the unit at £50 to £300. If the shower needs a new circuit the work is notifiable under Part P, because a bathroom is a special location; a like-for-like replacement on a compliant circuit is not. A mixer or thermostatic shower is £270 to £540 in labour by comparison, and a power, digital or smart shower £360 to £720.
A small en suite takes 8 to 12 working days and a job with structural work 12 to 18, about double the UK time. A wet room may need building regulations approval for the structure, drainage, ventilation and electrics, while a like-for-like refit is permitted development. New pipework is notifiable under the Water Fittings Regulations unless a WaterSafe-approved plumber self-certifies it, and in a leasehold flat a soil pipe move needs the freeholder's consent.
Labour. A bathroom fitter in south London charges £280 to £380 a day, 15 to 20 per cent above the UK rate of £180 to £350, and labour is 40 to 55 per cent of a bathroom bill. London wet rooms take about twice as long as the UK guides allow, and a UK guide's £4,000 to £7,000 wet room becomes £8,000 to £12,000 for a small London en suite. Hard water scales showers and cartridges.
Written by Shay Hazan, PROS AI.
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